Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Kathryn Sullivan

Astronaut and earth scientist, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, was the 1st female American astronaut to spacewalk, and was named the 2017 Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. #Groundbreaker 

Official portrait of female astronaut in spacesuit standing next to two flags.

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