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Człowiek i Astronautyka => Osobistości => Wątek zaczęty przez: Orionid w Sierpnia 30, 2021, 18:55
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Katherine Megan McArthur (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/493.htm) dziś obchodzi 50 urodziny.
Z tej okazji do ISS przybyło zaopatrzenie m. in. z prezentami dla astronautki ;)
EDIT 30.08.2023
Została wyselekcjonowana w ramach NASA grupa 18 (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/nasa18.htm) (2000).
Jest 493. człowiekiem w kosmosie.
Odbyła 2. loty kosmiczne, które trwały łącznie 212d 15h 21m 21s:
11.05.2009-24.05.2009 STS-125 Atlantis/F-30 HST SM-4 (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/loty/sts125.htm) 012:21:37:08
23.04.2021-09.11.2021 Crew Dragon SpaceX Crew-2/Alpha Endeavour C206 F2 (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/loty/dr3.htm) 199:17:44:13
https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/mcarthur-megan-1.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/k-megan-mcarthur/biography
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/mcarthur_megan.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/m/mcarthurmegan.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/m/mcarthur-k.php
https://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/usa/00493.htm
https://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/mcarthur-katherine-megan.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/index/in_pers/13_120.htm
https://www.april12.eu/usaastron/mcarthur494ru.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._Megan_McArthur
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Megan_McArthur
https://mobile.twitter.com/NASAHubble/status/770637886484078593
Astronaut gets special ice cream delivery for 50th birthday
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever _ a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats. SpaceX’s latest cargo delivery showed up Monday at the International Space Station after a day in transit. NASA astronaut Megan McArthur NASA astronaut Megan McArthur says no one ever sent her a spaceship for her birthday before. Launched from Florida on Sunday, the capsule contains lemons, cherry tomatoes, avocados and ice cream for McArthur and her six crewmates, along with a couple tons of research and other gear. (...)
https://abc17news.com/news/ap-national-news/2021/08/30/astronaut-gets-special-ice-cream-delivery-for-50th-birthday/
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, whose husband just flew on SpaceX's Crew Dragon, will pilot the spaceship in the spring
Morgan McFall-Johnsen Aug 3, 2020, 1:31 AM
(https://i.insider.com/5ecddd353f73705a65542aa4?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp)
Married NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Bob Behnken present a spaceflight achievement award during a 2012 ceremony. NASA via RNASA
https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-picks-astronauts-for-spacex-crew-dragon-2020-7?IR=T
UC San Diego Astronaut Megan McArthur (extended interview)
13 228 wyświetleń 5 lut 2010 University of California Television (UCTV)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfKxq1tjvHA
Astronaut Mom Is Heading to Space (https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/astronaut-mom-heading-space-husbands-160000699.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGUPjJIsLYAzktrcQzQ2_21RdIW_F7ZVevqMkEsgvNNEuBu2qDUtK5xgENzOu66Ueo6vU2NUeVQ16eyB6Oj7oePnnqovQIPUx7Sy2AXqv3G4r9Pg9EfFPo5XIpY1Qw4KLSzIrVNtJooGGCdv22CVHmVtTFLWlXjSaVthLnCIHa79)
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NASA's Johnson Space Center@NASA_Johnson
Story time! NASA Astronaut @Astro_Megan reads “If I Built a School” by Chris Van Dusen from the @Space_Station for students heading #BackToSchool.
Want to bring NASA missions into the classroom? Check out these @NASASTEM resources: https://go.nasa.gov/3yj6jD5.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1430621133280317443
30 août
Joyeux anniversaire (52) à @Astro_Megan🎂🎂🎂
(2 vols spatiaux : STS-125 + Crew-2/Expedition 65-66 soit 212 jours 15 heures 21 minutes dans l'espace)
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1696765944922874200Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969 Last edited 12:37 AM · Aug 30, 2025
La NASA vient d'annoncer ce vendredi 29 août que Megan McArthur venait de prendre sa retraite d'astronaute active.
Sélectionnée en juillet 2000 dans le Groupe 18, elle quitte donc la NASA après 25 ans de service.
30 août
Joyeux anniversaire (54) à @Astro_Megan 🎂🎂🎂
(2 vols spatiaux : STS-125 + Crew-2/Expedition 65-66 soit 212 jours 15 heures 21 minutes dans l'espace)
https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1961550176285573374
Mike Massimino @Astro_Mike 5:55 PM · Aug 30, 2021
#HappyBirthday to my #SpaceSister @Astro_Megan! During our training for STS-125 we took this photo with our lunch boxes. Megan is a great astronaut, person, and friend, and today her birthday will be out of this world...literally!
https://twitter.com/Astro_Mike/status/1432371412510158848
w https://www.forum.kosmonauta.net/index.php?topic=3859.msg168581#msg168581
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Po medialnych obchodach urodzin zbliża się, jeszcze dokładnie nieznany, czas powrotu astronautki na Ziemię
What a great birthday dinner with my Expedition 65 crew mates! My #SpaceBrothers went all out: quesadillas and tortilla-pizzas with real cheese! Cookie decorating! Cake with chocolate “candles”! We haven’t unpacked the ice cream yet, so I guess that means a 2nd party?
https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1432468749966352385
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Przed powrotem na Ziemię astronautka świętowała jeszcze 200 dni nalotu.
https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1457704513373093891
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Wspomnieniowe zdjęcie sprzed 15 lat
7:34 PM · 7 paź 2021 Megan McArthur
Hey Eileen Collins, @Astro_Pam, and @JanetKavandi, do you remember this? The one-and-only All Women Shuttle Sim, to mark Eileen’s departure from the Astronaut Office. Thank you for being leaders and mentors during my own journey to space. #WomenInSpace #WorldSpaceWeek
https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1446167184733057027
2) Astronautka podczas przeprowadzania eksperymentów.
