Bonnie Dunbar, born March 3, 1949 in Sunnyside, Washington, has flown on five space shuttle missions and been to Mir twice.
Her first flight as aboard Challenger (STS-61-A) as mission specialist in October-November 1985. The mission was funded and directed by West Germany.
Her second flight was aboard Columbia (STS-32) as mission specialist in January 1990.
Her third flight was again aboard Columbia (STS-50) as mission specialist in June-July 1992. Its primary objective was the US Microgravity Laboratory 1.
Her fourth flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-71) as mission specialist to the space station Mir in June-July 1995. It was the first Space Shuttle docking to the Russian space station.
Her fifth and final flight was aboard Endeavour (STS-89) as mission specialist to Mir in January 1998. The mission swapped crew members aboard Mir.
No comments:
Post a Comment