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Nicole Mann

Portrait photograph of Nicole Mann

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Nicole Mann is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut, born on 27 June 1977, a United States Marine and F/A-18 pilot with more than 2,500 flight hours and 47 combat missions. She was first assigned to the Boeing Starliner crewed test flight, then reassigned to SpaceX Crew-5, becoming the first female commander of a NASA Commercial Crew Program launch. Her first spaceflight launched in October 2022, making her the first Native American woman in space, and on 20 January 2023 she became the first Native American woman to make a spacewalk. Wikidata records 157 days and 10 hours in space.

Born
27 June 1977
Country
United States
Flights
1: SpaceX Crew-5 (2022)
Time in space
157 days 10 hours
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 68
Flights with a company
SpaceX Crew-5 (SpaceX)

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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ISS Tour With Nicole Mann and Kjell Lindgren: Modules and Daily Life

NASA Johnson

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