Five separate experiments in one facility! ACME is used for advanced combustion technology research in micro-g. The crew’s job is to configure the hardware and materials for each set of tests, directed by scientists on Earth.
Learn more about ACME https://go.nasa.gov/2SSq0CM
https://twitter.com/Astro_Megan/status/1453430300042743810
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Nieco dla najmłodszych :)
Astronaut @Astro_Megan and her Crew-2 crew mates are coming back to Earth today after nearly 200 days aboard the @Space_Station. As she gets ready to depart, gather around for a story time!
https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1457724416398344194
2) 29.08.2025 w komunikacie JSC J25-007 poinformowano o opuszczeniu przez astronautkę NASA.
31.07.2025 był jej ostatnim dniem pracy w NASA.
NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASA_Johnson 6:51 PM · Aug 29, 2025
Farewell to a trailblazer! Megan McArthur closes out a legendary career. 👩🚀
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur has retired, concluding a career spanning more than two decades. A veteran of two spaceflights, McArthur logged 213 days in space, including being the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the last person to “touch” the Hubble Space Telescope with the space shuttle’s robotic arm.
https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1961471685762146449
NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur Retires
Johnson Space Center Office of Communications Aug 29, 2025 RELEASE J25-007
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Megan McArthur removes Kidney Cells-02 hardware inside the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory and swaps media inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. The human research study seeks to improve treatments for kidney stones and osteoporosis
NASA astronaut Megan McArthur has retired, concluding a career spanning more than two decades. A veteran of two spaceflights, McArthur logged 213 days in space, including being the first woman to pilot a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the last person to “touch” the Hubble Space Telescope with the space shuttle’s robotic arm.
McArthur launched as pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission in April 2021, marking her second spaceflight and her first long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. During the 200-day mission, she served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 65/66, conducting a wide array of scientific experiments in human health, materials sciences, and robotics to advance exploration of the Moon under Artemis and prepare to send American astronauts to Mars.
Her first spaceflight was STS-125 in 2009, aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, the fifth and final servicing mission to Hubble. As a mission specialist, she was responsible for capturing the telescope with the robotic arm, as well as supporting five spacewalks to update and repair Hubble after its first 19 years in space. She also played a key role in supporting shuttle operations during launch, rendezvous with the telescope, and landing.
“Megan’s thoughtful leadership, operational excellence, and deep commitment to science and exploration have made a lasting impact,” said Steve Koerner, acting director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “Her contributions have helped shape the future of human space exploration, and we are incredibly grateful for her service.”
In addition to her flight experience, McArthur has served in various technical and leadership roles within NASA. In 2019, she became the deputy division chief of the Astronaut Office, supporting astronaut training, development, and ongoing spaceflight operations. She also served as the assistant director of flight operations for the International Space Station Program starting in 2017.
Since 2022, McArthur has served as the chief science officer at Space Center Houston, NASA Johnson’s official visitor center. Continuing in this role, she actively promotes public engagement with space exploration themes, aiming to increase understanding of the benefits to humanity and enhance science literacy.
“Megan brought a unique combination of technical skill and compassion to everything she did,” said Joe Acaba, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA Johnson. “Whether in space or on the ground, she embodied the best of what it means to be an astronaut and a teammate. Her contributions will be felt by the next generation of explorers she helped train.”
McArthur was born in Honolulu and raised as a “Navy kid” in many different locations worldwide. She earned a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a doctorate in oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Before being selected as an astronaut in 2000, she conducted oceanographic research focusing on underwater acoustics, which involved shipboard work and extensive scuba diving.
McArthur is married to former NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, who also flew aboard the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft during the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission in 2020.
“It was an incredible privilege to serve as a NASA astronaut, working with scientists from around the world on cutting-edge research that continues to have a lasting impact here on Earth and prepares humanity for future exploration at the Moon and Mars,” said McArthur. “From NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to the International Space Station, our research lab in low Earth orbit, humanity has developed incredible tools that help us answer important scientific questions, solve complex engineering challenges, and gain a deeper understanding of our place in the universe. Seeing our beautiful planet from space makes it so clear how fragile and precious our home is, and how vital it is that we protect it. I am grateful I had the opportunity to contribute to this work, and I’m excited to watch our brilliant engineers and scientists at NASA conquer new challenges and pursue further scientific discoveries for the benefit of all.”
To learn more about NASA’s astronauts and their contributions to space exploration, visit:
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts
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Shaneequa Vereen
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
shaneequa.y.vereen@nasa.gov
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-megan-mcarthur-retires/
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Była astronautka NASA dołączyła do firmy Vast jako Astronaut Advisor.
Na tym stanowisku będzie doradzać firmie w kwestiach projektowych i operacyjnych związanych z załogowymi lotami kosmicznymi.
Vast Welcomes Retired NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur as Astronaut Advisor
January 23, 2026
https://www.vastspace.com/updates/vast-welcomes-retired-nasa-astronaut-megan-mcarthur-as-astronaut-advisor
https://spacenews.com/former-astronaut-joins-vast-as-haven-1-moves-into-integration/