KD Sullivan - 03.10.1951

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NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project
Edited Oral History Transcript Kathryn D. Sullivan
Interviewed by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
Falls Church, Virginia – 11 September 2007
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/SullivanKD/SullivanKD_5-10-07.htm

NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project
Edited Oral History Transcript Kathryn D. Sullivan
Interviewed by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
Columbus, Ohio – 28 May 2009
https://historycollection.jsc.nasa.gov/JSCHistoryPortal/history/oral_histories/SullivanKD/SullivanKD_5-28-09.htm

EDIT 03.10.2023

3 octobre
Joyeux anniversaire (72) à Kathryn D. Sullivan🎂🎂🎂
(1ère américaine à effectuer une EVA - 3 missions spatiales, STS-41G / 31 / 45 soit 22 jours 04 heures 49 minutes dans l'espace)
Retrouvez l'interview qu'elle m'a accordée https://spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2013/07/interview-de-kathryn-sullivan-premiere.html

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1709087886849552613

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Rękawica astronautki ze skafandra kosmicznego z misji 41G

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/america%E2%80%99s-first-spacewalking-woman-kathryn-d-sullivan

12.10.2023)
11.10.1984 Kathryn Sullivan została pierwszą Amerykanką, która odbyła spacer kosmiczny.
Trwał on 03h 27m.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/americas-first-spacewalking-woman-kathryn-d-sullivan

https://twitter.com/NASAhistory/status/1712143524999627254

Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan made history #OTD in 1984 as she became the first American woman to step out of a spacecraft and perform an extravehicular activity (EVA).
Learn more about this trailblazing veteran of three space flights: https://go.nasa.gov/3LUENoW

https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1712268617914433807

Spacesuit gloves had to provide insulation and protection while also being flexible for the astronauts to handle tools and do tasks with their fingers during EVAs.
Kathy Sullivan wore these EVA gloves during the first spacewalk by an American woman today in 1984.

On this day in 1984, astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space during the STS-41G mission aboard Space Shuttle Challenger: http://s.si.edu/3SR6Rez

https://x.com/airandspace/status/1712153616092483735

https://twitter.com/ron_eisele/status/1844451391487738184
https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1844763196030075014

40 years ago today, former @NASA_Astronauts Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space and laid the groundwork for many others to follow in her footsteps.
After nearly six years of training at @NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Sullivan flew on STS 41-G and successfully conducted a 3-1/2 hour Extravehicular Activity demonstrating the feasibility of satellite refueling, making her the first U.S. woman to perform a spacewalk.

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1844743114998587769

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Dr. Buzz Aldrin @TheRealBuzz 10:49 PM · Jan 17, 2025
Hearty Congratulations to Kathryn Sullivan on being selected to receive the @SpaceFoundation Gen. James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award – their greatest honor! Her service as a fellow @NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy officer, and her accomplishments as a record-breaking explorer command the highest respect. #AProudSalute to you, Kathryn!

https://twitter.com/TheRealBuzz/status/1880372002688540720

Space Foundation @SpaceFoundation 9:02 PM · Jan 14, 2025
🗞️ Press Release 🗞️
Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award for her lifetime contributions to space and the benefit of humankind.
Learn more about her remarkable legacy: https://ow.ly/7gpP50UGpNG

https://x.com/SpaceFoundation/status/1879257759411028152

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An Interview With the First American Woman to Walk in Space
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Published Aug 16, 2022, 4:27 PM EDT

Q. What was it like to reflect on your space career for your 2019 book, Handprints on Hubble?

A. It's not easy to write a book, but I thought somebody needed to tell the story of Hubble. It was getting shorthanded as "Gosh, it took a long time for Hubble to get up there and it was way over budget. And then it couldn't see straight. Oh, but thank heavens, the astronauts fixed it, now look at the pretty pictures." And it's this hinge point about, wait -- school bus-sized thing in orbit [with an issue fixed]? You don't pick up a tool from Home Depot to fix that. How did that happen, and who made that happen?

The reason Hubble is still alive today is engineers had the foresight to make Hubble repairable from an architecture point of view and then built the [special] tools [for any repairs]. If those things hadn't happened, Hubble would've died when it was discovered that it had the blurry mirror. And so, I used my space career memoir as a vehicle for telling that story. (...)
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/16/interview-first-american-woman-walk-space.html

Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts 8:00 PM · Oct 3, 2026
#ASEspotlight: Kathryn Sullivan 💫
In October 1984, ASE Life Member Sullivan used binoculars to gaze at the Earth through the windows of Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-41-G.
Fun fact: She enjoys playing squash!
Happy 75th birthday, Kathy! 🎉

https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/2106444245989052502

Anne Diamond interviews retired NASA Astronaut Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, PhD
22.08.2025