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Shannon Lucid

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (née Wells; born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut. She has flown in space five times, including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, and is the only American woman to have stayed on Mir. From 1996 to 2007, Lucid held the record for the longest duration spent in…

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Awards
Congressional Space Medal of Honor · NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2) · NASA Exceptional Service Medal (5) · NASA Space Flight Medal (6)
Education
Wheaton College · University of Oklahoma (BS, MS, PhD)
Born
Shannon Matilda Wells (1943-01-14) January 14, 1943 (age 83) Shanghai, Republic of China
Doctoral advisor
Chadwick Cox
Missions
STS-51-G · STS-34 · STS-43 · STS-58 · STS-76/STS-79 (Mir EO‑21/22)
Selection
NASA Group 8 (1978)

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Missions · 5
Shannon Lucid → STS-34, STS-43, STS-51-G, STS-58, STS-76/STS-79 (Mir EO‑21/22)
Awards · 4
Shannon Lucid → Congressional Space Medal of Honor, NASA Distinguished Service Medal (2), NASA Exceptional Service Medal (5), NASA Space Flight Medal (6)
related to External links · 3
Shannon Lucid → Archived August, The Incredible Shannon Lucid, Wayback Machine This
Education · 2
Shannon Lucid → University of Oklahoma (BS, MS, PhD), Wheaton College
Born · 1
Shannon Lucid → Shannon Matilda Wells (1943-01-14) January 14, 1943 (age 83) Shanghai, Republic of China
Doctoral advisor · 1
Shannon Lucid → Chadwick Cox
Selection · 1
Shannon Lucid → NASA Group 8 (1978)
Thesis · 1
Shannon Lucid → Effect of Cholera Toxin on Phosphorylation and Kinase Activity of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Their Brush Borders (1973)
Time in space · 1
Shannon Lucid → 223 days, 2 hours and 50 minutes

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Shannon LucidAwardsCongressional Space Medal of Honor1.00infobox
Shannon LucidAwardsNASA Distinguished Service Medal (2)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidAwardsNASA Exceptional Service Medal (5)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidAwardsNASA Space Flight Medal (6)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidBornShannon Matilda Wells (1943-01-14) January 14, 1943 (age 83) Shanghai, Republic of China1.00infobox
Shannon LucidDoctoral advisorChadwick Cox1.00infobox
Shannon LucidEducationWheaton College1.00infobox
Shannon LucidEducationUniversity of Oklahoma (BS, MS, PhD)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidMissionsSTS-51-G1.00infobox
Shannon LucidMissionsSTS-341.00infobox
Shannon LucidMissionsSTS-431.00infobox
Shannon LucidMissionsSTS-581.00infobox
Shannon LucidMissionsSTS-76/STS-79 (Mir EO‑21/22)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidSelectionNASA Group 8 (1978)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidThesisEffect of Cholera Toxin on Phosphorylation and Kinase Activity of Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Their Brush Borders (1973)1.00infobox
Shannon LucidTime in space223 days, 2 hours and 50 minutes1.00infobox

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