Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger

Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger
NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Born	May 15, 1975 (1975-05-15) (age 36) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Other occupation	Teacher (Middle and High school, Earth science and astronomy)
Time in space	15d 02h 47m
Selection	2004 NASA Group
Missions	STS-131
Mission insignia

Dorothy Marie "Dottie" Metcalf-Lindenburger was born on May 2, 1975 in Colorado Springs, Colorado and married Jason Metcalf-Lindenburger, a seventh grade teacher at the time, in 2000. She was a science teacher at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington^[1] when she was selected in 2004 as an Educator Mission Specialist. She was the first Space Camp alumna to become an astronaut.

Education

• Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Bachelor of Arts, Geology with honors and cum laude, Whitman College, Washington, 1997.
• Teaching Certification, Central Washington University, Washington, 1999.

Organization

• Phi Beta Kappa
• National Education Association

Honors

• 2007 Space Camp Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee^[2]
• 1999 Outstanding Teacher Preparation Candidate at Central Washington University.
• 1997 Whitman College Leed's Geology Award
• 1997 Whitman College Order of the Waiilatpu
• 1996 GSA Field Camp Award
• 1995-1996 NAIA Academic All-American in Cross Country and Track
• 1996 NAIA Conference Champion in the 10K.

Experience

• Five years of teaching earth science and astronomy at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, Washington.
• Three years of coaching cross-country at the high school level, and two years of coaching Science Olympiad.
• Undergraduate research with the KECK Consortium for two summers:
  • 1995 in Wyoming mapping the last glaciations of Russell Creek, and
  • 1996 mapping and determining the petrology of the rocks in the Wet Mountain region of Colorado.
    Both research positions led to publications.

NASA experience

Selected by NASA in May 2004 as an Astronaut Candidate. Astronaut Candidate Training includes orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training. Successful completion of this training in February 2006 qualified her as a NASA Astronaut. She served as a Mission Specialist on STS-131, an April 2010 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The mission's primary payload was the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module.

On July 20, 2009, Metcalf-Lindenburger sang the National Anthem at the Houston Astros game against the St. Louis Cardinals in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. She has been a long-time lead singer with the all-astronaut rock band, "Max Q".

References

1. ^ "The Eagle Has Landed! Dottie's Home." Report to the Community - Vancouver Public Schools June 2010: 4. Print.
2. ^ "Space Camp Hall of Fame". http://www.spacecamp.com/details.php?cat=Hall&program=Hall+Of+Fame. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 

External links

• Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger NASA Biography
• Spacefacts biography of Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
• Collection of Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger photos

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Name	Metcalf-Lindenburger, Dorothy M.
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Date of birth	May 15, 1975
Place of birth	Colorado Springs, Colorado
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