Anna Menon
Anna Menon | |
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| Space career | |
Current occupation | SpaceX Lead Operations Engineer and Mission Director |
Previous occupation | Biomedical Flight Controller at NASA |
Time in space | None (5 days planned) |
| Missions | Polaris Dawn |
Anna Menon is an American engineer scheduled to fly on Polaris Dawn, a private space mission.[1] Menon worked for NASA for seven years before joining SpaceX, where she works as a lead engineer of space operations.
Education
Menon earned a Bachelor of mathematics and
Spanish degree from Texas Christian University and a Master of Science degree in biomedical engineering from Duke University.[2]
Menon was also a member of the Iota Lambda chapter of Alpha Chi Omega sorority at Texas Christian university.
Career
NASA
Menon was a NASA biomedical flight controller for the International Space Station, assisting ISS crews from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and leading biomedical operations for Expedition 41[3][2] including ISS US EVA's 27 and 28.[4]
SpaceX
Menon is a Mission Director at SpaceX, where she helps the development of human spaceflight missions and works at SpaceX headquarters in
Menon is scheduled to fly on Polaris Dawn, a private spaceflight funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman.[6][7][8]
Personal life
Menon is married to
Anil Menon, lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, NASA astronaut and former SpaceX Medical Director.[9] They have two children.[10] Both she and her husband appeared in the final episode of the five-episode television documentary entitled Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space, released on Netflix in September 2021.[11]
References
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Anna Menon". polarisprogram.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Quint, The (February 17, 2022). "SpaceX Engineer Anna Menon Part of Crew for New Mission Called 'Polaris Dawn'". TheQuint. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Expedition 41 US Spacewalk EVA 28 October 15 Part 2, retrieved March 4, 2022
- ^ "Meet Anna Menon, crew member of SpaceX mission and wife of Kerala-origin astronaut candidate". OnManorama. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Jared Isaacman, who led the first all-private astronaut mission to orbit, has commissioned three more flights from SpaceX". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Polaris Dawn". Polaris Program. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Meet the crew: SpaceX engineer Anna Menon to be on next space mission announced by Jared Isaacman". The Economic Times. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Mars, Kelli (December 3, 2021). "NASA Astronaut Anil Menon". NASA. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "Who Is Anna Menon? The SpaceX Engineer Part Of Mission Polaris Dawn". Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 3, 2021). "Netflix Greenlights 'Inspiration4' All Civilian Space Mission Docuseries From 'The Last Dance' Team". Deadline Hollywood.
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