Monday, October 7, 2019

Happy birthday, astronaut Karen Nyberg!


Karen Nyberg, born October 7, 1969 in Parker's Prairie, Minnesota, has been in space twice. 

Her first trip into space was aboard Discovery (STS-124) as mission specialist in May-June 2008.  She served as the lead for all the robotic arm operations.

Her second and final flight was aboard Soyuz TMA-09M as flight engineer to the International Space Station, launched in May 2013.  She was part of the crew of Expedition 36.  They returned to Earth in September.


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