Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan

Infobox Astronaut
name =Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan

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type = Astronaut
nationality =American
date_birth =birth date and age|1951|10|3
place_birth =Paterson, New Jersey
occupation =Geologist
selection =1978 NASA Group
time =22d 04h 49m
mission =STS-41-G, STS-31, STS-45
insignia =|

Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey) became the first American woman to walk in space.

Education

Sullivan is a 1969 graduate of Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. She was awarded a bachelor in science degree in Earth Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1973, as well as a Ph.D. in geology from Dalhousie University in 1978. [ [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.html NASA JSC astronaut biography] ]

Military career

Sullivan served as an oceanography officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Her rank is Captain.

NASA career

Sullivan performed an EVA during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G on 1984 October 11. She flew on three space shuttle missions and logged 532 hours in space. [ [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.html NASA JSC astronaut biography] ]

After NASA

After leaving NASA, Sullivan served as President and CEO of the COSI Columbus, an interactive science center in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Sullivan currently serves as Director for Ohio State University's Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy and as a volunteer science advisor to COSI.

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