Joe F. Edwards, Jr.
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Retired |
| Born | Joe Frank Edwards Jr. February 3, 1958 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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Other occupation
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Naval aviator, test pilot |
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USNA, B.S. 1980 University of Tennessee, M.S. 1994 |
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| Rank | Commander, USN |
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Time in space
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8d 19h 48m |
| Selection | 1994 NASA Group 15 |
| Missions | STS-89 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | April 30, 2000 |
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Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (born February 3, 1958), (Cmdr, USN, Ret.), is an American aerospace engineer, and former naval officer and aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut.
Edwards was born February 3, 1958, in Richmond, Virginia, but considers Lineville, Alabama to be his hometown. He graduated from Lineville High School in 1976 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. In 1994, he received a Master of Science degree in Aviation Systems from University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Edwards was designated a Naval Aviator in February 1982. He was assigned to Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) in 1983, after completion of F-14 Tomcat training, and flew fighter escort and reconnaissance combat missions over Lebanon in 1983.
He graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in 1984 and from U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in 1986. He subsequently worked as project flight test officer and pilot for F-14A (PLUS) and F-14D Full Scale Development. He flew the first Navy flight of the F-14D and a high angle of attack/departure from controlled flight test program for the F-14 airframe/F110 engine integration. He served as Operations and Maintenance Officer in Fighter Squadron 142 (VF-142) from 1989 to 1992. He worked as Operations Officer in the Operations Directorate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. from 1992 to 1994.
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