K. Megan McArthur

Pilot

NASAAmericanACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

203d 15h 20m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

K. Megan McArthur is a NASA astronaut and oceanographer. She operated the Canadarm2 robotic arm on STS-125, the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. She later served as pilot on SpaceX Crew-2. She is married to fellow astronaut Robert Behnken.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

August 30, 1971

Birthplace

Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

Selection

NASA Group 18 (2000)

EDUCATION

BS Aerospace Engineering, UCLA

PhD Oceanography, UC San Diego / Scripps Institution

Wikipedia Profile @Astro_Megan

MISSION HISTORY

Crew-2

April 23, 2021Flight #123

SpaceX launches the second operational mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, carrying NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Thomas Pesquet, and Akihiko Hoshide to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon lift off from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center. Both the booster and the capsule have flown previously, each a first for a commercial crew flight. The booster for this mission is expected to land on an ASDS. The mission will be complete with the safe return of the astronauts to Earth.

CREW:

FELLOW CREWMATES

Shane Kimbrough

NASA

Thomas Pesquet

ESA

Akihiko Hoshide

JAXA

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