.Oct. 1, 2024.Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Relinquish NASA.NASA astronaut Josh Cassada retired Oct. 1, after 11 years of service to the organization all over a number of plans, including 157 days precede and also three spacewalks. Cassada also is a retired United States Naval force captain and marine aviator along with much more than twenty years of company.Cassada worked as pilot of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 purpose and also Expedition 68 tour designer aboard the International Spaceport station, implementing myriad upkeep, backup, and also upgrade activities inside the station while likewise bring about numerous experiments as well as technology demonstrations. His three spacewalks away from the orbiting lab amounted to much more than 21 hours, properly installing a pair of International Spaceport station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSAs) to increase the station's electrical ability. Cassada, together with crewmate NASA rocketeer Frank Rubio, additionally constructed the infrastructure for a future IROSA installment and completely recovered a malfunctioning legacy solar energy variety." I wish to extend my earnest appreciation to Josh for his devotion and service to human space exploration," stated NASA Johnson Room Center Director Vanessa Wyche. "Josh's payments as well as accomplishments to the innovation of science and also exploration will definitely encourage the next generation of travelers, the Artemis generation, as well as benefit humankind for decades ahead.".Throughout Expedition 68, Cassada as well as his crewmates accomplished comprehensive analytic with ground teams, including the customization of the SpaceX Monster space capsule to accommodate an added crew participant in case of an unexpected emergency return, as well as leveraged the workers's different ability and instruction to guarantee continued safe and efficient procedures for present as well as potential teams.In Houston, Cassada acted as a capsule communicator in NASA's Mission Management Center and also assistant to the principal of the Rocketeer Workplace for spaceport station operations. As a scientist as well as test fly, Cassada likewise helped in the progression of NASA's Office Crew Program and also Orion space capsule as well as stood for the Rocketeer Workplace in specialized and operational assessments of scientific experiments including the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and Cold Atom Laboratory." Josh has actually played a considerable part in NASA's delivery of reputable and also cost-effective human transportation to as well as coming from the spaceport station," claimed Standard Knight, director of tour procedures at NASA Johnson. "Through his commitment and devotion to individual spaceflight exploration, Josh's work will definitely continue to drive our company onward on our trip back to the Moon, and also past. Our experts are going to miss him and are thrilled to see what his following journey includes.".As he transitions from authorities company, Cassada will certainly return to the economic sector, servicing extremely low illumination discovery technologies with wide and developing uses in a variety of regions, including quantum networks as well as computer, distant noticing, long-range communication, semiconductor production, and also medical image resolution." I am actually astonishingly thankful for my a lot of chances here at NASA," Cassada claimed, "and also particularly to have actually provided together with some of the best amazing people both on as well as off our earth, accomplishing factors that are actually only achievable when our team work and introduce with each other as a staff. As human beings, our team discover. And also each medical experience, whether in a laboratory on Earth or even precede, needs guts to explore and develop culture. I am extremely lucky to have been actually surrounded through travelers during the course of my whole profession up until now and going ahead. A trip may seem overwhelming, however it's a great deal much less so when you're ready as well as along with the right crewmates.".Prior to his assortment through NASA in 2013 as a participant of NASA's 21st Training class, Cassada gained his doctoral in High Power Particle Natural Science coming from the College of Rochester, New York as well as was actually an USA Naval force captain, coach aviator, examination aviator, and also instructor examination pilot. Throughout his occupation, Cassada has gathered much more than 4,000 air travel hrs in over 50 different aircraft as well as has actually been granted numerous army and noncombatant honors.Cassada earned a degree coming from White Bear Pond Region Senior High School in Minnesota in 1991 and also received his bachelor's in Physics in 1995 coming from Albion College in Michigan.Discover more concerning International Space Station research as well as procedures at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- end-.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Area Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.