Kathleen Rubins
Kate Rubins | |
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Rubins in 2018 | |
| Born | October 14, 1978 Farmington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, San Diego (BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 300d 1h 31m |
| Selection | NASA Group 20 (2009) |
Total EVAs | 4 |
Total EVA time | 26h 46m |
| Missions | Soyuz MS-01 (Expedition 48/49) Soyuz MS-17 (Expedition 63/64) |
Mission insignia | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Thesis | A Genome-Wide Analysis of the Host and Viral Responses during Poxvirus Infection (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Patrick O. Brown |
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.