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Astronaut Biography - Kathryn Sullivan

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Audience/Grade: College Freshman - College Senior
Discipline(s): Aerospace Engineering
Learning Resource Type: Reference - Article/Document
Media Type:

 WWW
Author(s): NASA
Description: "Selected by NASA in January 1978, Dr. Sullivan became an astronaut in August 1979. Her Shuttle support assignments since then include: software development; launch and landing lead chase photographer; Orbiter and cargo test, checkout and launch support at Kennedy Space Center, Florida; extravehicular activity (EVA) and spacesuit support crew for several flights; and capsule communicator (CAPCOM) in Mission Control for numerous Shuttle missions. A veteran of three space flights, Dr. Sullivan was a mission specialist on STS-41G (October 5-13, 1984), STS-31 (April 24-29, 1990) and STS-45 (March 24-April 2, 1992)."
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Publication Date: 2008
Platform/Format: WWW
Cost: Free
Download URL: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.html
Metadata: IEEE LOM Record
Collection: NEEDS NEEDS