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Kathleen Rubins is an American microbiologist and NASA astronaut. She was born on October 14, 1978 in Farmington, Connecticut, United States. She is currently 45 years old. Kathleen Rubins graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular Biology in 2000. She then went on to earn a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology from Stanford University in 2005. Kathleen Rubins was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009 and completed her astronaut training in 2011. She has since completed two spaceflights, the first in 2016 and the second in 2020. Kathleen Rubins is married to Michael Rubins, a former NASA astronaut. They have two children together. Kathleen Rubins has an estimated net worth of $2 million. She has earned her wealth through her career as a NASA astronaut and her various speaking engagements.

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Occupation Microbiologist
Age 45 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 14 October, 1978
Birthday 14 October
Birthplace Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2020

Rubins is scheduled to launch on her second mission on October 14, 2020 with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov aboard Soyuz MS-17. Her return to Earth is schedule for April 2021, following the launch of Soyuz MS-18.

2016

She became the 60th woman in space when she launched on Soyuz MS-01 in July 2016.

Rubins left Earth for a first time on July 7, 2016 on board the new Soyuz MS spacecraft along side russian cosmonaut Anatoli Ivanishin and JAXA astronaut Takuya Onishi.

In August 2016, Rubins became the first person to sequence DNA in space. Aboard the ISS, she used a hand-held, USB-powered DNA sequencer called The Minion made by Oxford Nanopore Technologies to determine the DNA sequences of mouse, E. coli bacteria, and lambda phage virus. It was a part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment, the goal of which was "to provide evidence that DNA sequencing in space is possible, which holds the potential to enable the identification of microorganisms, monitor changes in microbes and humans in response to spaceflight, and possibly aid in the detection of DNA-based life elsewhere in the universe."

Rubins returned to Earth on October 30, 2016 after 115 days in space.

2009

Rubins was selected in July 2009 as one of 14 members of NASA Astronaut Group 20. She graduated from Astronaut Candidate Training where her training included International Space Station (ISS) systems, Extravehicular Activity (EVA), robotics, physiological training, T-38 flight training and water and wilderness survival training.

1978

Kathleen Hallisey "Kate" Rubins (born October 14, 1978) is a NASA astronaut. She became the 60th woman to fly in space when she launched on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 7, 2016. She returned to Earth on October 30, 2016 aboard a Soyuz. She was a crew member of Expedition 48 and Expedition 49 of the International Space Station.