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Catherine Coleman (born December 14, 1960, in Charleston, South Carolina) is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force and a female astronaut. She received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, and then joined the Air force as a second lieutenant while continuing her graduate work at the University of Massachusetts. 1988 she entered active duty at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a research chemist. During her work she also participated at the analysis of the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experiment launched with STS-41-C and retrieved with STS-32. In 1991 she received her doctorate in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts. She was selected by NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA (established 1958) is the government agency responsible for the United States of America's space program and long-term general aerospace research. A civilian organization, it conducts (or oversees) re in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi to become a mission specialist astronaut.
She has taken part in two space shuttle missions so far. In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja she was a member of the STS-73STS-73 is a Space Shuttle program mission. Space Shuttle program Mission Insignia Mission Statistics Mission:STS-73 Shuttle: Columbia Launch Pad:39-B Launch: Friday, October 20, 1995 at 9:53:00 a. Landing: November 5, 1995 at 6:45:21am EST at KSC Runway 3 crew on the scientific mission USML-1 with experiments including biotechnologyBiotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. Of the many different definitions available the one formulated by the UN " Convention on Biological Diversity" is the most all-encompassing: :"B, combustion science and the physicsPhysics (from the Greek, physikos , "natural", and physis , "Nature") is the science of Nature in the broadest sense. Physicists study the behavior and properties of matter in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the sub-microscopic particles from whi of fluidA subset of the phases of matter, fluids include liquids and gases, plasmas and, to some extent, plastic solids. Fluids share the properties of not resisting deformation and the ability to flow (perhaps otherwise described as their ability to take on thes.
She also trained for the mission STS-83 to be the backup for Donald Thomas, however as he recovered on time she did not fly that mission.
STS-93 was Coleman's second space flight. On that mission the Chandra X-ray Observatory was sent to orbit.
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