John d olivas biography
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John D. “Danny” Olivas grew up in the border city of El Paso, Texas, across the Rio Grande from Mexico. Its population is now 81% Hispanic, the largest Hispanic population of any major city within the United States. Olivas and his extended family have been part of that vibrant community since his great-grandfather Valente Olivas migrated from Mexico in 1894.
Born three years before the Apollo 11 Moon landing, a young Olivas became aware of space exploration at the age of seven on a family trip to Houston that included a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. There, while looking at models of rockets and spacecraft, his father Juan told him about his job as a machinist making parts for real space vehicles. Thereafter, it was the son’s dream to work in the space program and become an astronaut. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at El Paso, then a master’s degree from the University of Houston—both in mechanical engineering—and ultimately a doctorate from Rice University in both mechanical engineering and materials science. A certified professional engineer (PE), he worked for two years as a senior research engineer and technical program manager at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
While pursuing his graduate degrees, Olivas applied to be
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Astronaut Biography: Danny Olivas
NAME: JohnD. Olivas (Ph.D., P.E.) "Danny"
NASA Astronaut
PERSONAL DATA: Born concentrated North Screenland, California viewpoint raised hem in El Paso, Texas. Wedded and has 5 children.Recreational interests take in running, weightlift, hunting, fishing,surfing, and pike biking.
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Olivas, John Daniel 'Danny'
Status: Inactive; Active 1998-2010. Born: 1965-05-25. Spaceflights: 2 . Total time in space: 27.71 days. Birth Place: North Hollywood, California.
Grew up in El Paso, Texas.. Educated Texas-El Paso; Houston; Rice.
Official NASA Biography as of June 2016:JOHN D. OLIVAS (Ph.D., P.E.) "DANNY”
NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)
PERSONAL DATA: Born in North Hollywood, California, 1966, and raised in El Paso, Texas. Married to the former Marie Schwarzkopf, also from El Paso, Texas. They have 5 children. Recreational interests include running, weightlifting, hunting, fishing and surfing.
EDUCATION: Graduate of Burges High School, El Paso, Texas; received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas-El Paso; a masters of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston and a doctorate in mechanical engineering and materials science from Rice University.
AWARDS: Six U.S. Patents; Four NASA Class One Tech Brief Awards; Five JPL-California Institute of Technology