NASA Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson

Stephanie D. Wilson was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1996. A veteran of three spaceflights, STS-121 in 2006, STS‑120 in 2007 and STS-131 in 2010, Wilson has logged more than 42 days in space.

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After graduating from Harvard in 1988, Wilson worked two years for the former Martin Marietta Astronautics Group in Denver, Colorado. As a loads and dynamics engineer for Titan IV, Wilson was responsible for performing coupled loads analyses for the launch vehicle and payloads during flight events.

Wilson, on STS-131, served as the robotic arm operator for vehicle inspection and for the installation of the “Leonardo” Multi-Purpose Logistics Module.

Born in Boston, she attended high school in Pittsfield, Mass., earned her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science from Harvard University in 1988, and earned her Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1992 from the University of Texas at Austin.

(17 April 2010) NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 mission specialist, poses for a photo in the Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

(23 October 2007) After suiting up, the STS-120 crewmembers take a moment to wave to spectators prior to boarding the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. From the right are astronauts Pam Melroy, commander; George Zamka, pilot; Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Daniel Tani, Scott Parazynski and European Space Agency’s (ESA) Paolo Nespoli, all mission specialists. Discovery will link up with the International Space Station on Thursday, Oct. 25, to begin a joint mission to continue construction by delivering the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install Harmony and move the P6 solar arrays to their permanent position and deploy them.

(14 April 2010) NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 mission specialist, poses for a photo near a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

(20 January 2020) Astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson and Mark Vande Hei work at the Capcom console in the International Space Station Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. As Capcom, Wilson and Vande Hei guided Expedition 61 spacewalkers Christina Koch and Jessica Meir through the replacement of batteries on the P6 segment of the International Space Station’s truss. (Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz)

(14 April 2010) The four women currently on the International Space Station pose for a photo in the Cupola while space shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Pictured clockwise (from the lower right) are NASA astronauts Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson, both STS-131 mission specialists; and Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Expedition 23 flight engineer; along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist.

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Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, works with the Mobile Service System (MSS) and Canadarm2 controls in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the station.

(15 July 2006) Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, works with the Mobile Service System (MSS) and Canadarm2 controls in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the station.