Astronauts Prepare for Two October Spacewalks

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ Loral O’Hara Loral O’Hara was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in August 2017. The Texas native earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas and a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University. Prior to joining NASA, her work focused on the engineering and operations of deep-ocean research scientific submersibles and robots. O’Hara safely launched and docked to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz rocket on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 https://www.nasa.gov/people/loral-ohara/ Jasmin Moghbeli Jasmin Moghbeli was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in August 2017. The New York native earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering with information technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Moghbeli, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot and Marine Corps test pilot, has over 150 combat missions and 2,000 hours of flight time in over 25 different aircraft. She is also a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, MD. Moghbeli launched to the International Space Station as Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on August 26, 2023 and successfully docked on August 27, 2023. https://www.nasa.gov/people/jasmin-moghbeli/