Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Astronaut Sharnon Lucid in Mir Space Station
Full Description:
In this photograph, Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, Ph.D., communicates with the ground support team inside the Core Module of the Mir Space Station. Launched aboard the STS-76, the third Shuttle/Mir docking mission, in March 1996, to join the Mir crew in the orbiting laboratory, Astronaut Lucid returned to Earth aboard STS-79 in September 1996. Astronaut Lucid made the U.S. longest record of 188 days in space. Prior to this endeavor, Astronaut Lucid served as a mission specialist on STS-51G in June 1985, STS-34 in October 1989, STS-43 in August 1991, and STS-58 in October 1993. She had logged 5,354 hours (223 days) in space and holds both an international record for the most flight hours in orbit by any non-Russian, and the record for the most flight hours in orbit by any woman in the world. In February 2002. Dr. Lucid was selected as NASA's Chief Scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C., with responsibility for developing and communicating the agency's science and research objectives to the outside world.
Date of Image:
1996-01-01
Category:
Space Shuttle Projects
term:
STS-76
term:
Mir Space Station
term:
STS-79
term:
Astronaut Shannon Lucid
facet_who:
Shannon Lucid
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
Russian Mir Space Station
facet_where:
Washington
facet_where:
NASA Headquarters
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where:
Washington, D.C.
facet_when:
October 1993
facet_when:
March 1996
facet_when:
September 1996
facet_when:
June 1985
facet_when:
October 1989
facet_when:
August 1991
facet_when:
February 2002
facet_when_year:
1991
facet_when_year:
2002
facet_when_year:
1985
facet_when_year:
1989
facet_when_year:
1996
facet_when_year:
1993
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9705014
NIX #:
MSFC-9705014
MSFC Negative Number:
9705014
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9705014
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