Kathryn Sullivan, born October 3, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey, is a veteran of three space shuttle flights and the first American woman to walk in space. She joined the US Naval Reserve in 1988 and retired as captain in 2006.
Her first flight was aboard Challenger (STS-41-G) in October 1984 as mission specialist. During this mission she conducted the first EVA for an American woman with fellow astronaut David Leetsma.
Her second mission was aboard Discovery (STS-31) as mission specialist in April 1990. The crew deployed the Hubble Space Telescope during the flight.
Sullivan's third and final was aboard Atlantis (STS-45) as mission specialist in March-April 1992. The crew carried a payload of instruments for scientific experiments, all non-deployable.
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