Kathryn Sullivan

Kathryn Sullivan

凯瑟琳·沙利文

b. 1951美国天文与航天

First American Woman to Walk in Space

Biography

Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984, during the STS-41-G mission. She flew on three Space Shuttle missions and holds a PhD in geology. After leaving NASA, she served as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In 2020, she became the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean — Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench — making her the first person to both walk in space and reach the ocean's deepest point.

凯瑟琳·沙利文于1984年10月11日在STS-41-G任务中成为第一位进行太空行走的美国女性。她参加了三次航天飞机任务,拥有地质学博士学位。离开NASA后,她担任了美国国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)局长。2020年,她成为第一位到达海洋最深处——马里亚纳海沟挑战者深渊——的女性,使她成为第一位既进行过太空行走又到达过海洋最深处的人。

Key Achievements

  • First American woman to walk in space (1984)

    第一位太空行走的美国女性(1984年)

  • First woman to reach Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench (2020)

    第一位到达马里亚纳海沟挑战者深渊的女性(2020年)

  • Served as NOAA Administrator

    曾任美国国家海洋和大气管理局局长

References & Citations

  1. Wikipedia: Kathryn D. Sullivan — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_D._Sullivan