Kathleen Rubins

Kathleen Hallisey "Kate" Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016. She returned to Earth in Kazakhstan on October 30, 2016, aboard a Soyuz. She was a crew member of Expedition 48/49 and Expedition 63/64 of the ISS. Rubins has spent a total of 300 days, 1 hour, and 31 minutes in space which is the fourth most days in space by a U.S female astronaut.

Kate Rubins
Rubins in 2018
Born (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BS)
Stanford University (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
300d 1h 31m
SelectionNASA Group 20 (2009)
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
26h 46m
MissionsSoyuz MS-01 (Expedition 48/49)
Soyuz MS-17 (Expedition 63/64)
Mission insignia
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
ThesisA Genome-Wide Analysis of the Host and Viral Responses during Poxvirus Infection (2005)
Doctoral advisorPatrick O. Brown
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