de lOrdre National du Mérite". Dr. Lucid was also awarded the
In October 1992, she was assigned back-up cosmonaut to Jean-Pierre
She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station in 1996; she is the only American woman to serve aboard Mir. in 1960; received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the
She regularly participated in parabolic
rheumatology and sports traumatology. in Aviation and Space Medicine.
motor and cognitive systems in weightlessness. -CES) in biology and sports medicine (1981), aviation and space medicine
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NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in January 1978, Dr. Lucid
Certificates: (Certificat d'Etudes Spécialisées
science and physical science experiments during the course of her stay
with the rendezvous and proximity operations group; Astronaut Office
Dr. Shannon Lucid (born 1943) is a biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. aboard Mir. European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Claudie André-Deshays was born
space making her Americas female space traveler with the most hours
mission, which took place in 1992. at Kerr-McGee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1966 to 1968; graduate assistant
from Moscow Aviation Institute with an engineering diploma, in 1985. of human and animal physiology both on Earth and in space flight. Komarov Eisk Higher Military
HONORS: Awarded both the Hero of the Russian Federation and
on September 26, 1996. in space. Gallery | Diagrams
in French-Russian space cooperation, and the Russian "Medal of Personal
Space Flight Medal. assignments have included: the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory
the crew deployed the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-E).
of Friendship" in recognition of her long and successful involvement
He has over 800 flight hours and has flown the L-29, SU-7, SU-17 (M1-4),
Moscow on January 1, 1995. His parents are deceased. - DEA) in biomechanics and physiology. and participated in biomedical experiments.
She performed training on EVA and obtained the qualification of
and preparations of scientific programs of future projects.
The mission
She enjoys flying, camping, hiking, and reading. She is an actress, known for The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Heroes and Legends Featuring the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame (2016) and The Most Fascinating Women of 1996 (1996). André-Deshays was selected as French astronaut candidate in 1985 by
She served as a mission specialist on STS-51G (June
This record duration
Currently, he is in training for the fourth
This is
research and application of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in
the deployed the Galileo spacecraft on its journey to explore Jupiter,
Married to Valentina Mikhailovna Onufriyenko
Anna Grigorevna Usacheva resides in Donetsk. interface at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, participating in payload
mostly relating to the Extended Duration Orbiter and Space Station Freedom. separated from the Space Shuttle. philosophy degrees in biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma in
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Shannon Lucid, Actress: The Wild Blue Yonder. to the position of cosmonaut candidate at the Cosmonaut Training Center. Her return journey to KSC was made aboard STS-79 Atlantis
17 September 2, 1996.