17 Facts About Joshua Kutryk

Joshua Kutryk was born on March 21,1982 and is a Canadian astronaut, test pilot, fighter pilot and engineer.

Joshua Kutryk was selected by the Canadian Space Agency as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA Group alongside Jenni Sidey.

Joshua Kutryk was born on March 21,1982, in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.

Joshua Kutryk's family moved frequently, living in Fort Saskatchewan, Elk Point and Whitehorse before his father retired from a career in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, at which time the family moved to a cattle farm near Beauvallon, Alberta.

Joshua Kutryk's family emigrated to Canada from Ukraine in 1910.

Joshua Kutryk graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.

Joshua Kutryk subsequently completed a master's degree in space studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2009, a master's degree in flight test engineering at the Air University in 2012, and a master's degree in defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada in 2014.

Joshua Kutryk is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School in Edwards, California.

Joshua Kutryk is a graduate of the Canadian Forces College Joint Command and Staff Program.

Joshua Kutryk was most notably responsible for the testing of new aircraft technologies on the CF-18 fighter jet.

Joshua Kutryk served in combat deployments to both Libya and Afghanistan during his time in the RCAF.

Joshua Kutryk has accumulated over 4200 hours of flying experience across more than 40 types of aircraft.

Joshua Kutryk was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to undergo training as an astronaut as part of the 2017 CSA Group, the fourth Canadian astronaut recruitment campaign.

Joshua Kutryk had previously applied to become an astronaut in the 2009 CSA selection, where astronauts David Saint-Jacques and Jeremy Hansen were selected.

Joshua Kutryk was shortlisted to undergo a yearlong testing program and ultimately found himself in the top 16 finalists of some 5,350 candidates.

Joshua Kutryk is a member of the 2017 NASA astronaut class.

In September 2019 Joshua Kutryk participated, as a Cavenaut, in the training ESA CAVES organized by the European Space Agency between Italy and Slovenia.