AT24-271 NEd Talk: Pathway to Space, Kerrville

Event Title: NEd Talk: Pathway to Space, Kerrville

VMS-AT:AT: Riverside Nature Center (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, and Presenter)

Comments: AT24-271 NEd Talk: Pathway to Space, Kerrville, Presenter:
Jessica Wittner (AT=1.5h)

Event Date: 08/17/2024
Event Time: 1:00p-3:00p

Event Summary:
Reception and discussion with NASA Astronaut, Jessica Wittner

Event Description:

Jessica Wittner, Lt. Commander, US Navy, will share her personal journey in becoming an astronaut for NASA.
1:00 Meet & Greet, 1:30 Presentation, 2:30 Q&A

Jessica Wittner was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in December 2021 and reported for duty in January 2022 to complete two years of initial astronaut training. She previously had a distinguished career serving on active duty as a U.S. Naval aviator and Test Pilot. A California native, she holds a Bachelor’s
in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, and a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Wittner was commissioned as a Naval Officer through an Enlisted-to-Officer Commissioning program, and has served operationally flying F/A-18s with VFA-34 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and VFA-151 at Naval Air Station Lemoore in Lemoore, California. A graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, she also worked as a test pilot and project officer with VX-31 in China Lake, California.

Cost: $5.00

Register @: https://riversidenaturecenter.org/2024/05/29/ned-event/

Event Location:
Riverside Nature Center
150 Francisco Lemos Street
Kerrville, Tx 78028

Presenter: Lt. Commander Jessica Wittner

Contact Information:
Becky Etzler, director@riversidenaturecenter.org (830) 257-4837

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Sponsoring Organization:

Riverside Nature Center