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Kathleen Rubins

1978 - Today

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Kathleen Hallisey "Kate" Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is an American microbiologist and retired NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 7, 2016. She returned to Earth in Kazakhstan on October 30, 2016, aboard a Soyuz. She was a crew member of Expedition 48/49 and Expedition 63/64 of the ISS. Rubins has spent a total of 300 days, 1 hour, and 31 minutes in space, which is the fourth most days in space by a U.S female astronaut. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Kathleen Rubins is the 507th most popular astronaut (down from 486th in 2024), the 16,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,744th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Kathleen Rubins ranks 507 out of 556. Before her are William Frederick Fisher, Anne McClain, Charles J. Precourt, Jay C. Buckey, Terry W. Virts, and Ronald M. Sega. After her are Peter Wisoff, Thomas Marshburn, James D. Halsell, Thomas David Jones, Stephen Frick, and Deng Qingming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Kathleen Rubins ranks 801. Before her are Diablo Cody, Marian Álvarez, Riad Sattouf, Martin Elmiger, Pierrick Fédrigo, and Vanessa Villela. After her are Terje Bakken, Jesús María Lacruz, Chérif Touré Mamam, Daniele Bracciali, Mattias Andersson, and Vladimíra Uhlířová.

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Kathleen Rubins ranks 280. Before her are William Frederick Fisher (1946), Anne McClain (1979), Charles J. Precourt (1955), Jay C. Buckey (1956), Terry W. Virts (1967), and Ronald M. Sega (1952). After her are Peter Wisoff (1958), Thomas Marshburn (1960), James D. Halsell (1956), Thomas David Jones (1955), Stephen Frick (1964), and Mark T. Vande Hei (1966).

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