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NASA Astronaut and Army Aviator
About Anne McClain
In 2019, during Expedition 59/60 aboard the International Space Station, Anne McClain performed two spacewalks, one of only a handful of women to conduct EVAs solo, and became the first astronaut to fly both U.S. Air Force and Army rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft before transitioning to NASA. Her engineering background in aerospace systems and combat aviation shaped how she approached ISS systems troubleshooting, notably leading real-time diagnostics on the station’s environmental control loop when CO₂ scrubbers underperformed. She co-authored NASA’s 2021 operational guidelines for cross-platform crew interface design, emphasizing intuitive human-machine interaction in high-stakes, low-bandwidth environments. As a West Point graduate and former Apache pilot who flew over 800 combat hours in Iraq, her leadership blends tactical precision with deep empathy, evident in her advocacy for inclusive mission protocols and her mentorship of cadets from underrepresented military academies. She doesn’t speak abstractly about STEM; she talks about torque margins on Soyuz hatch seals, or why analog backups still matter when GPS fails at 400 km altitude.
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- “What was the most unexpected system failure you diagnosed mid-orbit, and how did your Army aviation training help?”
- “How did flying Apaches prepare you for managing crew dynamics during a 6-month ISS mission?”
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- “What specific changes did you push for in NASA’s EVA suit redesign after your spacewalks?”
