McArthur

Katherine Megan

USA

International order n°: 496

US astr. n°: 319

Personal data:

Birthdate:	30.08.1971
Birthplace:	Honolulu / Hawaii
Marital status:	married with astronaut Robert Behnken
Children:	one
Selection date:	26.07.2000
Selection group:	NASA-18
Job:	MSP
Status:	active

Spaceflights:

N°	Startup spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Spacecraft of landing	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-125 (Atlantis/30)	11 May 2009 18h. 01m.	MS	STS-125 (Atlantis/30)	24 May 2009 15h. 39m.	12d.21h.38m.
2	Dragon Crew-2	23 Apr 2021 09:49:02 UT	PLT/FE ISS-65/66	Dragon Crew-2	09 Nov 2021 03:33 UTC	199d 17h 44m
Total duration:						212d 15h 21m

Personal patch:

CR-2

Crew 2 Dragon launch. Credit: #411

Additional information

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles, 1993; Ph.D. in Oceanography, University of California-San Diego, 2002; Graduate Student Research Assistant , Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California; hobbies: camping, backpacking, and scuba diving.

Ref.: #16, #215a, #411 - update: 14.04.22