Susan Kilrain

Susan Kilrain
Born
Susan Leigh Still

(1961-10-24) October 24, 1961 (age 62)
EducationEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University (BS)
Georgia Institute of Technology (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCommander, USN
Time in space
19d 15h 58m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
MissionsSTS-83
STS-94
Mission insignia

Susan Kilrain (born Susan Leigh Still, October 24, 1961, Augusta, Georgia) is an American aerospace engineer, former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. She is the youngest person to pilot a Space Shuttle. She has flown more than 3,000 hours and among her merits she was awarded with the Defense Superior Service Medal.[1][2]

  1. ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (June 2005). "Kilrain Susan Biographical Data" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Kilrain, Susan (2023). An Unlikely Astronaut. BookPress. ISBN 978-1-947305-73-1. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

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