Loral O'Hara

Loral Ashley O'Hara
NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Candidate
Born Loral Ashley O'Hara
(1983-05-03) May 3, 1983
Houston, U.S.
Current occupation
 Research engineer
University of Kansas (B.S.)
Purdue University (M.S.)
Selection NASA Group 22

Loral O'Hara is a NASA astronaut candidate of the class of 2017.[1] At the time of her selection, she was a research engineer for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Education

Loral O'Hara graduated from Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas in 2001.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, in 2005. and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana in 2009. As a student, she participated in NASA’s KC-135 Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, the NASA Academy at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and the internship program at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[3]

Awards/Honors

References

  1. ↑ Garcia, Mark (2017-06-06). "Astronaut Candidate Loral O'Hara". NASA. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  2. ↑ Webb, Shelby (2017-06-09). "Houston-area native Loral O'Hara excited to be among NASA's 2017 astronaut candidate class". Houston Chronicle.
  3. ↑ Garcia, Mark (2017-06-06). "Astronaut Candidate Loral O'Hara". NASA. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
  4. ↑ "National Science Foundation Fellowship Program".
  5. ↑ TEDx Talks/YouTube
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