Biography of Pamela Melroy -

Pamela Ann Melroy (born 17 September 1961) is an
United States|American astronaut and veteran pilot
of two space shuttle missions.

Melroy received a bachelor's degree in physics and
astronomy from Wellesley College in 1983 while
also earning her commission in the United States
Air Force through the ROTC program. She then
earned a master's degree in earth and planetary
sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and trained as a fighter pilot. She
flew combat missions during the 1991 Gulf War and
subsequently became a test pilot, assigned to
Edwards Air Force Base. 

Melroy was selected as an astronaut candidate in
1994 and trained as a shuttle pilot. She has
piloted two space shuttle missions, both visits to
the International Space Station: STS-92 in 2000
and STS-112 in 2002.

On a recent visit to Australia Melroy said that
she hopes to command her next mission to the
International Space Station, possibly as soon as
2006.

She says her personal goal is to be the next
astronaut to set foot on the Moon when NASA
resumes manned missions to the satellite.

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==External link==

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http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/melroy.html
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Biography of Pamela Melroy -