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Kathryn D. Sullivan

Kathryn D. Sullivan. Maggie Neubig. Were Kathryn D Sullivan and Sally Ride among the first women in the astronaut program at the Johnson Space Center. Yes. However…. Kathryn D. Sullivan. Geologist Oceanographer NASA Mission Specialist Veteran of three Space Shuttle missions.

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Kathryn D. Sullivan

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  1. Kathryn D. Sullivan Maggie Neubig

  2. Were Kathryn D Sullivan and Sally Ride among the first women in the astronaut program at the Johnson Space Center • Yes. However…

  3. Kathryn D. Sullivan • Geologist • Oceanographer • NASA Mission Specialist • Veteran of three Space Shuttle missions

  4. About Kathryn D. Sullivan -Mission Specialist Astronaut -EVA Mission Specialist aboard Discovery -Payload Commander for Atlas-1 Spacelab -Part of National Civilian Space Policy -Involved in Science Education

  5. Early Life • Born October 3, 1951 in Patterson, New Jersey • Parents: Donald P. Sullivan, Barbara K Sullivan • Lived in Woodland Hills, California

  6. Education • Graduated Taft High School in 1969 • Went to University of California, Santa Cruz • Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth Sciences in 1973 • Went to Dalhousie University • Received a doctorate in Geology in 1973

  7. Honorary Degrees • Dalhousie University, 1985 • State University of New York, Utica, 1991 • Stevens Institute of Technology, 1992 • Ohio Dominican University, 1998 • Kent State University, 2002

  8. Work Prior to NASA Dr. Sullivan was involved in many oceanographic research and survey cruises.

  9. Work at NASA -Completed training as an astronaut in 1979 -Research focused on remote sensing for NASA

  10. Shuttle Support Assignments Kathryn D. Sullivan during an EVA. Kathryn Sullivan checks SIR-B antenna during EVA

  11. SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE • STS-41G • STS-31 • STS-45

  12. STS-41G Commander Robert L. Crippen, Pilot Jon A. McBride, Mission Specialists Kathryn D. Sullivan, Sally K. Ride, David C. Leestma and Payload Specialists Marc Garneau and Paul D. Scully-Power. Image Credit: NASA Challenger

  13. STS-31 STS-31 Crew photo with Commander Loren J. Shriver, Pilot Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Mission Specialists Steven A. Hawley, Bruce McCandless II and Kathryn D. Sullivan. Image Credit: NASA Discovery

  14. STS-45 Crew photo with Commander Charles F. Bolden Jr., Pilot Brian Duffy, Mission Specialists Kathryn D. Sullivan, David C. Leestma, C. Michael Foale and Payload Specialists Byron K. Lichtenberg and Dirk D. Frimout. Image Credit: NASA STS-45 Atlantis

  15. Her life now • She was appointed assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction for NOAA in 2011 • As of 1999 Ms Sullivan was Director of the Center of Science and Industry in Columbus, Ohio.

  16. Awards Dr. Sullivan receives the Vannevar Bush Award from National Science Board for "For her extraordinary contributions to the field of condensed matter and materials physics, especially in nanoscience and carbon science relevant to energy-related applications; for her extensive public service to the scientific community through national leadership and promotion of international collaboration in science; and for her historic role in enlarging opportunities for women in science in the United States and the world."

  17. Is Kathryn D. Sullivan a good role model? • Absolutely!

  18. Bibliography Angelo, Joseph A. Human Spaceflight. New York, NY: Facts on File, 2007. Print. Anonymous. “Students Salute Astronaut Sullivan.” The Washington Post 22 Nov. 1984: 81. Print. “Astronaut Bio: Kathryn D. Sullivan (03/2009).” NASA – Johnson Space Center. Mar. 2009. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.html>. Lethbridge, Cliff. “NASA Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLAT) Background.” NASA Fellow Lady Astronaut Trainees (FLAT) – 1960. Spaceline, Inc., 2001. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://spaceline.org/astronauts/nasaladies.html>. Sullivan, Kathryn. “Ad Astra per Aspera.” American Scientist 92.1 (2004): 74-76. Print.“South Carolina Space Grant Consortium Scholarships / Fellowships – Kathy Sullivan.” College Home – College of Charleston. South Carolina Space Grant Consortium, 8 Mar. 2011. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. <http://spinner.cofc.edu/~scsgrant/scholar/kathysullivan.html>

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