Sandra Magnus
Sandra Magnus | |
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Magnus in 2011 | |
| Born | October 30, 1964 Belleville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS) Georgia Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 157d 8h 42m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-112 STS-126/119 (Expedition 18) STS-135 |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science |
| Thesis | An Investigation of the Relationship between the Thermochemistry and Emission Behavior of Thermionic Cathodes Based on the BaO-Sc₂O₃-WO₃ Ternary System (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman Hill |
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Sandra Hall Magnus (born October 30, 1964) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew to space three times, as mission specialist on STS-112, as ISS crewmember during Expedition 18 and as mission specialist on STS-135. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE. From 2012 until 2018 Magnus was the executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.