Kathryn D. Sullivan
Kathryn D. Sullivan is a retired government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
During their career, Kathryn D. Sullivan flew on 3 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 22 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes, 30 seconds in space.
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. A crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she was the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984. She was Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 6, 2014. Sullivan's tenure ended on January 20, 2017 with the swearing in of President Donald Trump. Following completion of her service at NOAA, she was designated as the 2017 Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, and has also served as a Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 10/03/1951 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 10/05/1984 |
| Last Flight | 03/24/1992 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 22 days, 4 hours, 47 minutes, 30 seconds |
| EVA Time | 3 hours, 27 minutes |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Kathryn D. Sullivan
Explore the 3 spaceflights Kathryn D. Sullivan participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Kathryn D. Sullivan
Discover the 1 spacewalk Kathryn D. Sullivan performed during their career, logging a total of 3 hours, 27 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 10/11/1984 15:38 UTC and ended at 10/11/1984 19:05 UTC on the Low Earth Orbit for a total of 3 hours and 27 minutes.