Jessica Wittner (born 1983) is a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and NASA astronaut candidate.[1]

Jessica Wittner
Born	1983 (age 38–39) Fresno, California, U.S.
Status	Active
Alma mater	University of Arizona U.S. Naval Postgraduate School United States Naval Test Pilot School
Space career
NASA astronaut
Selection	NASA Group 23

Life

Wittner is a native of California with a distinguished career serving on active duty as a naval aviator and test pilot. She holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Science in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Wittner was commissioned as a naval officer through an enlisted-to-officer program and has served operationally flying F/A-18 fighter jets with Strike Fighter Squadron 34 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Strike Fighter Squadron 151 in Lemoore, California. A graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, she also worked as a test pilot and project officer with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 in China Lake, California. On December 6, 2021, Wittner was formally announced as a NASA astronaut candidate with NASA Astronaut Group 23.[2]

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