Live From Space: Astronaut Moghbeli Discusses Her Persian Heritage and Ghormeh Sabzi!
On Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, Stanford Iranian Studies students and director Dr. Abbas Milani had the opportunity to ask questions of Iranian-American NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli live from the International Space Station. Moghbeli answered some questions and shared some interesting anecdotes about her Persian heritage, as well as her favorite Iranian foods like Ghormeh Sabzi:
Jasmin Moghbeli was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in August 2017. The New York native earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering with information technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Moghbeli, an AH-1W Super Cobra pilot and Marine Corps test pilot, has over 150 combat missions and 2,000 hours of flight time in over 25 different aircraft. She is also a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, MD. She has been awarded four Air Medals, a Meritorious Service Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and various unit commendations. Awarded the US Navy Test Pilot School Class 144 Outstanding Developmental Phase II Award and the Commander Willie McCool Outstanding Student Award as the Class 144 Honor Graduate.
Moghbeli launched to the International Space Station as Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on August 26, 2023 and successfully docked on August 27, 2023.
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