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Astronaut Shannon Lucid
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U.S. Astronaut Shannon Lucid, a mission specialist, holds the record for the longest stay in space by a woman. She is best known for her fifth space flight, when she spent 188 days in space, from March 22 to September 26, 1996, including 179 days aboard the Russian space station Mir. As a result of her time aboard Mir, she holds the record for the most hours in orbit by a non-Russian and the record for most hours in orbit by any woman.
Lucid's first space flight was in June 1985 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. She also flew on Atlantis shuttle missions in 1989 and 1991, and aboard Columbia in 1993. |
From 2002-2003, Lucid served as the Chief Scientist of NASA.
In 2005, Lucid was capsule communicator (Capcom) for STS-114.
Lucid was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in December 1996, the 10th astronaut to be given that honor.
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