WARBIRD RADIO - Take a listen to the second half of the Air Force Historical Foundation's Official Podcast! Dr. Jan Davis was born at Patrick Air Force Base and raised in Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Davis has been surrounded by aviation and space her entire life.
She followed up her biomedical engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology with a mechanical engineering degree from Auburn University and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. During her career, she worked for Texaco and for NASA before being selected as an astronaut in 1987.
Davis flew on three Space Shuttle missions and continued her NASA career in the Senior Executive Service. After her retirement from NASA, she went on to become an industry executive. Now a consultant and speaker, she also enjoys traveling, quilting, exploring the outdoors, and working with her non-profit organization, AstraFemina, to encourage girls to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math careers.
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