.Oct. 1, 2024.Three-time Spacewalker Josh Cassada to Retire from NASA.NASA rocketeer Josh Cassada resigned Oct. 1, after 11 years of solution to the organization around several plans, featuring 157 times in space and also three spacewalks. Cassada likewise is a retired United States Naval force captain and naval flyer along with more than two decades of solution.Cassada served as captain of NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 purpose and Expedition 68 tour developer aboard the International Spaceport station, performing myriad servicing, backup, as well as upgrade activities inside the terminal while additionally helping in manies practices and also technology manifestations. His three spacewalks outside of the orbiting research laboratory completed greater than 21 hrs, efficiently setting up a pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSAs) to increase the station's electric capability. Cassada, together with crewmate NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, also put together the structure for a potential IROSA installment and also totally recovered a malfunctioning heritage solar range." I desire to prolong my earnest gratitude to Josh for his dedication as well as solution to individual area expedition," stated NASA Johnson Area Facility Director Vanessa Wyche. "Josh's contributions and also achievements to the innovation of scientific research as well as expedition will certainly inspire the next generation of travelers, the Artemis creation, and advantage humanity for decades to follow.".Throughout Exploration 68, Cassada and his crewmates completed comprehensive analytical with ground crews, including the adjustment of the SpaceX Monster space capsule to fit an additional staff participant in case of an unexpected emergency come back, as well as leveraged the workers's different ability and instruction to guarantee continuing safe and also successful operations for present and future staffs.In Houston, Cassada functioned as a capsule communicator in NASA's Objective Command Center as well as assistant to the main of the Astronaut Office for space station procedures. As a scientist and test pilot, Cassada also helped in the advancement of NASA's Commercial Team System as well as Orion space probe as well as stood for the Rocketeer Workplace in specialized and also operational evaluations of scientific experiments including the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer and Cold Weather Atom Laboratory." Josh has participated in a substantial function in NASA's deliverance of reputable as well as cost-efficient individual transit to as well as coming from the spaceport station," claimed Norm Knight, supervisor of flight procedures at NASA Johnson. "Through his dedication as well as dedication to human spaceflight expedition, Josh's job are going to continue to press our company ahead on our journey back to the Moon, as well as past. We will miss him and are actually excited to find what his next adventure involves.".As he transitions coming from government service, Cassada is going to return to the economic sector, dealing with remarkably low lighting discovery modern technologies with broad as well as surfacing treatments in a variety of regions, featuring quantum networks as well as computer, distant noticing, long-range communication, semiconductor production, as well as health care image resolution." I am actually very thankful for my a lot of possibilities right here at NASA," Cassada stated, "and also specifically to have served alongside several of one of the most amazing folks each on and also off our world, accomplishing traits that are actually merely feasible when our company operate as well as innovate together as a crew. As human beings, our experts discover. And also each clinical adventure, whether in a lab on Earth or precede, demands tenacity to look into and advance culture. I am astonishingly fortunate to have been neighbored through travelers in the course of my whole entire occupation thus far and also moving forward. An exploration might appear difficult, however it's a great deal much less therefore when you are actually equipped and with the right crewmates.".Just before his assortment by NASA in 2013 as a participant of NASA's 21st Class, Cassada got his doctorate in High Power Fragment Natural Science from the Educational Institution of Rochester, Nyc and also was actually a united state Navy pilot, coach fly, test captain, and trainer test aviator. Throughout his job, Cassada has actually gathered more than 4,000 trip hrs in over 50 different airplane as well as has been actually granted several military and also private honors.Cassada got a degree from White Bear Lake Location Secondary School in Minnesota in 1991 and also acquired his bachelor's in Natural science in 1995 coming from Albion University in Michigan.Find out more regarding International Spaceport station research and functions at:.https://www.nasa.gov/station.- end-.Courtney BeasleyJohnson Area Center, Houston281-483-5111courtney.m.beasley@nasa.gov.