John D. Olivas
Danny Olivas | |
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| Born | John Daniel Olivas May 25, 1966 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Texas, El Paso (BS) University of Houston (MS) Rice University (PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 27d 17h 5m |
| Selection | NASA Group 17 (1998) |
| Missions | STS-117 STS-128 |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials science |
| Thesis | Surface Study of Process Contamination of Plasma Spray Metal Deposition Process (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Enrique Barrera |
John Daniel "Danny" Olivas (born May 25, 1966 in North Hollywood, California) is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, STS-117 and STS-128, received two NASA Space Flight Medals, and has been in over 5 spacewalks throughout his career. He performed EVAs on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min.
In 2013, Olivas joined the University of Texas at El Paso as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research and will oversee space initiatives on campus.
Olivas and his wife, Marie, launched the Space for Everyone Foundation in 2020 to help immigrant families with their health and well-being.