.Oct. 1, 2024.Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Retire from NASA.NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the firm all over multiple courses, featuring 157 times in space and 3 spacewalks. Cassada additionally is actually a retired United States Navy captain and also marine pilot with more than twenty years of company.Cassada functioned as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 mission and also Trip 68 trip developer aboard the International Space Station, executing myriad servicing, contingency, and upgrade tasks inside the terminal while also helping in manies practices as well as innovation demonstrations. His three spacewalks away from the orbiting lab totaled much more than 21 hrs, successfully putting up a set of International Spaceport station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSAs) to enhance the station's electrical ability. Cassada, together with crewmate NASA rocketeer Frank Rubio, likewise set up the facilities for a future IROSA setup as well as entirely recovered a malfunctioning tradition solar variety." I intend to expand my honest gratitude to Josh for his dedication as well as service to individual space exploration," stated NASA Johnson Room Center Director Vanessa Wyche. "Josh's contributions and also success to the innovation of scientific research as well as expedition will certainly encourage the next generation of travelers, the Artemis generation, and advantage humanity for years to follow.".Throughout Exploration 68, Cassada as well as his crewmates completed comprehensive analytic along with ground staffs, consisting of the alteration of the SpaceX Monster space probe to suit an additional staff member in the unlikely event of an emergency situation return, as well as leveraged the workers's different ability as well as instruction to make certain continuous safe and also successful operations for present and future crews.In Houston, Cassada worked as a pill communicator in NASA's Goal Management Facility and also associate to the chief of the Rocketeer Office for space station operations. As a scientist and test pilot, Cassada likewise supported the growth of NASA's Industrial Team System and also Orion space capsule and represented the Rocketeer Workplace in technical and functional evaluations of scientific practices including the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and Cold Weather Atom Lab." Josh has actually played a substantial task in NASA's delivery of reliable and also affordable individual transit to and coming from the space station," said Standard Knight, supervisor of trip procedures at NASA Johnson. "By means of his devotion as well as dedication to individual spaceflight exploration, Josh's job will certainly remain to drive our company ahead on our experience back to the Moon, as well as beyond. We will definitely miss him as well as are delighted to observe what his following quest entails.".As he transitions from government solution, Cassada will definitely come back to the economic sector, dealing with extremely reduced light discovery innovations with broad as well as developing treatments in different places, consisting of quantum systems and also computer, remote picking up, long-range communication, semiconductor manufacturing, and also health care image resolution." I am actually extremely thankful for my numerous chances listed here at NASA," Cassada said, "as well as especially to have served alongside several of the most amazing individuals both on as well as off our earth, performing traits that are actually simply achievable when our company function as well as introduce with each other as a staff. As humans, our team look into. And each scientific adventure, whether in a lab on Earth or even in space, calls for courage to discover and advance culture. I am actually very blessed to have actually been surrounded through travelers throughout my whole entire profession thus far and moving forward. An expedition may appear difficult, however it's a lot less thus when you are actually well prepared and also along with the right crewmates.".Before his option through NASA in 2013 as a member of NASA's 21st Lesson, Cassada got his doctorate in High Energy Bit Physics coming from the Educational Institution of Rochester, New York City and also was an USA Navy aviator, coach captain, test fly, and coach examination fly. Throughout his career, Cassada has gathered much more than 4,000 tour hours in over 50 different airplane and also has been rewarded various army and also civilian honors.Cassada finished from White Bear Pond Area Secondary School in Minnesota in 1991 as well as acquired his undergraduate's in Natural science in 1995 coming from Albion University in Michigan.Find out more concerning International Spaceport station research study and also procedures at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- side-.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Room Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.