![A smiling Cady Coleman in space floating. She wears a green shirt while a clarinet and flute float in front of her.](/sites/default/files/2021-05/Cady%20640X480.png)
International Space Station Expedition 27 flight engineer, astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman on Saint Patrick's Day (March 17) 2011 in the cupola in the space station. She is showing a traditional Irish flute and a tin whistle she brought to the station in her small allotment of personal items.
(1960-) Charleston native, Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman is a chemist, a former U.S. Air Force colonel, and a retired NASA astronaut.