NASA Astronaut Anne C. McClain

Anne C. McClain was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013. On her first spaceflight, McClain spent 204 days as a flight engineer during Expeditions 58 and 59 and completed two spacewalks, totaling 13 hours and 8 minutes. Most recently, McClain served as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, spending 146 days as a flight engineer during Expeditions 72 and 73 and completed one spacewalk, totaling 5 hours and 44 minutes.

Quick Facts

A 2002 Marshall Scholar, McClain earned a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Bath in Bath, England and a Master of Science in International Relations from the University of Bristol in Bristol, England.

👁 A 2002 Marshall Scholar, McClain earned a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Bath in Bath, England and a Master of Science in International Relations from the University of Bristol in Bristol, England.

The Spokane, Washington native earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering from West Point.

👁 The Spokane, Washington native earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering from West Point.

McClain is an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilot and instructor pilot, and a rated pilot in the C-12 Huron (King Air), UH-60 Blackhawk, and UH-72 Lakota.

👁 McClain is an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior pilot and instructor pilot, and a rated pilot in the C-12 Huron (King Air), UH-60 Blackhawk, and UH-72 Lakota.

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(22 March 2019) NASA astronaut Anne McClain works on the International Space Station’s Port-4 truss structure during a six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk to upgrade the orbital complex’s power storage capacity. (Credit: NASA)

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(8 April 2017) Official astronaut portrait of Anne McClain in an EMU. (Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford)

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(4 May 2019) Four Expedition 59 astronauts pose for a playful portrait inside the Harmony module. Clockwise from left are astronaut David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency; and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Anne McClain and Nick Hague.

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(12 January 2015) ASCAN astronauts Josh Cassada and Anne McClain during their ASCAN EVA Skills 3 Training. (Credit: NASA/Lauren Harnett)

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(15 April 2019) NASA astronauts (from left) Anne McClain and Christina Koch pose for a portrait inside the Kibo laboratory module from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Both Expedition 59 flight engineers are members of NASA’s 2013 class of astronauts.