National Aeronautics and Space Administration
K. Megan McArthur
United States of America

Retired
Biography
/01Katherine Megan McArthur is an American oceanographer and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut. She has served as a Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for both the space shuttle and space station. Megan McArthur has flown one space shuttle mission, STS-125. She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope (although she was not actually "hands on" since she was using the robotic arm at the time). McArthur has served in a number of positions including working in the Shuttle Avionics Laboratory (SAIL). She is married to fellow astronaut Robert L. Behnken.
Type
Government
Age
54
Date of Birth
August 30, 1971
First Flight
May 11, 2009
Last Flight
April 23, 2021
Career Stats
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Flights
2
Landings
0
Spacewalks
P212DT15H21M2S
Time in Space