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My Take
Nicole Mann floors me, plainly. A Petaluma kid who went through the US Naval Academy and Stanford, flew the F/A-18 Hornet, logged forty-seven combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan, then climbed all the way to becoming a NASA astronaut. Air Medal, campaign decorations, carrier landings, and finally spaceflight: it reads like a film script, except it is real. From where I sit, firmly on the ground, people who keep reaching for ever higher altitudes are a kind of proof that ambition still pays off. I have nothing but loud, unreserved admiration for a life lived at full throttle.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicole Mann
- Name (Japanese)
- ニコール・マン
- Reading
- にこーる・まん
- Born
- June 27, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Petaluma, California, United States
- Occupation
- military officer / astronaut / association football player
2. Background
- High school
- Rancho Cotate High School
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- Air Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- 2023 Women of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nicole Mann born?
Born June 27, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Nicole Mann from?
Nicole Mann is from Petaluma, California, United States.
What does Nicole Mann do?
Nicole Mann works as military officer, astronaut, association football player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
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.