Jeffrey Ashby
Jeffrey Ashby | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Shears Ashby June 16, 1954 |
| Education | University of Idaho (BS) University of Tennessee, Knoxville (MS) |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 27d 16h 19m |
| Selection | NASA Group 15 (1994) |
| Missions | STS-93 STS-100 STS-112 |
Mission insignia | |
| Retirement | June 2008 |
Jeffrey Shears Ashby (born June 16, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer, and former naval officer and aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy. He currently works for Blue Origin as chief of mission assurance.