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Roberta Bondar

Astronaut and neurologist · born 1945

Roberta Bondar
JSC/NASA · Public domain

The first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.

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Life story

  1. December 4, 1945 · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
    Born at Sault Ste. Marie
  2. 1983 · Saint-Hubert, Quebec
    Selected in Canada's first astronaut group out of more than 4,300 applicants
  3. January 22, 1992 · Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    Flew on STS-42 as the first Canadian woman in space
  4. 1992 · Houston, Texas
    Led NASA research on how the body recovers from spaceflight for over a decade
  5. 2009 · Toronto
    Founded her foundation using photography to teach about the environment

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