K. Megan McArthur
505
K. Megan McArthur
b. Aug 30, 1971
LIFE FORM
Gender
Occupation
Oceanographer
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
212D:15H:20M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
K. Megan McArthur
505
K. Megan McArthur
b. Aug 30, 1971
LIFE FORM
Gender
Occupation
Oceanographer
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
212D:15H:20M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
Badges
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
ISS Visitor
ISS Visitor
This astronaut visited the International Space Station.
Space Resident
Space Resident
This astronaut has spent over a month in space.
Bio

Megan is an oceanographer, engineer, and astronaut. A veteran of a single spaceflight, she was the robotics officer on the final Shuttle mission to Hubble and sent the last “hands on” command to release the telescope back into orbit. She will serve as the Pilot on Crew-2, only the fourth woman to serve in that role on a NASA human mission.

WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Katherine Megan McArthur is an American oceanographer and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator for both the space shuttle and space station. Megan McArthur has flown one space shuttle mission, STS-125. She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope. McArthur has served in a number of positions including working in the Shuttle Avionics Laboratory. She is married to fellow astronaut Robert L. Behnken.