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Karen L. Nyberg

Astronauts (NASA)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME

Karen LuJean Nyberg

BIRTHDAY

October 7, 1969

BORN ON DAY

Tuesday

NEXT BIRTHDAY ON

Tuesday

BIRTHPLACE

Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, United States

AGE

55 Years 3 Months 8 Days

NATIONALITY

American

PROFESSION

Astronauts (NASA)

ZODIAC

LIBRA

ALSO NOTED FOR

Mechanical Engineer

Physical Stats

WAIST

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Hip

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DRESS SIZE

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HEIGHT

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WEIGHT

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Karen L. Nyberg Family Members

Parents

MOTHER

Phyllis Nyberg

FATHER

Kenneth Nyberg

Karen L. Nyberg Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE

Douglas Hurley (-)

Child(ren) of Karen L. Nyberg and Douglas Hurley

Son (Son)

Fame & Address

DEBUT

NASA Astronaut Group 18 (2000)

FAMOUS FROM/AS

STS-124 (2008-2013), Soyuz TMA-09M (2013)

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Education, Net Worth & More

COLLEGE

University of North Dakota, University of Texas, Austin

QUALIFICATION

Graduate in Mechanical Engineering

More Information

Career of Karen L. Nyberg

She joined NASA in July 2000 as an Astronaut Candidate. She was appointed as a Crew Support Astronaut for Expedition 6. She was on the crew members of STS-124 in May 2008 and STS-132 in May 2010. She was a flight engineer on ISS Expedition 36 and Expedition 37 in the year 2013. She retired from NASA in March of 2020.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karen L. Nyberg

Does Karen L. Nyberg takes alcohol? NA.
Is Karen L. Nyberg in the habit of Smoking? NA.
She was the 50th woman in space during her mission in 2008.
Nyberg also loves to spend her time in creative activities like drawing, painting, and sewing. She also enjoys running and playing the piano. She also loves to spend her time with the family.
The astronaut received several awards like the NASA Tech Briefs Award, the D.J. Robertson Award of Academic Achievement, and the Space Act Award.
She also served as an aquanaut for NEEMO 10 in 2006.
Nyberg was assigned technical duties before flying to space as a crew member of STS-124.
The astronaut is credited with making the first stuffed animal which was handcrafted in space. She made a stuffed dinosaur from the scraps of the space station in orbit.