A most improbable astronaut just went to space
Summary
Anil Menon, a NASA flight surgeon, applied four times to become an astronaut but was rejected each time. After joining SpaceX to support human spaceflight missions, he and his wife Anna, also working at SpaceX, eventually both went to space.Key Facts
- Anil Menon applied four times to become a NASA astronaut but was never selected.
- Menon is an emergency physician and pilot with experience in Afghanistan and Mount Everest.
- He became a NASA flight surgeon in 2014, training astronauts for space missions.
- In 2018, Menon left NASA for a job at SpaceX to support the Crew Dragon spacecraft missions.
- His wife, Anna, also works at SpaceX in crew operations management.
- Menon helped prepare for SpaceX’s first human flight, Demo-2, with NASA astronauts.
- Both Menon and his wife eventually traveled to space.
- They took a risk in switching jobs and moving their family to Houston and then California.
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