.Oct. 1, 2024.Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Retire from NASA.NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of company to the agency throughout a number of systems, consisting of 157 times precede as well as 3 spacewalks. Cassada additionally is actually a retired USA Navy leader and naval aviator along with more than 20 years of service.Cassada worked as captain of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 objective and Expedition 68 flight designer aboard the International Spaceport station, implementing myriad servicing, emergency, and also upgrade tasks inside the terminal while also bring about dozens practices as well as innovation manifestations. His three spacewalks beyond the orbiting lab completed greater than 21 hours, effectively installing a pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSAs) to enhance the station's electrical capacity. Cassada, alongside crewmate NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, likewise assembled the framework for a future IROSA installation as well as totally recovered a malfunctioning heritage solar collection." I would like to expand my sincere Thanksgiving to Josh for his commitment and service to human space expedition," said NASA Johnson Area Center Supervisor Vanessa Wyche. "Josh's additions as well as accomplishments to the innovation of science and exploration will definitely inspire the next generation of explorers, the Artemis creation, and also advantage humankind for years ahead.".Throughout Exploration 68, Cassada and also his crewmates completed comprehensive problem-solving along with ground crews, including the customization of the SpaceX Monster space probe to suit an additional crew participant in the unlikely event of an urgent return, and also leveraged the workers's different ability as well as training to make certain continued risk-free as well as efficient functions for current as well as future staffs.In Houston, Cassada functioned as a capsule communicator in NASA's Purpose Control Center and assistant to the principal of the Astronaut Office for space station procedures. As a scientist and also test captain, Cassada additionally supported the development of NASA's Industrial Crew Plan and Orion space capsule and embodied the Astronaut Office in technological and also functional customer reviews of clinical experiments such as the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and Cold Weather Atom Lab." Josh has actually played a considerable job in NASA's saving of reliable and also cost-effective human transport to and from the spaceport station," said Norm Knight, director of trip operations at NASA Johnson. "By means of his dedication and also commitment to individual spaceflight exploration, Josh's work will continue to push our company forward on our trip back to the Moon, and also past. We are going to skip him and also are thrilled to observe what his following adventure calls for.".As he transitions from federal government service, Cassada will definitely come back to the economic sector, focusing on very reduced light discovery technologies with wide and also emerging requests in numerous places, including quantum systems and also processing, remote noticing, long-range interaction, semiconductor manufacturing, and medical imaging." I am actually exceptionally happy for my numerous opportunities here at NASA," Cassada pointed out, "as well as especially to have provided together with a few of the absolute most amazing individuals both on and also off our earth, completing traits that are simply feasible when our experts work as well as introduce all together as a staff. As human beings, our team explore. And each medical journey, whether in a lab in the world or precede, demands tenacity to look into and advance community. I am incredibly privileged to have actually been actually bordered by explorers during my whole profession so far and moving forward. An exploration might appear challenging, but it's a whole lot less therefore when you're prepared and also with the correct crewmates.".Prior to his assortment through NASA in 2013 as a member of NASA's 21st Class, Cassada gained his doctoral in High Energy Fragment Natural Science coming from the University of Rochester, The Big Apple and also was actually an U.S. Navy captain, trainer fly, exam aviator, and trainer exam captain. Throughout his occupation, Cassada has actually built up more than 4,000 trip hours in over fifty different aircraft and has been actually rewarded numerous armed forces and also noncombatant awards.Cassada graduated coming from White Bear Pond Region High School in Minnesota in 1991 and also acquired his bachelor's in Physics in 1995 coming from Albion University in Michigan.Discover more regarding International Space Station research study and also procedures at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- side-.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Area Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.