Adam Fuhrmann
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October 19, 1989
Adam Fuhrmann | |
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.jpg) Fuhrmann in 2025 | |
| Born | Adam Matthew Fuhrmann October 19, 1989 Brandywine, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Children | 3 |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut candidate | |
| Selection | NASA Group 24 (2025) |
| Military career | |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | |
| Conflicts | War in Afghanistan |
Adam Fuhrmann (born October 19, 1989) is an American NASA astronaut candidate and Air Force major.[1]
Fuhrmann was born in Brandywine, Pennsylvania, but considers Leesburg, Virginia to be his hometown. Fuhrmann graduated from Heritage High School in 2007.[2] Fuhrmann studied aerospace engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a minor in political science, earning his bachelor’s in 2011.[3] Fuhrmann earned his master’s in flight test engineering from the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Air University in 2020. Fuhrmann earned an additional master’s in systems engineering from Purdue University in 2022.[4]
Career
Prior to joining NASA, Fuhrmann served as an operational F-16 instructor pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, Kunsan Air Base, and Holloman Air Force Base. In 2016, Fuhrmann was deployed as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Resolute Support. After, Fuhrmann served in the 416th and 461st Flight Test Squadrons at Edwards Air Force Base.[1]