Kathryn P. Hire

Kay Hire
Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959 (age 65)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Florida Institute of Technology (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
29d 15h 59m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
MissionsSTS-90
STS-130
Mission insignia

Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire (born August 26, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions.