Sullivan

Kathryn Dwyer

USA

International order n°: 150

US astr. n°: 80

5th female astronaut of the world.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	03 Oct 1951
Birthplace:	Paterson / New Jersey
Marital status:	unmarried
Children:
Selection date:	16 Jan 1978
Selection group:
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret. Jun 1993

Spaceflights:

N°	Launch spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Landing Spacecraft	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-41G (Challenger/6)	11h.03m.00s. Oct 05, 1984	MS	STS-41G (Challenger/6)	16h.27m.32s. Oct 13, 1984	8d.05h.24m.32s.
2	STS-31 (Discovery/10)	12h.33m.51s. Apr 24, 1990	MS	STS-31 (Discovery/10)	13h.50m.58s. Apr 29, 1990	5d.01h.17m.07s.
3	STS-45 (Atlantis/11)	13h.13m.40s. Mar 24, 1992	MS	STS-45 (Atlantis/11)	11h.24m.04s. Apr 02, 1992	8d.22h.10m.24s.
Total duration:						22d 04h 52m 03s

EVA′s:

Date of beginning	Time (UT) of beginning	Duration	Explanation
11 Oct 1984	?	3h 27m	Leestma and Sullivan; mission "STS-41G"
Total:		3h 27m	EVAs: 1

STS-41-G

STS-41-G - Official portrait of Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan - Credit: NASA.

Additional information

Bachelor of science in earth sciences from University of California, Santa Cruz, 1973; Ph.D. in geology from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1978; was assigned for STS-61J, hobbies: Flying, squash, bicycling, backpacking, reading; in June 1992 Chief Research Scientist of National Oceanographic and Athmospheric Administration; since1996 Director Ohio Center for Space Research in Columbus.

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