Great Women in Aviation #6 - Shannon Lucid - Space Flight Record Setter

Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women. During her five space flights, Dr. Lucid logged 5,354 hours (223 days) in space. She served as a mission specialist on STS-51G (June 17-24, 1985), STS-34 (October 18-23, 1989), STS-43 (August 2-11, 1991), STS-58 (October 18 to November 1, 1993), and as a Board Engineer 2 on Russia’s Space Station Mir (launching March 22, 1996 aboard STS-76 and returning September 26, 1996 aboard STS-79).

Dr. Lucid was the first woman to hold an international record for the most flight hours in orbit by any non-Russian, and until June 2007, she also held the record for the most flight hours in orbit by any woman in the world.