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Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg holds a Ph.D in mechanical engineering.
Dr. Karen Nyberg is an engineer, astronaut, and artist who, through nearly thirty years of experience in human spaceflight, has gained an appreciation for the value of working within and across diverse political ideologies, cultural values, and world views to advance critical missions.
Mar 31, 2020 · After nearly 30 years at NASA’s Johnson Space Center supporting human spaceflight, including 20 years as an astronaut and two spaceflights totaling 180 days in space, Astronaut Karen Nyberg is retiring from NASA. Her last day is March 31. Nyberg is from Vining, Minnesota.
She rode both the Space Shuttle and a Soyuz into orbit, almost watched her colleague drown during a spacewalk, and had an unexpected, but totally obvious realization as she looked down on her 3-year-old son from the International Space Station.
Jul 28, 2006 · NAME: Karen L. Nyberg (Ph.D.) NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist) PERSONALDATA: Born onOctober 7, 1969 in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Her hometown is Vining, Minnesota. Recreational interests...
The Astronomical Quilt Block Challenge. When Karen lived on the International Space Station, she and NASA invited crafters from around the world to join a project to stitch together a global community quilt. Karen stitched a 9” square star-themed quilt block in space and encouraged others to create their own star-themed quilt blocks on earth.
Nov 20, 2013 · Astronaut Karen Nyberg is back on Earth after living and working on the International Space Station since May. The experience, she says, was a dream-come-true, but it meant leaving her husband...
