Audrey Powers is the vice president of mission and flight operations of American aerospace and spaceflight company Blue Origin.[1] On October 13, 2021, Powers accompanied William Shatner along with two other space tourists on a New Shepard rocket as part of the Blue Origin NS-18 mission into space.[2]

She received a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering from Purdue University and worked then as an engineer. As a guidance and controls engineer, she was a flight controller for NASA with 2000 hours of console time in Mission Control for the International Space Station Program. While supporting government satellite programs for Lockheed Martin, Ms. Powers received a Juris Doctor in 2008 from Santa Clara University School of Law. She currently works as a lawyer. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Howell, Elizabeth (October 12, 2021). "Blue Origin's Audrey Powers is 'proud and humbled to fly' in space". Space.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "New Shepard NS-18: Mission Updates". Blue Origin. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Audrey Powers".
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