Nichole Ayers
Nichole Ayers | |
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| Born | 1988/1989 (age 32–33)[1] San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Status | Active |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank | Major, USAF |
| Selection | NASA Group 23 |
Nichole "Vapor" Ayers is a major in the United States Air Force and NASA astronaut candidate. She is currently a resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2][3]
Education[]
Nichole Ayers graduated from Woodland Park High School in Woodland Park, Colorado. Afterwards, she attended The United States Air Force Academy, where she graduated a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2011. She later went on to earn a master's degree in computational and applied mathematics from Rice University in 2013.[4]
Career[]
In 2014, Nichole Ayers completed flight training, and flew the T-38 for an adversary squadron at Langley Air Force Base. She later became a flight instructor, providing adversary training to F-22 Raptor units based at Langley. In 2018, Ayers completed training for the F-22, and currently serves as a flight instructor for the F-22. Ayers has logged more than 200 flight hours during Operation Inherent Resolve.[4]
Astronaut candidacy[]
On December 6, 2021, Nichole Ayers was revealed to be one of ten candidates selected as part NASA Astronaut Group 23.
References[]
- ^ Flynn, Colleen (December 6, 2021). "Colorado Air Force major chosen for NASA 2021 astronaut class". KDVR. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Margetta, Robert (December 6, 2021). "NASA Selects New Astronaut Recruits to Train for Future Missions". NASA.
- ^ Colorado woman selected amid thousands as new NASA astronaut candidate
- ^ a b Mars, Kelli (December 3, 2021). "NASA Astronaut Candidate Nichole Ayers". NASA.
- 1980s births
- Living people
- Rice University alumni
- United States Air Force astronauts
- Astronaut candidates