Kathryn Sullivan: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noted Sullivan's 2020 dive to the Challenger Deep; specified date of her 1984 space walk. | Oct 07, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 29, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | May 02, 2024 | ||
| Modified title of Web site: NASA - Kathryn Sullivan. | May 26, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Kathryn Sullivan. | May 03, 2021 | ||
| Added material about her book Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut's Story of Invention. | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Kathryn Sullivan. | Jan 23, 2020 | ||
| Noted that she served as administrator of NOAA from 2014 to 2017. | Aug 29, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Astronaut Scholarship Foundation - Biography of Kathy Sullivan. | Feb 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Mexico Museum of Space History - International Space Hall of Fame - Biography of Kathryn Sullivan. | Jun 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Science Foundation - Biography of Kathryn Sullivan. | Jun 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Biography of Kathryn D. Sullivan. | Jun 14, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Biography of Kathryn D. Sullivan. | Jun 14, 2013 | ||
| Updated for Sullivan's appointment to NOAA in 2011. | May 18, 2011 | ||
| Added image of Kathryn Sullivan. | Mar 02, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Mar 02, 2010 |
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