Stephanie Wilson is the second black female astronaut to travel into space, after Mae Jemison, and she is a veteran of three space shuttle flights. She has spent more time in space than any other black astronaut, male or female.
Born September 27, 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, she began her astronaut training in August 1996 and first went into space on Discovery (STS-121) as mission specialist in July 2006. She and fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak operated the robotic arm on the International Space Station during the mission.
Her second flight was on Discovery (STS-120) October-November 2007. She operated the robotic arm again.
Her third and latest (hopefully not the last) mission was on back on Discovery (STS-131) in April 2010 as mission specialist. She participated in interviews while on board as well as operating the robotic arm.
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