Catherine Coleman

Cady Coleman
Coleman in 2009
Born
Catherine Grace Coleman

(1960-12-14) December 14, 1960 (age 63)
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankColonel, USAF (ret.)
Time in space
180d 4h 0m
SelectionNASA Group 14 (1992)
MissionsSTS-73
STS-93
Soyuz TMA-20 (Expedition 26/27)
Mission insignia

Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman (born December 14, 1960) is an American chemist, engineer, former United States Air Force colonel, and retired NASA astronaut.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Biographical Data: Catherine "Cady" Coleman, Ph.D. (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) NASA Astronaut" (PDF). NASA. December 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2021.