NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman
Zena Cardman was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2017.
Quick Facts
The Virginia native holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology and a Master’s of Science in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Cardman’s experience includes multiple Antarctic expeditions.
At the time of her selection in June 2017, Cardman was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the Pennsylvania State University, where she studied nitrogen- and sulfur-cycling in chemosynthetic biofilms.
(6 June 2017) NASA Astronaut – Zena Cardman. (Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz)
(21 November 2017) ASCAN Helicopter Water Survival Training. (Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel)
(25 February 2025) Artemis Astronaut Training Media Day with astronauts Anne McClain and Zena Cardman during a NBL Run. (Credit: NASA/Norah Moran)
(29 September 2022) xEMU Space Suit Testing – NBL VV&D EVA Hardware Review #3 with Trevor Graff and Zena Cardman. (Credit: NASA/Utility Driver)
(18 August 2020) From left: NASA Astronaut Candidates Nichole “Vapor” Ayers and Jack “Radio” Hathaway, NASA Scientific Photographer Josh Valcarcel, and NASA Astronaut Zena Cardman, in front of a T-38 aircraft. (Credit: NASA/Alphonso Forbes)
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(25 February 2025) Artemis Astronaut Training Media Day with astronauts Anne McClain and Zena Cardman during a NBL Run. (Credit: NASA/Norah Moran)
