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Kathleen Rubins
Kate Rubins | |
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.jpg) Rubins in 2018 | |
| Born | October 14, 1978 Farmington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, San Diego (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 300d 1h 31m |
| Selection | NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Total EVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 26h 46m[1] |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-01 (Expedition 48/49) Soyuz MS-17 (Expedition 63/64) |
Mission insignia |     |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Thesis | A Genome-Wide Analysis of the Host and Viral Responses during Poxvirus Infection (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick O. Brown |
Kathleen Hallisey "Kate" Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut.[2] She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016.[3] She returned to Earth in Kazakhstan on October 30, 2016, aboard a Soyuz.[4] She was a crew member of Expedition 48/49 and Expedition 63/64 of the ISS.[4][5] Rubins has spent a total of 300 days, 1 hour, and 31 minutes in space which is the fourth most days in space by a U.S female astronaut.[6]
- ^ "Soyuz MS-17 crew returns to Earth after 185 days on space station". collectSPACE.com. April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "Station-Bound NASA Astronaut is the 60th Woman to Fly into Space". SPACE.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Cofield, Calla (October 30, 2016). "Soyuz Space Capsule Lands Safely with Crew of 3". Space.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Whiting, Melanie (February 21, 2016). "Kathleen "Kate" Rubins (PH.D.) NASA Astronaut". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ Whiting, Melanie (February 21, 2016). "Kathleen "Kate" Rubins (PH.D.) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
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