STS-124 Shuttle Mission Imagery
JSC2007-E-097869 (26 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Karen L. Nyberg, mission specialist
Biographical Data |
Karen L. Nyberg (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
NASA Astronaut
PERSONAL DATA: Born on October 7, 1969. Her hometown is Vining, Minnesota. Married. One child. Recreational interests include running, sewing, drawing and painting, backpacking, piano, and spending time with her family. Dr. Nyberg’s parents, Kenneth and Phyllis Nyberg, still reside in Vining.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Henning Public High School, Henning, Minnesota, 1988. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, University of North Dakota, 1994. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1996. Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1998.
SPECIAL HONORS/AWARDS: University of North Dakota Sioux Award (2009); University of Texas Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate Award (2009); University of Texas Outstanding Young Mechanical Engineer Award (2008); University of North Dakota Young Alumni Achievement Award (2004); Space Act Award (1993); NASA JSC Patent Application Award (1993); NASA Tech Briefs Award (1993); NASA JSC Cooperative Education Special Achievement Award (1994); Joyce Medalen Society of Women Engineers Award (1993-94); D.J. Robertson Award of Academic Achievement (1992); University of North Dakota School of Engineering and Mines Meritorious Service Award (1991-1992). Recipient of numerous scholarships and other awards.
EXPERIENCE: Graduate research was completed at The University of Texas at Austin BioHeat Transfer Laboratory where she investigated human thermoregulation and experimental metabolic testing and control, specifically related to the control of thermal neutrality in space suits.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Co-op at Johnson Space Center from 1991-1995, working in a variety of areas. She received a patent for work done in 1991 on Robot Friendly Probe and Socket Assembly. In 1998, on completing her doctorate, she accepted a position with the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, working as an Environmental Control Systems Engineer.
Selected as a mission specialist by NASA in July 2000, Dr. Nyberg reported for training in August 2000. Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, she was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Station Operations branch where she served as Crew Support astronaut for the Expedition 6 crew during their six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Dr. Nyberg has since served in the Space Shuttle branch, the Exploration branch, and as Chief of the Robotics branch. She completed her first spaceflight in 2008 on STS-124, and logged more than 13 days in space. Dr. Nyberg is currently serving as a flight engineer aboard the station for Expediton 36.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-124 Discovery (May 31 to June 14, 2008) was the 123rd space shuttle flight, and the 26th shuttle flight to the International Space Station. STS-124 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and docked with the space station on June 2 to deliver the Japanese Experiment Module-Pressurized Module (JEM-PM) and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. STS-124 shuttle astronauts delivered the 37-foot (11-meter) Kibo lab, added its rooftop storage room and conducted three spacewalks to maintain the station and to prime the new Japanese module's robotic arm for work during nine days docked at the orbiting laboratory. STS-124 also delivered a new station crew member, Expedition 17 Flight Engineer Greg Chamitoff. He replaced Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Garrett Riesman, who returned to Earth with the STS-124 crew. The STS-124 mission was completed in 218 orbits, traveling 5,735.643 miles in 13 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes and 7 seconds.
Expedition 35/36 to the International Space Station - On May 28, 2013, Dr. Nyberg launched aboard the Soyuz TMA-09M from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station along with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Luca Parmitano. They are only the second crew ever to dock to the space station the same day they left Earth. They were welcomed aboard by Expedition 35 Commander Pavel Vinogradov and Flight Engineers Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy.
MAY 2013
NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg Invites Quilters to
Contribute a Star Block
International Space Station Expedition 37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of
NASA, a lifelong lover of sewing, is inviting fellow crafters to join her in
stitching together a global community space quilt.
Nyberg, who is in the final weeks of her mission aboard the orbiting
laboratory, recently shared a star-themed quilt block she was able to complete
during her limited free time in space. She is now inviting quilters from the
public to create their own star-themed quilt blocks to help celebrate her
mission and passion for the quilting arts.
"Now that I've tried my hand sewing in space, I can say one thing with
certainty: it's tricky," Nyberg said in a video sent down from the space
station. "This is what I've made. It's far from being a masterpiece, but it was
made in space. I'm inviting all of you to create your own star-themed quilt
block. We'll be combining them with my block to create a quilt for next year's
40th anniversary International Quilt Festival in Houston. I can't wait to see
what we make together."
Nyberg's complete video and other video clips of her quilting aboard the
space station will be featured in a NASA exhibit at the 39th annual
International Quilt Festival Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 3 at the George R.
Brown Convention Center in Houston. Sewing and quilting include many of the
principles and technical skills used in developing equipment for spaceflight
missions. The exhibit will include sewn samples from spacesuits and parachutes,
a cargo transfer bag and other soft goods from NASA's Johnson Space Center in
Houston.
The deadline for submitting a block for the quilt is Aug. 1, 2014. For more
information about where to send your block, visit:
Nyberg and The International Quilt Festival will collaborate on having the
squares stitched together for display at the 40th annual International Quilt
Festival in 2014 and at other public displays. The Houston festival is the
largest annual quilt festival in the world, attracting more than 60,000 guests
annually.
Nyberg arrived at the space station with Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian
Federal Space Agency and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency in May. The
trio is scheduled to return to Earth Nov. 10.
For Nyberg's complete biography, visit:
For more information about Nyberg's personal sewing hobbies visit:
To see video of Karen describing sewing in space and showing the quilt square
in space, visit:
For more about the 39th annual International Quilt Festival, visit:
For more information about the International Space Station, onboard research
and crew members, visit:
NASA
Guillermo Gonzalo Sánchez Achutegui
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