North Allegheny graduate expected to pilot NASA expedition to International Space Station

SpaceX Crew-6 Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg (Sept. 25, 2022) --- SpaceX Crew-6 Pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg of NASA is pictured training inside a Dragon mockup crew vehicle at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. (SpaceX)

By WPXI.com News Staff

McCANDLESS — A graduate from North Allegheny is expected to pilot on an upcoming NASA expedition to the International Space Station.

Dr. Warren “Woody” Hoburg was known to have a love for rockets when he graduated from the school in 2004 and is now getting the chance to live out his dream.

A clipping from the North Allegheny High School yearbook said Hoburg has been building since he was seven years old.

North Allegheny graduate expected to pilot NASA expedition to International Space Station A graduate from North Allegheny is expected to pilot on an upcoming NASA expedition to the International Space Station. (Photo Credit: North Allegheny School District) (WPXI/North Allegheny School District)

According to NASA, Hoburg graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics from MIT and earned a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of California.

Hoburg will be piloting Expedition 69 to the space station.

Launch day is currently scheduled to take place on Feb. 26.

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