Shannon Wells Lucid
1943-
American biochemist and astronaut who in 1996 spent 188 days in space on the U.S. shuttle and Russian Mir space station, for which she received the Congressional Space Medal ...
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Shannon Lucid
Born January 14, 1943 (Shanghai, China)
American astronaut, biochemist, administrator
Women's contributions to space exploration began in 1963, when Russian cosmonaut Valentina Te...
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"Living on Mir: an Interview with Dr. Shannon Lucid" by Patrick Meyer
"Living on Mir: An Interview with Dr. Shannon Lucid"
Conducted in March 1998; available at Marshall Sp...
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Astronaut Shannon Lucid (born 1943) set the U.S. record for spaceflight endurance by staying aboard the Mir station for 188 days in 1996. This also set the record for the longest time a woman remained...
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The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspection of the shuttle's heat shield on Sunday, looking for any possible damage from liftoff.Mission specialist Nicholas Patrick maneuvered the...
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The orbiting Discovery crew, en route Sunday to rewire the international space station, first had to make sure the shuttle's heat shield wasn't damaged during liftoff.The seven astronauts prepared ...
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Two Discovery astronauts set out Monday on the shuttle mission's fourth spacewalk to unstick a jammed solar panel array on the International Space Station.U.S. astronaut Robert Curbeam has been on ...
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Fresh from the success of an impromptu spacewalk, shuttle Discovery's astronauts awoke Tuesday to the strains of "Zamboni" by the Gear Daddies and got ready to undock from the international space s...
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A German astronaut was greeted aboard the space shuttle Discovery as the crew was awakened Wednesday morning with the upbeat soft rock tune of "Say You'll Be Mine" by Christopher Cross.Thomas Reite...
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Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery woke up to The Beatles on Sunday, their first morning in space, where the first order of business will be to make sure their ship wasn't damaged during...
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Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery woke up to The Beatles on Sunday, their first morning in space, where the first order of business will be to make sure their ship wasn't damaged during...
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Space shuttle Discovery's heat shield looks to be in good health so far, NASA managers said Sunday, although it will be at least two days before engineers can rule out any possible damage from the ...
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Shannon Wells Lucid
Lucid, Shannon
Shannon Lucid
Shuttle heat shield inspected for damage
