A UT Austin alumna has been cut from SpaceX’s September space launch to make room for two astronauts who are stuck at the International Space Station.
Astronauts Stephanie Wilson (a Longhorn) and Zena Cardman’s spots on the flight will now seat Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were left stranded in space after malfunctions on their spacecraft made it unsafe to return.
After what was supposed to be an eight-day trip, Wilmore and Williams will now return in February.
However, Wilson will have the chance to fly to space again. Here are some facts to know about her:
- Wilson is an astronaut with NASA and has logged more than 42 days in space across three missions.
- She grew up in Massachusetts, attended undergrad at Harvard, and achieved her Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from UT in 1992.
- When she’s not literally in space, she enjoys skiing, stamp collecting, and traveling.
