Josh Cassada
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the agency across multiple programs, including 157 days in space and three spacewalks. Cassada also is a retired United States Navy captain and naval aviator with more than two decades of service. Before his selection by NASA in 2013 as a member of NASA's 21st Class, Cassada earned his doctorate in High Energy Particle Physics from the University of Rochester, New York and was a U.S. Navy pilot, instructor pilot, test pilot, and instructor test pilot.
Identity
- Full Name
- Josh Cassada
- Slug
- josh-cassada
Links
- astro_cassada
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- astro_josh
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 8/15/2025, 1:34:09 PM
- Updated Time
- 4/5/2026, 10:16:15 PM
Other
- Affiliation Ids
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- Biography
- NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the agency across multiple programs, including 157 days in space and three spacewalks. Cassada also is a retired United States Navy captain and naval aviator with more than two decades of service. Before his selection by NASA in 2013 as a member of NASA's 21st Class, Cassada earned his doctorate in High Energy Particle Physics from the University of Rochester, New York and was a U.S. Navy pilot, instructor pilot, test pilot, and instructor test pilot.
- Birth Date
- 1973-07-18
- Eva Min
- 1,260
- Evas
- 3
- Flights
- 0
- Gender
- male
- In Space
- No
- In Space Min
- 226,080
- Landings
- 0
- Nationalities
- US