Nichole Ayers
Nichole Rhea Ayers is a United States Air Force officer, fighter pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut selected with NASA Astronaut Group 23. Her career belongs to the newest generation of NASA astronauts moving from candidate training into station missions.
- Born
- December 13, 1988
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
1
EVA time
5 hours, 44 minutes
In space
147 days, 16 hours, 29 minutes
Bio
Ayers graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and became an F-22 Raptor pilot and test pilot before NASA selection. Her aviation background brought operational fighter experience into the Artemis and ISS-era astronaut corps.
She flew SpaceX Crew-10 to the International and served during 72 and 73. The mission placed her in the Commercial Crew rotation system that now carries most NASA astronauts to and from the station.
Her record includes ISS operations, research support, and work early in her astronaut career. Because this is a modern active-career profile, future updates may expand the mission record as additional assignments are flown.