Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut. She has flown in space five times, including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, and is the only American woman to have stayed on Mir. Wikipedia
Born: 1943 (age 81 years), Shanghai, China
Space missions: STS-79, STS-76, STS-51-G, and more
Education: The University of Oklahoma and Bethany High School
Spouse: Michael F. Lucid
Parents: Myrtle Wells and Oscar Wells
Selection: NASA Group 8 (1978)