Nichole Ayers

Nichole Ayers is the kind of figure I find genuinely inspiring. A US Air Force lieutenant colonel turned NASA astronaut, with a wall of decorations from the Meritorious Service Medal to the Air Medal, she embodies a relentless upward trajectory. Flying is hard enough; aiming for orbit beyond it speaks to extraordinary discipline and nerve. What moves me is the example she sets for the next generation of women in aviation and spaceflight. You cannot fake the composure her career demands, and I admire how quietly that competence seems to carry her forward.

Name (English)

Nichole Ayers

Name (Japanese)

ニコル・エアーズ

Reading

にこる・えあーず

Born

December 13, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Origin

San Diego, California, United States

Occupation

aircraft pilot / astronaut

High school

Woodland Park High School

University

Rice University

Awards & achievements

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Air Medal
• Aerial Achievement Medal
• Commendation Medal
• Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/astro_ayers/
• Xhttps://x.com/Astro_Ayers
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichole%20Ayers
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109952150

Tags

• California
• aircraft pilot
• astronaut

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.