| Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger | |
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 15, 1975 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 |
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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.
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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".
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