Kathryn D. Sullivan

thumb|Kathryn D. Sullivan Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. A crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she was the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984. On June 7, 2020, she became the first woman to dive to the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's oceans. Quotes I have always loved science museums in particular—the interactive hands-on museums ... They just exude creativity. Kathryn D. Sullivan (2020) cited in "What We Lose When We Lose Museums" on IEEE Spectrum, 9 November 2020. External links Category:Living people Category:Astronauts from the United States Category:1951 births Category:Geologists from the United States Category:NASA people