Megan McArthur, wife of SpaceX Crew 1 member Bob Behnken and daughter-in-law of 110 Member Lou Behnken. Megan McArthur was selected as an astronaut in 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of California, San Diego where she performed research activities at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. McArthur served as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-125, the final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The successful mission improved the telescope’s capabilities and extended its life – it is still in operation today. In completing her first space mission, McArthur has logged almost 13 days in space. She is currently assigned as Pilot of the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 mission to the ISS, scheduled to launch in April 2021.
