NASA announced the 23rd Group of Astronauts the other day, and after two years of training, they identified the people who would become astronauts if they were successful. Deniz Burnham, who was born in Adana, also took part in the group of 10 astronaut candidates.
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the 23rd Astronaut Group, which consists of experts in different fields and is a candidate to serve in space. 6 men and 4 women from a total of 10 astronaut candidates While it was stated that the group formed will begin duty in 2022, one of the astronaut candidates especially attracted the attention of us Turks.
This astronaut candidate was Marine Melissa Burnham. As her first name suggests, Deniz has an important connection to Turkey: she is not Turkish, nor does she have Turkish parents. However, it is located in Adana, which the United States actively uses. He was born at Incirlik Air Base.. Raised by his military parents, Deniz lived in many places, including Turkey, due to his parents’ duties.
So, what was the area of expertise of the ‘Adana astronaut’?
NASA usually assembles each group of astronauts as a team of pilots, engineers, and scientists. Deniz Burnham, who was selected as an astronaut candidate in the astronaut group announced the other day, graduated from the University of California in 2007. chemical engineer graduated as Then in 2017 at the University of Southern California. mechanical engineering completed his doctorate. During her graduate studies, she worked as an intern at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Deniz, who likes to use vehicles such as helicopters, airplanes and paramotors as a private pilot, currently works in the US Navy Provident Organization. He has been in many locations around the USA and Canada for more than 10 years before that. offshore oil drilling operations performed. Deniz Burnham’s title in the astronaut candidacy was also ‘drilling engineer‘ happened.
Let’s get to know the other members of the team:
In addition to the drilling engineer Deniz Burnham, other 9 astronaut candidates and their titles explained as follows:
- Nichole Ayers – Air Force Pilot
- Marcos Berrios – Air Force Test Helicopter Pilot
- Christina Birch: Bioengineer, Team USA Track Cyclist (National team)
- Luke Delaney: NASA Langley Research Pilot
- Andre Douglas: Space Systems Engineer
- Jack Hathaway: Naval Test Pilot
- Anil Menon: Medical Director, SpaceX
- Christopher Williams: Medical Physicist
- Jessica Wittner: Research Engineer
23rd NASA Astronaut Group, consisting of 10 people, in January 2022 two-year astronaut training He will begin his training to complete.
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