Biography of Kathryn Sullivan -

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first United
States|American woman to walk in space when she
performed an Extra-vehicular activity|EVA during
Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-G on 1984
October 11. She flew on three space shuttle
missions and logged 532 hours in space.

Sullivan holds a Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D. in
oceanography from Dalhousie University. In
addition to a 13-year career as an astronaut with
NASA, she served as an oceanography officer in the
U.S. Naval Reserve and was chief scientist for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sullivan currently serves as President and CEO of
the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in
Columbus, Ohio.  On February 14, 2005 Center of
Science and Industry|COSI announced that Sullivan
will be vacating the position of President and CEO
to accept the position of Center of Science and
Industry|COSI science advisor.  Sullivan will
remain in her current position until a successor
is named.

== External link ==

*
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/sullivan-kd.
html NASA JSC astronaut biography
* http://www.cosi.org/about/ceo.htm COSI Kathryn
Sullivan biography
*
http://www.cosi.org/assets/pdf/PressRelease/KDStra
nsition.pdf COSI Feb. 14, 2005 press release

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