Evans

Evans's corpse floating in the wrecked Explorer

Captain Evans was the female commanding officer of the space shuttle Explorer during  the STS 157 mission.

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Evans' life prior to the events of Gravity is unknown, although she had likely spent much time with NASA. She was the commanding officer of the space shuttle Explorer during the STS 157 mission to the Hubble telescope. Evans did not partake in the spacewalk of the mission. Instead, she remained on board the Explorer, and was heard talking with the Houston ground control and Commander Matt Kowalski.

Evans, along with Thomas, was killed when debris from a Russian satellite destroyed the shuttle, causing her to be exposed to space, where she died from Anoxia. Her corpse was later seen floating out of the Explorer's wreck, along with Thomas. Evans's corpse startled Dr. Ryan Stone as she and Kowalski were searching for survivors.

Trivia

• Captain Evans was voiced by American actor Amy Warren