Sullivan, Kathryn (1951–)
Sullivan, Kathryn (1951–)
American astronaut. Born Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, Oct 3, 1951, at Paterson, New Jersey; dau. of Donald P. Sullivan (aerospace design engineer) and Barbara K. Sullivan; University of California at Santa Cruz, BS, 1973, Dalhousie University, PhD, 1978.
Selected for 1st group of women astronauts (1978) and flew on 3 missions (1984); was the 1st American woman to walk in space (1990, 1992), and the 1st female payload commander; wrote foreword in Your Future in Space: The US Space Camp Training Program (1986); served as chief scientist of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (1992–96); was appointed to head the nonprofit Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, OH (1996).
See also Women in World History.
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