NASA Expedition 76 mission assignments

NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission

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Deniz Burnham graduated with NASA's 23rd astronaut class.

Deniz Burnham graduated with NASA's 23rd astronaut class in 2024. She was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2021, and according to the agency, she will serve as an Expedition 76 flight engineer on the International Space Station, launching aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov.

Burnham was born at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey, and was living in Wasilla, Alaska, at the time of her selection. She earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from UCSD and a master's degree in mechanical engineering from USC. She interned at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, spent over a decade managing oil rig drilling operations, and served in the US Navy Reserves as an engineering duty officer. She is also a licensed private pilot.

Deniz Burnham was selected as a NASA astronaut.

Deniz Burnham was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2021. At the time of her selection, she was residing in Wasilla, Alaska.

Burnham is slated to serve as a flight engineer for Expedition 76 on the International Space Station, where she will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft alongside cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov.