Background
Jett,, Brent W. was born on October 5, 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States.
Jett,, Brent W. was born on October 5, 1958 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1981. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Naval Postgraduate School, Monerey, California, 1989.
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1981, advanced through grades to captain, 2002. Naval aviator United States Navy Fighter Squadrons 101 and 74, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, 1983—1986. Student Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1986—1989.
Project test pilot United States Navy Strike Aircraft Test Directorate, 1989—1991. F-14B pilot United States Navy United States Ship Saratoga, 1991—1992. Astronaut United States Navy Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1992.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration director operations Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, 1997—1998. Crew member STS-72 Endeavour, 1996, STS-81 Atlantis, 1997, STS-97 Endeavour, 2000. Commander STS-115 Atlantis, 2006.
Member of Society Experimental Test Pilots, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Association Space Explorers, Association Naval Aviation.
Married Janet Leigh Lyon, 1992.