Cady Coleman

Biography

Colonel Cady Coleman is a veteran NASA astronaut with two Space Shuttle missions under her belt. Her most notable flight, STS-93, in 1999, saw her place the Chandra X-ray Observatory in orbit using the shuttle's robotic arm. A seasoned space traveler with over 500 hours logged, Coleman has orbited the Earth 256 times and traveled over 6 million miles. Her experiences in space have inspired projects like "The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station".