Shannon Lucid
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1943-01-14
Status Retired
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station in 1996; she is the only American woman to have served aboard Mir.
