status birth_place nationality birth_date selection rank image article_title name type alma_mater
candidate san diego , california , u.s. american 18 july 1973 2013 nasa group lt. commander , usn nasa candidate josh a cassada.jpg josh a. cassada
 josh a. cassada nasa astronaut albion college university of rochester
josh a. cassada

josh aaron cassada -lrb- born july 18 , 1973 -rrb- is a nasa astronaut of the class of 2013 .
josh a. cassada , ph.d. , lt. commander , u.s. navy , is originally from white bear lake , minnesota .
cassada is a naval aviator who holds an undergraduate degree from albion college , and advanced degrees from the university of rochester , n.y. cassada is a physicist by training and currently is serving as co-founder and chief technology officer for quantum opus .
