Megan McArthur
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Megan McArthur is a NASA astronaut and oceanographer best known for her role as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle missions, including the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing flight.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K. Megan McArthur | 4 |
| Megan McArthur canonical | 3 |
| Katherine Megan McArthur | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut
ⓘ
human ⓘ oceanographer ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
ⓘ
PhD in Oceanography ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Megan McArthur
ⓘ
surface form:
K. Megan McArthur
Megan McArthur ⓘ
surface form:
Katherine Megan McArthur
|
| astronautSelectionYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-08-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
ⓘ
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | NASA ⓘ |
| familyName | McArthur ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerospace
ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Katherine ⓘ |
| hasChild | 1 son ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
NASA Distinguished Service awards (various team awards)
ⓘ
NASA Space Flight Medal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | NASA Astronaut Corps ⓘ |
| militaryService | none ⓘ |
| missionEnd |
STS-125 2009-05-24
ⓘ
SpaceX Crew-2 2021-11-08 ⓘ |
| missionStart |
STS-125 2009-05-11
ⓘ
SpaceX Crew-2 2021-04-23 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped extend the life and capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope
ⓘ
served as pilot on a commercial crew spacecraft ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hubble Servicing Mission 4
ⓘ
surface form:
final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission
|
| occupation |
astronaut
ⓘ
oceanographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
oceanographic field operations
ⓘ
undersea acoustic communication and navigation ⓘ |
| residence | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| roleInMission |
mission specialist on STS-125
ⓘ
pilot of Crew Dragon Endeavour on SpaceX Crew-2 ⓘ |
| selectedAsAstronautBy | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftFlown |
Crew Dragon Freedom
ⓘ
surface form:
Crew Dragon Endeavour
Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| spaceMission |
STS-125
ⓘ
Crew-2 ⓘ
surface form:
SpaceX Crew-2
|
| spaceStationVisit | International Space Station ⓘ |
| spouse |
Robert L. Behnken
ⓘ
surface form:
Bob Behnken
|
| totalTimeInSpace | approximately 212 days ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
K. Megan McArthur
this entity surface form:
K. Megan McArthur
this entity surface form:
K. Megan McArthur
this entity surface form:
K. Megan McArthur
this entity surface form:
Katherine Megan McArthur