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'''John Daniel "Danny" Olivas''' (born May 25, 1965 in [[North Hollywood]], [[California]]) is an American [[engineer]] and a former [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]. Olivas has flown on two space shuttle missions, [[STS-117]] and [[STS-128]]. He performed [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]]s on both missions, totaling 34hrs 28min.
In 2013 Olivas joined the [[University of Texas at El Paso]] as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus.<ref name=JoinsUTEP>{{cite web|accessdate=2013-08-13|url=http://newsuc.utep.edu/1106-danny-olivas-utep-unite-to-advance-space-research|title=Danny Olivas, UTEP Unite to Advance Space Research
==Personal life==
Born in North Hollywood, California, raised in [[El Paso, Texas]], received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from the [[University of Texas at El Paso]] in 1989,<ref name=UTEPnews>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-06-09|url=http://www.utep.edu/News.aspx?ItemID=7277|title=Miner on a Mission: Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas Biography|work=University News|date=June 8, 2007|publisher=UT El Paso}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[mechanical engineering]] from the [[University of Houston]] in 1993 and a [[doctorate]] in mechanical engineering and [[materials science]] from [[Rice University]] in 1996.<ref name=RiceNews2007>{{cite web|accessdate=2007-06-09|url=http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=9672&SnID=818263608|title= Olivas takes Rice tradition into orbit aboard Shuttle Atlantis|author= Boyd, Jake|date=June 8, 2007|work=Rice New: Headlines| publisher=Rice University}}</ref> in 2013 Olivas joined the [[University of Texas at El Paso]] as Director of the Center for the Advancement of Space Safety and Mission Assurance Research (CASSMAR) and will oversee space initiatives on campus.<ref name="JoinsUTEP"/>
==NASA career==
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