[Stateside Twins' Eyeshot]Seek Beliefs in Reality

1984 - Kathryn Sullivan becomes the first US woman to walk in space, while the first debates between Reagan and Mondale take place. Foreign aid increases to Ethiopia's starving, while Baby Fae dies after living 20 days with a baboon's heart. Reagan and Bush win by 59% in 49 states, and a fatal gas leak is detected in Bhopal, India with tragic results. Four black youths are shot on the New York subway, while Walter Payton surpasses Jim Brown's record of 12,317 rushing yards.

Kathryn Sullivan, a female astronaut from NASA, was the first American woman to walk in space. She completed three successful flights, and she holds the record of spending almost 533 hours in space. This article presents the biography of Kathryn Sullivan.