Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. A crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she is the first American woman to walk in space. She was awarded a bachelor of 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. In 1988, Sullivan joined the U.S. Naval Reserve as an oceanography officer, retiring with the rank of captain in 2006. She has served as chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Before NASA, Sullivan worked in Alaska as an oceanographer. Sullivan performed the first EVA by an American woman during Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G on October 11, 1984. She flew on three space shuttle missions and logged 532 hours in space.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-41G MSP 05.10. - 13.10.1984 8d 05h 24m
2 STS-31 MSP 24.04. - 29.04.1990 5d 01h 16m
3 STS-45 MSP 24.03. - 02.04.1992 8d 22h 09m
Total 22d 04h 49m
