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.
Character Biography
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 the extreme conditions of space, where she died from Anoxia. Her frozen corpse was later seen floating around 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 actress Amy Warren.
- Her name is only revealed upon close inspection of her mission patch.