Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 26.12.1950 |
| Birthplace: | Indiana County / Pennsylvania |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | ??.06.2009 |
| Selection group: | Space Tourist 8 |
| Position: | Spaceflight Participant (UKP) |
| Status: | Ret. 11.10.2009 |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz TMA-16 | Spaceflight Participant |
Additional Information
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Bachelorof Science, 1975, master of arts and
Doctor of Law from the Arizona State University; honorary doctorates from ASU,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Thunderbird and the University of South
Carolina; until January 2009 U.S. Ambassador to Finland; Hobbies: Experienced
professional-level pilot. She was on a cycling tour through Finland (covered
nearly 1000 km by bicycle). In August 2007 she climbed the mountain Kilimanjaro
(Tanzania); backup for
Soyuz
TMA-16. |
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