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MEET CADY
Astronaut Β· Scientist Β· Musician Β· Mom
Cady Coleman is a former NASA Astronaut and a retired US Air Force Colonel with more than 180 days in space, accumulated during two space shuttle missions and a six-month expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) as the Lead Robotics and Lead Science officer.
Cady served in a variety of roles within the Astronaut Office, including Chief of Robotics, and lead astronaut for the integration of supply ships from NASAβs commercial partners. Before retiring from NASA, she led open-innovation and public-private partnership efforts for NASAβs Chief Technologist.
A popular public speaker and media consultant, Cady also serves as a research affiliate to MITβs Media Lab. She is a regular contributor to ABC News and co-hosted Arizona State Universityβs Mission: Interplanetary podcast. She is an amateur flute player, known for her βSpace Duetβ with Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and her work from space with the acclaimed Irish band, The Chieftains. She coached actress Sandra Bullock from the ISS in preparation for Bullockβs astronaut role in Gravity.
Cady serves on several boards, including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Greenfield Community College and the ISS National Lab Education Advisory Group.
Cady and her family were recently featured in two documentaries, PBSβs The Longest Goodbye, and The Wonderful: Stories from the Space Station. Her book, Sharing Space: An Astronautβs Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change, about her NASA experiences and the insights she gained as an astronaut, is on sale now!
Order your autographed or personalized copy of Sharing Space, or purchase from an online retailer today!
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