Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman (born 14 December 1960) is an American chemist, a former United States Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut.
She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on 23 May 2011, as a crew member of Expedition 27 after logging 159 days in space. == Education == Coleman graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia, in 1978; in 1978–1979, she was an exchange student at Røyken Upper Secondary School in Norway with the AFS Intercultural Programs.
degree in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1983 and was commissioned as graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (Air Force ROTC)., then received a Ph.D.
In 1988, she entered active duty at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a research chemist.
degree in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1991.
In 1991, she received her doctorate in polymer science and engineering.
She retired from the Air Force in November 2009 as a colonel. == NASA career == Coleman was selected by NASA in 1992 to join the NASA Astronaut Corps.
In 1995, she was a member of the STS-73 crew on the scientific mission USML-2 with experiments including biotechnology, combustion science, and the physics of fluids.
She retired from NASA on 1 December 2016. === Spaceflight experience === STS-73 on Space Shuttle Columbia (20 October to 5 November 1995) was the second United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2) mission.
STS-93 was Coleman's second space flight in 1999.
In completing her first space flight, Coleman orbited the Earth 256 times, traveled over 6 million miles, and logged a total of 15 days, 21 hours, 52 minutes and 21 seconds in space. STS-93 on Columbia (22 to 27 July 1999) was a five-day mission during which Coleman was the lead mission specialist for the deployment of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
In October 2004, Coleman served as an aquanaut during the NEEMO 7 mission aboard the Aquarius underwater laboratory, living and working underwater for eleven days. Coleman was assigned as a backup U.S.
She retired from the Air Force in November 2009 as a colonel. == NASA career == Coleman was selected by NASA in 1992 to join the NASA Astronaut Corps.
crew member for Expeditions 19, 20 and 21 and served as a backup crew member for Expeditions 24 and 25 as part of her training for Expedition 26. Coleman launched on 15 December 2010 (16 December 2010 Baikonur time), aboard Soyuz TMA-20 to join the Expedition 26 mission aboard the International Space Station.
Mission duration was 118 hours and 50 minutes. Soyuz TMA-20 / Expedition 26/27 (15 December 2010 to 23 May 2011) was an extended duration mission to the International Space Station. == Personal == Coleman is married to glass artist Josh Simpson who lives in Massachusetts.
She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on 23 May 2011, as a crew member of Expedition 27 after logging 159 days in space. == Education == Coleman graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School, Fairfax, Virginia, in 1978; in 1978–1979, she was an exchange student at Røyken Upper Secondary School in Norway with the AFS Intercultural Programs.
Mission duration was 118 hours and 50 minutes. Soyuz TMA-20 / Expedition 26/27 (15 December 2010 to 23 May 2011) was an extended duration mission to the International Space Station. == Personal == Coleman is married to glass artist Josh Simpson who lives in Massachusetts.
On 15 February 2011, she played one of the instruments live from orbit on National Public Radio.
On 12 April 2011, she played live via video link for the audience of Jethro Tull (band)'s show in Russia in honour of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, playing in orbit while Anderson played on the ground.
She retired from NASA on 1 December 2016. === Spaceflight experience === STS-73 on Space Shuttle Columbia (20 October to 5 November 1995) was the second United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2) mission.
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