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Megan McArthur
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NASA astronaut
OverviewAI-generated
Megan McArthur, born Katherine Megan McArthur on 30 August 1971 in Honolulu, is an American astronaut and oceanographer. She was part of NASA Astronaut Group 18 and was employed by NASA. She was educated at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and speaks English.
She was a member of the crew of SpaceX Crew-2, Expedition 65, Expedition 66, and STS-125. Her spouse is Robert L. Behnken.
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Key facts
- Born
- Katherine Megan McArthur , ( 1971-08-30 ) August 30, 1971 (age 54) , Honolulu , Hawaii, U.S.
- Education
- University of California, Los Angeles ( BS ), University of California, San Diego ( MS , PhD )
- Spouse
- Bob Behnken
- Time in space
- 212 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes
- Selection
- NASA Group 18 (2000)
- Missions
- STS-125 SpaceX Crew-2 ( Expedition 65 / 66 )
- Retirement
- August 29, 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 18
- Given name
- Megan
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Honolulu
- Spouse
- Robert L. Behnken
- Occupation
- oceanographer
- Employer
- NASA
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Megan McArthur, official portrait (2020) (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Megan McArthur
- date of birth
- 1971-08-30
- time in space
- 306201
- member of the crew of
- STS-125
- social media followers
- 71296
- P450
- SpaceX Crew-2
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Encyclopedic overview
Katherine Megan McArthur (born August 30, 1971) is an American oceanographer, engineer, and former NASA astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS). Megan McArthur has flown one Space Shuttle mission, STS-125, and one SpaceX mission, SpaceX Crew-2 on Crew Dragon Endeavour. She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope via the Canadarm. McArthur has served in a number of positions including working in the Shuttle Avionics Laboratory (SAIL). She is married to fellow astronaut Bob Behnken.
Early life and education
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