Editing Tamara E. Jernigan

{{short description|American astronaut and astrophysicist (born 1959)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox astronaut
|name          = Tammy Jernigan
|image         = Tamara E. Jernigan.jpg
|caption       = Jernigan, c. 1999
|birth_name    = Tamara Elizabeth Jernigan
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1959|5|7}}
|birth_place   = [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|education     = [[Stanford University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Master of Science|MS]])}}<br>[[University of California, Berkeley]] {{small|([[Master of Science|MS]])}}<br>[[Rice University]] {{small|([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
|type          = [[NASA astronaut]]
|time          = 63d 1h 24m 
|selection     = [[NASA Astronaut Group 11|NASA Group 11 (1985)]]
|eva1          = 1
|eva2          = 7h 55m
|mission       = [[STS-40]]<br>[[STS-52]]<br>[[STS-67]]<br>[[STS-80]]<br>[[STS-96]]
|insignia      = [[File:Sts-40-patch.png|52px]] [[File:Sts-52-patch.png|40px]] [[File:Sts-67-patch.svg|40px]] [[File:Sts-80-patch.png|40px]] [[File:Sts-96-patch.svg|40px]]
|retirement    = 2001
}}
'''Tamara Elizabeth''' "'''Tammy'''" '''Jernigan''' (born May 7, 1959) is an American astrophysicist and former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. During her career she completed five [[Space Shuttle program]] missions (three on ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' and one each on ''[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]]'' and ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]''), logging over 1512 hours in space. Jernigan left NASA in 2001, and is Deputy Principal Associate Director in the Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI) organization at [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]].

==Early life and education==
Tamara Elizabeth Jernigan was born on May 7, 1959, in [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]], to Mary and Terry Jernigan.<ref name="NASA200111">{{cite web |title=Biographical Data: Tamara E. "Tammy" Jernigan (Ph.D.) |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/jernigan_tamara.pdf |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |access-date=July 27, 2020 |date=November 2001}}</ref> She attended [[Santa Fe High School (California)|Santa Fe High School]] in [[Santa Fe Springs, California]], graduating in 1977.  Jernigan attended [[Stanford University]], where she played varsity volleyball. She earned a B.S. degree in physics in 1981 and an M.S. in [[engineering science]] in 1983. At the [[University of California, Berkeley]], she received an M.S. in astronomy in 1985. In 1988, she was awarded a Ph.D. in space physics and astronomy from [[Rice University]]. Her research focused on the modeling of high-velocity outflows in regions of [[star formation]], [[gamma-ray burst]]ers, and the study of radiation produced by interstellar [[Shock waves in astrophysics|shock waves]].<ref name="NSWP Report">{{cite web |title=Report of the Assessment Committee for the National Space Weather Program |url=http://www.ofcm.gov/publications/spacewx/nswpr24.pdf |publisher=Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (OFCM) |access-date=16 January 2019 |date=June 2006}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

==NASA career==
Jernigan began working for NASA in June 1981 at the [[Ames Research Center]] while earning her degrees at Stanford and Berkeley. She worked in the Theoretical Studies Branch as a research scientist until June 1985 when she was among the 13 people selected as astronaut candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/women-in-aviation/Jernigan.cfm|title=Women in Aviation and Space History: Tamara Jernigan |publisher=Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>
[[File:Tamara E. Jernigan Discovery crew.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Tamara Jernigan performing EVA during [[STS-96]]]]
She entered the [[NASA]] Astronaut Corps in July 1986. Her first trip to space was on June 5, 1991.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Space sciences|date=2012|publisher=Gale (Firm), Cengage Learning|isbn=9780028662190|edition=2nd|location=Detroit, Mich.|oclc=781937044}}</ref> She flew on five [[Space Shuttle program]] missions (three on ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]''<ref name="STS-40">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-40 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-40.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154434/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-40.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=18 February 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="STS-52">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-52 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-52.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506145053/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-52.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=31 March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="STS-80">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-80 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-80.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154706/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-80.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=23 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> and one each on ''[[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]]''<ref name="STS-67">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-67 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-67.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506152623/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-67.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=1 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Space Shuttle Discovery|Discovery]]''<ref name="STS-96">{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-96 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-96.html |website=Mission Archives |publisher=[[NASA]] |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154437/https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-96.html |archive-date=6 May 2021 |date=23 November 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>) and logged over 1512 hours in space. In her [[STS-96|last mission]] on  ''Discovery'' in 1999, she performed an [[extra-vehicular activity]] for 7 hours and 55.5 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jernigan.html|title=Astronaut Bio: T. Jernigan 11/2001|website=www.jsc.nasa.gov|date=February 11, 2015 }}</ref>

Jernigan has served as Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office, assisting with the management of both military and civilian astronauts and support personnel and as Deputy for the Space Station program where she developed and advocated Astronaut Office positions on the design and operation of the [[International Space Station]]. She also represented NASA management on the U.S. negotiating team in Moscow during technical interchange meetings designed to resolve crew training, crew rotation, and operational issues.<ref name="NSWP Report"/>

Jernigan retired from NASA in 2001 and currently serves as Deputy Principal Associate Director in the Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI) organization at [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]].<ref name="NASA200111"/>

== Awards ==
Jernigan is the recipient of the [[NASA Distinguished Service Medal]] and the [[NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal]].<ref name="NSWP Report"/>

==Personal==
She currently resides in [[Pleasanton, California]]. She is married to former astronaut [[Peter Wisoff]] and has two children, Jeffrey Wisoff and Michael Wisoff. Both Peter and Jeffrey currently work at the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/jernigan_tamara.pdf NASA Biography]
{{commons}}

{{NASA Astronaut Group 11}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jernigan, Tamara E.}}
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory staff]]
[[Category:NASA astrophysicists]]
[[Category:NASA civilian astronauts]]
[[Category:Scientists from Tennessee]]
[[Category:Rice University alumni]]
[[Category:Space Shuttle program astronauts]]
[[Category:Stanford University alumni]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni]]
[[Category:American women astronauts]]
[[Category:American women astrophysicists]]
[[Category:American astrophysicists]]
[[Category:Spacewalkers]]
[[Category:Santa Fe High School (California) alumni]]


{{US-scientist-stub}}
{{astronaut-stub}}