Charles Camarda
Charlie Camarda | |
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| Born | Charles Joseph Camarda May 8, 1952 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (BS) George Washington University (MS) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 13d 21h 32m |
| Selection | NASA Group 16 (1996) |
| Missions | STS-114 |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Aerospace engineering |
| Thesis | Development of Advanced Modal Methods for Calculating Transient Thermal and Structural Response (1990) |
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Camarda (born May 8, 1952, in Queens, New York) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who flew his first mission into space on board the Space Shuttle mission STS-114. He served as Senior Advisor for Engineering Development at NASA Langley Research Center. and was a senior advisor for innovation at the office of Chief Engineer in the Johnson Space Center.