Cassada

Josh Aaron

USA

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US astr. nº:

Personal data:

Birth date:	18 July 1973
Birthplace:	San Diego, California
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Grade / Fonction:
Selection date:	17 June 2013
Selection group:	NASA-21
Position:	PLT
Status:	Ret. 01.10.2024

Spaceflights:

Nº	Launch Spacecraft	Date and time of launch	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time of landing	Duration
1	SpaceX Crew-5 / ISS-68	05 Octobre 2022 16:00:57 UTC	PLT / FE ISS-68	SpaceX Crew-5	12 Mars 2023 02:02:09 UTC	157d 10h 01m
Total duration:						157d 10h 01m

EVA's:

Date of beginning	Time of beginning	Duration	Crew & Remarks
15.11.2022	UT	7h 11m	Cassada and F.Rubio; station "ISS" They assembled a mounting bracket on the starboard side of the station's truss assembly.
03.12.2022	UT	7h 05m	Cassada and F.Rubio; station "ISS" They installed an IROSA (ISS Rollout Solar Array) on the starboard 4 truss at the International Space Station.
22.12.2022	UT	7h 08m	Cassada and F.Rubio; station "ISS" The astronauts installed an IROSA (ISS Rollout Solar Array) to augment power generation for the 4A power channel on the station's port truss.
Total:		21h 24m	EVAs: 3

Additional information:

ISS-68
Originally from White Bear Lake, Minn. Cassada is a former naval aviator who holds an undergraduate degree from Albion College, and advanced degrees from the University of Rochester, N.Y. Cassada is a physicist by training and currently is serving as co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for Quantum Opus; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut group 20.

Ref.: #16 - update: 09.12.25