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American geologist, oceanographer, and former NASA astronaut
- Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist, oceanographer, and former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions.
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Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist, oceanographer, and former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions.
May 2, 2024 · Kathryn Sullivan, American oceanographer and astronaut, the first American woman to walk in space (1984). She later served as under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Learn more about Sullivan’s life and career.
SCIENTIST, ASTRONAUT, EXPLORER. Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space and a veteran of three shuttle missions, tells her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope in her new book “Handprints on Hubble.”
Jul 27, 2023 · Quick Facts. Dr. Sullivan served as payload commander for STS-45, the first Spacelab mission dedicated to NASA’s Mission to Planet Earth. Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, a veteran of three space shuttle flights, made history on STS-41G as the first American woman to walk in space.
Jun 13, 2020 · 13 June 2020. By Kelly-Leigh Cooper,BBC News. NASA. Kathy Sullivan is the first person to ever experience travelling to both space and the ocean's floor. Making headlines is never something...
Oct 11, 2014 · On October 11, 1984, a female American astronaut stepped outside her spacecraft for the first time. Kathryn D. “Kathy” Sullivan had work to do in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Challenger, a mobile workplace travelling 17,500 miles per hour about 140 miles above the Earth.
Sep 17, 2022 · Story. Story. Beyond Kathryn D. Sullivan's years as an astronaut, she ventured into many other fields of work and study. Sullivan is a trained scientist with a Ph.D. in geology, who has conducted extensive oceanographic research on the floors of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.