Background
Hire, Kathryn P. Kay was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
Hire, Kathryn P. Kay was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management, United States Navy Academy, Annapolis, 1981. Master of Science in Space Technology, Florida Institute of Technology, 1991.
Commissioned ensign United States Navy, Annapolis, 1981. Student pilot United States Navy Flight School, 1981—1982. Pilot Oceanographic Development Squadron 8 United States Navy, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1982—1985.
From navigation instructor to curriculum manager Naval air Training Unit, Mather Air Force Base, California, 1986—1989. Pilot Naval Air Reserve, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, 1989—1993. Patrol plane navigator United States Navy Atlantic Parrol, 1993—1995.
Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1995. With Kennedy Space Center, 1989, activation engineer, orbiter processing facility 3. Space shuttle orbiter mechanical systems engineer Lockheed Space Operations Company.
Supervisor of Space Shuttle Orbiter Mechanical Systems and Launch Pad Access Swing Arms, 1994. Spacecraft communicator CAPCOM National Aeronautics and Space Administration, served as astronaut office lead for Shuttle Avionics Integration Lab, Shuttle Payloads, FLight Crew Equipment & Astronaut Office Shuttle Branch, member Astronaut Support Personnel team. Mission specialist 2 STS-90 Neurolab, 1998.
Mission specialist STS-130 Mission (Endeavour), 2010.
Member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Association Space Explorers, Institute Navigation, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association, Naval Aviation Foundation, United States Sailing Association, Society Women Engineers (Distinguished New Woman Engineer Space Coast chapter 1993), Association Naval Aviation.