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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 (born October 3, 1951, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American oceanographer and astronaut, the first American woman to walk in space (1984).
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.
Jul 27, 2023 · Dr. Kathryn Sullivan joined NASA as part of the barrier-breaking astronaut class of 1978. As one of the first six women chosen for the “Thirty-Five New Guys,” Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk high above Earth.
Jun 10, 2020 · Kathryn Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, has just become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean. We speak to the former astronaut about her...
Sep 17, 2022 · For most people, Kathryn D. Sullivan is best known for her years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After all, she was selected as one of the first group of six women astronauts for the U.S. in 1978.
Jan 13, 2020 · Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to float freely through space, but that was just the beginning of a career spent trying to understand the planet we live on.
Jun 13, 2020 · On 11 October 1984 Sullivan made history when she became the first American woman to leave a spacecraft, along with fellow mission specialist David Leestma, on a spacewalk to demonstrate the ...
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan was confirmed by the Senate as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator on March 6, 2014, having served as Acting NOAA Administrator since February 28, 2013.
Oct 12, 1984 · Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space today as she floated outside the shuttle Challenger and, with Lieut. Comdr. David C. Leestma, successfully tested a...
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