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Nichole Ayers

Nichole Ayers

Nichole Ayers is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.

During their career, Nichole Ayers flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 147 days, 16 hours, 29 minutes, 32 seconds in space.

Nichole Ayers is a US Air Force major who graduated from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in Russian. She later earned a master’s degree in computational and applied mathematics from Rice University. Ayers is an experienced combat aviator with more than 200 combat hours and more than 1,150 hours of total flight time in the T-38 and the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Ayers led the first ever all-woman formation of the aircraft in combat.

Exact date of birth unknown.

Career Statistics

Key facts and career statistics for Nichole Ayers
Date of Birth01/01/1989
StatusActive
First Flight03/14/2025
Last Flight03/14/2025
In SpaceNo
Time in Space147 days, 16 hours, 29 minutes, 32 seconds
EVA Time5 hours, 44 minutes
Landings1

Spaceflights by Nichole Ayers

Explore the 1 spaceflight Nichole Ayers participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.

Spacewalk by Nichole Ayers

Discover the 1 spacewalk Nichole Ayers performed during their career, logging a total of 5 hours, 44 minutes outside a spacecraft.

Expedition 73 EVA 1

The spacewalk began at 05/01/2025 13:05 UTC and ended at 05/01/2025 18:49 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 44 minutes.

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