15th Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office June 21, 2021
President
Joe Biden
Preceded by
James Morhard
Personal details
Born
Pamela Ann Melroy
(1961-09-17) September 17, 1961 (age 62) Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Education
Wellesley College (BA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
38d 20h 6m
Selection
NASA Group 15 (1994)
Missions
STS-92 STS-112 STS-120
Mission insignia
Pamela Ann Melroy (born September 17, 1961) is an American retired United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut serving as the deputy administrator of NASA. She served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions STS-92 and STS-112 and commanded mission STS-120 before leaving the agency in August 2009. After serving as deputy program manager of Space Exploration Initiatives with Lockheed Martin,[1] Melroy joined the Federal Aviation Administration in 2011, where she was a senior technical advisor and director of field operations for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.[2]
In 2013, she left the FAA and joined DARPA as deputy director of the Tactical Technology Office. She left the agency in February 2017.
In November 2021, Melroy was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The ceremony, planned for May 2020, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
^"NASA - Veteran Astronaut Pam Melroy Leaves NASA". www.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
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President Kamala Harris. Biden chose former Space Shuttle commanders Pam Melroy and Bob Cabana to assist Nelson as deputy administrator and associate administrator...
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member of the first all-female EVA team. Bruce Melnick — STS-41, STS-49 PamelaMelroy — STS-92, STS-112, STS-120 Mike Melvill — SpaceShipOne flight 15P and...
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