Roberta Bondar | |
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 Bondar in 1991 | |
| Born | December 4, 1945[1] Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Status | Retired |
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| Space career | |
| NRC/CSA astronaut | |
Time in space | 8 days, 1 hour, 14 minutes |
| Selection | 1983 NRC Group |
| Missions | STS-42 |
Mission insignia |  |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Thesis | Neurofibrillar and neurofilamentous changes in goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) in relation to temperature (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Betty Ida Roots |
Roberta Lynn Bondar CC OOnt FRCPC FRSC (/ˈbɒndər/; born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant. She is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space.
After more than a decade as head of an international space medicine research team collaborating with NASA, Bondar became a consultant and speaker in the business, scientific, and medical communities.
Roberta Bondar has received many honours including appointment as a Companion of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario, the NASA Space Flight Medal, over 28 honorary degrees, induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, the International Women's Forum Hall of Fame and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.[2]
- ^ "Biography of Roberta Lynn Bondar". asc-csa.gc.ca. November 12, 2003.
- ^ "Biography". Sault Ste. Marie Public Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.