Karen Nyberg

Karen Nyberg
Born	Karen LuJean Nyberg (1969-10-07) October 7, 1969 (age 54) Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	University of North Dakota (BS) University of Texas, Austin (MS)
Spouse	Doug Hurley
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	180d
Selection	NASA Group 18 (2000)
Missions	STS-124 Soyuz TMA-09M (Expedition 36/37)
Mission insignia
Website	Official website

Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg holds a Ph.D in mechanical engineering. She started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days in space in 2008 and 2013 as a mission specialist on STS-124 and a flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-09M.