Nancy J. Currie | |
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NASA Astronaut | |
Nationality | American |
Status | Inactive |
Born | Nancy Jane Decker December 29, 1958 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Other occupation
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Engineer |
Ohio State University, B.A. 1980 University of Southern California, M.S. 1985 University of Houston, Ph.D. 1997 |
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Rank | Colonel, United States Army |
Time in space
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41d 15h 32m |
Selection | 1990 NASA Group |
Missions | STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109 |
Mission insignia
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Nancy Jane Currie-Gregg (former married name Sherlock, born December 29, 1958) is an engineer, United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. Currie-Gregg has served in the United States Army for over 22 years and holds the rank of colonel. With NASA, she has participated in four space shuttle missions: STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, and STS109, accruing 1,000 hours in space. She currently holds an appointment as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University.
Currie-Gregg, was born Nancy Jane Decker in Wilmington, Delaware, but considers Troy, Ohio to be her hometown. She graduated from Troy High School in Troy, Ohio, in 1977, then received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in biological science from Ohio State University in 1980, a Master of Science degree in safety engineering from the University of Southern California in 1985, and a Doctorate in industrial engineering from the University of Houston in 1997.
Currie-Gregg is a member of Army Aviation Association of America, Phi Kappa Phi, Ohio State University and ROTC Alumni Associations, Institute of Industrial Engineers, and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.