| First name and last name | Kathryn "Kay" Hire |
| Date of birth | 26.09.1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Space Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Status | Retired |
| Type of astronaut | Government agency |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_P._Hire |
Additional information Kathryn "Kay" Hire
Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire is a NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. Hire began work at the Kennedy Space Center in May 1989,first as an Orbiter Processing Facility 3 Activation Engineer selected by NASA in December 1994.
