Roberta Bondar

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Roberta Bondar (born December 4, 1945) is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. Following more than a decade as NASA's head of space medicine, Bondar became a consultant and speaker in the business, scientific, and medical communities. Bondar has received many honours including the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, the NASA Space Medal, over 22 honorary degrees and induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Born in

Sault Ste. Marie

Education

University of Guelph; University of Western Ontario; University of Toronto Mississauga; McMaster University; Brooks Institute

Awards

Canada's Walk of Fame; Canadian Medical Hall of Fame; Companion of the Order of Canada; honorary doctorate at the Laval University; NASA Space Flight Medal; and 2 more

From Wikidata.

• Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-42Payload Specialist · Success · with David Hilmers, Norman E. Thagard, Ronald J. Grabe, Stephen S. Oswald, Ulf Merbold, William F. ReaddyJanuary 22, 1992