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Margaret Rhea

USA

International order n°: 161

US astr. n°: 90

7th female astronaut of the world.

Personal data:

Birthdate:	08.11.1947
Birthplace:	Murfreesboro / Tennessee
Marital status:	married with astronaut Robert Gibson
Children:	three
Selection date:	16.01.1978
Selection group:
Job:	MSP
Status:	Ret. 23.02.1998

Spaceflights:

N°	Launch spacecraft	Date and time launch (UT)	Status while launch	Landing Spacecraft	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-51D (Discovery/4)	13h.59m.05s. Apr 12, 1985	MS	STS-51D (Discovery/4)	13h.55m.31s. Apr 19, 1985	6d.23h.56m.26s.
2	STS-40 (Columbia/11)	13h.24m.51s. Jun 05, 1991	MS	STS-40 (Columbia/11)	15h.40m.05s. Jun 14, 1991	9d.02h.15m.14s.
3	STS-58 (Columbia/15)	14h.53m.10s. Oct 18, 1993	MS	STS-58 (Columbia/15)	15h.06m.42s. Nov 01, 1993	14d.00h.13m.32s.
Total duration:						30d.02h.25m.12s.

Additional information

Bachelor of arts in physiology from the University of California-Berkeley, 1970; doctorate of medicine from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1973; hobbies: Gardening, running, cooking, tennis, sailing, reading; married to former astronaut Robert Gibson; later assistant Medical Officer, Vanderbuilt Medical Group in Nashville / Tennessee.

Ref: #16, #21, #215a - update: 15.09.10