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Joshua Kutryk | |
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| Born | March 21, 1982 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Air University (United States Air Force) |
| Space career | |
| CSA Astronaut | |
| Selection | 2017 CSA Group |
Joshua Kutryk
[edit]L. Col. Joshua Kutryk (born March 21, 1982) is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, pilot. He was selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA group. [1]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Kutryk was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada on March 21, 1982. He was raised on a cattle farm in eastern Alberta. [1]
Kutryk holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada. He also holds a master's degree in space studies from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, a master's degree in flight test engineering from the Air University (United States Air Force) in Alabama and a master's degree in defence studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. [2]
Military Career
[edit]Kutryk served as a McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet Pilot with 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron in CFB Bagotville, Quebec from 2007-2011. In this capacity, he flew missions in support of NATO, United Nations and North American Aerospace Defense Command commitments. He was deployed to both Libya and Afghanistan. [1]
Kutryk later moved on to serve as the officer in charge of fighter evaluations, responsible for conducting airborne evaluations of new technologies and systems on the CF-18. [2]
Astronaut Career
[edit]Kutryk was selected as one of two new Astronauts by the Canadian Space Agency in July 2017 along with Jenni Sidey. [3] This was the fourth Canadian astronaut selection process. Kutryk is currently training at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas as a member of the 2017 NASA astronaut class. [1] He attributes much of his desire to become an astronaut to his grade 6 teacher, Ted Hupe. Kutryk states that Hupe told the class stories of adventures he had went on, and that lit a spark of curiosity within him that drove him to take the path to becoming an astronaut. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Biography of Joshua Kutryk". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ a b "Astronaut candidate's profile". www.asc-csa.gc.ca. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "Meet Jennifer Sidey and Joshua Kutryk, Canada's newest astronauts". Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ Jul 08, CBC News · Posted:; July 8, 2017 10:00 AM CT | Last Updated:; 2017. "How a Grade 6 teacher inspired one of Canada's new astronauts | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
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