John D. Olivas
American engineer and a former NASA astronaut / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Daniel "Danny" Olivas (born May 25, 1966 in North Hollywood, California)[1] is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128. He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min.
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Born | John Daniel Olivas (1966-05-25) May 25, 1966 (age 57) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Texas, El Paso (BS) University of Houston (MS) Rice University (PhD) |
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NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 27d 17h 5m |
Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
Missions | STS-117 STS-128 |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Materials science |
Thesis | Surface Study of Process Contamination of Plasma Spray Metal Deposition Process (1996) |
Doctoral advisor | Enrique Barrera |
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In 2013, Olivas joined the University of Texas at El Paso as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus.[2]