Catherine Coleman
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American astronaut, chemist, United States Air Force officer
Key facts
- Born
- Catherine Grace Coleman , ( 1960-12-14 ) December 14, 1960 (age 65) , Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( BS ), University of Massachusetts, Amherst ( MS , PhD )
- Rank
- Colonel , USAF (ret.)
- Time in space
- 180d 4h 0m
- Selection
- NASA Group 14 (1992)
- Missions
- STS-73 , STS-93 , Soyuz TMA-20 ( Expedition 26 / 27 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 14
- Given name
- Catherine
- Family name
- Coleman
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleston
- Occupation
- scientist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- space exploration
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Military rank
- colonel
- Official website
- cadycoleman.com
- Image
- Catherine Coleman.jpg
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- time in space
- 259440
- date of birth
- 1960-12-14
- Commons category
- Catherine Coleman
- P450
- Expedition 27
- social media followers
- 119772
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Encyclopedic overview
Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist, engineer, former United States Air Force colonel, and retired NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member of Expedition 27 after logging 159 days in space.
Education
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