Joe F. Edwards Jr.
Joe Edwards | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Commander, USN |
Time in space | 8d 19h 48m |
Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
Missions | STS-89 |
Mission insignia | |
Retirement | April 30, 2000 |
Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (born February 3, 1958), (
.Early life and education
Edwards was born February 3, 1958, in Richmond, Virginia, but considers both Lineville, and Roanoke Alabama to be his hometowns.[1] He graduated from Lineville High School in 1976 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1980.[2] In 1994, he received a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from University of Tennessee in Knoxville.[3]
Career
Edwards was designated a
He graduated from the
He has flown 4,000 hours in over 25 different aircraft and logged over 650 carrier-arrested landings.[2]
On November 13, 1991, while serving as maintenance officer of VF-142, he was flying in the
NASA career
Selected as an astronaut by NASA in December 1994, Edwards reported to the
Edwards flew on STS-89 (January 22–31, 1998), the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission, during which the crew transferred more than 9,000 pounds (4,100 kg) of scientific equipment, logistical hardware and water from Space Shuttle Endeavour to Mir. In the fifth and last exchange of a U.S. astronaut, STS-89 delivered Andy Thomas to Mir and returned with David Wolf. Mission duration was 8 days, 19 hours and 47 seconds, traveling 3.6 million miles (5.8 million km) in 138 orbits of the Earth.[5][6]
Awards and memberships
Edwards is a member of the
He has received the
Personal life
Edwards retired from NASA and the U.S. Navy on April 30, 2000.[7]
He is married to the former Janet Leigh Ragan of Leonardtown, Maryland. His parents, Joe Frank and Jane McMurray Edwards, are deceased and formerly resided in Roanoke, Alabama.
References
- ^ East, Don C. "A Brief Historical Sketch of Lineville, Alabama" (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Joe Frank Edwards, Jr". www.usna.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ a b "Biographical Data: Joe Frank Edwards, Jr. (Commander, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (Former)" (PDF). NASA. May 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "How F-14 Tomcat pilot with missing radome made an emergency landing". Fighter Jets World. June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "STS-89 Endeavour". Spacefacts.de. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "NASA STS-89 mission summary". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Peterson, Doug (May 11, 2000). "Astronaut Joe Edwards Retires From NASA". NASA. Retrieved December 18, 2022.