National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Karen Nyberg
United States of America
Retired
Biography
/01Karen LuJean Nyberg is an American mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days in space in 2008 and 2013 (as a Mission Specialist on STS-124 and a Flight Engineer on Soyuz TMA-09M).
Type
Government
Age
56
Date of Birth
October 7, 1969
First Flight
May 31, 2008
Last Flight
May 28, 2013
Career Stats
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Flights
2
Landings
0
Spacewalks
P180DT30M24S
Time in Space