Captain Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire of the U.S. Navy Reserve (born August 26, 1959, Mobile, Alabama) is a NASA astronaut who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions.

Contents

• 1 Personal data
• 2 Education
• 3 Organizations
• 4 Special honors
• 5 Experience
  • 5.1 Navy experience
  • 5.2 NASA experience
  • 5.3 Space flight experience
• 6 Notes
• 7 External links

Personal data

She enjoys competitive sailing, snow skiing, scuba diving, and fishing.

Education

• Murphy High School, Mobile, Alabama, 1977
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Management from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1981
• Master of Science degree in Space Technology from Florida Institute of Technology, 1991