Cambridge, Mass. (August 23) – Former multi-sport student-athlete and current NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli '05 is targeted to launch on the SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Friday, August 25 at 3:49 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Serving as the spacecraft commander, she will lead the first fully international crew which is comprised of mission specialists Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency), Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos. Crew-7 is expected to arrive at the ISS at approximately 2:02 a.m. on Saturday.
 
This will be the first spaceflight for Moghbeli, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. During her time at MIT, she was a captain of the women's basketball team and was also a member of the women's lacrosse and women's volleyball teams. Moghbeli is from Baldwin, New York, and earned a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering before going on to receive a master's degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. As an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot and Marine Corps test pilot, she has flown more than 150 missions accruing 2,000 hours of flight time in more than 25 different aircraft. A U.S. Marine Corps major, Moghbeli also graduated with honors from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. At the time of her selection as an astronaut, she was testing H-1 helicopters and serving as the quality assurance and avionics officer for Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1. Moghbeli is also the proud mom of twin girls.
 
Moghbeli is a member of the first class of astronaut candidates to graduate under the Artemis program after completing two years of basic training in January 2020. Eleven months later, Moghbeli was among 18 astronauts selected by NASA to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut missions on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. The agency's modern lunar exploration program will land the first woman and next man on the Moon in 2024 and establish a sustainable human lunar presence by the end of the decade.
 
Follow Moghbeli's journey on Facebook, Instagram and X/Twitter at @astrojaws.

About the NEWMAC

The NEWMAC is an association of 12 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with four Associate Members: Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime (Football) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), while sponsoring 20 sports.  

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