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K. Megan McArthur

1971 - Today

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Katherine Megan McArthur (born August 30, 1971) is an American oceanographer, engineer, and NASA astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for both the Space Shuttle and International Space Station (ISS). Megan McArthur has flown one Space Shuttle mission, STS-125, and one SpaceX mission, SpaceX Crew-2 on Crew Dragon Endeavour. She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope via the Canadarm. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. K. Megan McArthur is the 467th most popular astronaut (down from 451st in 2019), the 15,617th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,166th in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, K. Megan McArthur ranks 467 out of 556Before her are Dominic A. Antonelli, Gregory Chamitoff, Mark N. Brown, David C. Hilmers, Wendy B. Lawrence, and Alan G. Poindexter. After her are Richard R. Arnold, Philippe Perrin, Robert Curbeam, Jasmin Moghbeli, Sherwood C. Spring, and Steven Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, K. Megan McArthur ranks 716Before her are Hirokazu Ota, Laurel Holloman, Tommy Dreamer, Alphonso Ford, Mario Kindelán, and George Osborne. After her are Roberto Muzzi, Jamie Luner, Nobutaka Tanaka, Pia Olsen Dyhr, Kim Il, and Małgorzata Kożuchowska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, K. Megan McArthur ranks 15,624 out of 20,380Before her are Alden Ehrenreich (1989), Steve Riddick (1951), Azealia Banks (1991), Sharon Wichman (1952), Biz Markie (1964), and Claire McCaskill (1953). After her are Kelly Blatz (1987), Josh Ritter (1976), B. J. Armstrong (1967), Brittany Daniel (1976), Jimmy Yang (1981), and Curt Schilling (1966).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, K. Megan McArthur ranks 251Before her are Mark L. Polansky (1956), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), Mark N. Brown (1951), David C. Hilmers (1950), Wendy B. Lawrence (1959), and Alan G. Poindexter (1961). After her are Richard R. Arnold (1963), Robert Curbeam (1962), Sherwood C. Spring (1944), Steven Smith (1958), William F. Readdy (1952), and Scott E. Parazynski (1961).