Roberta Bondar
| Roberta Bondar | |
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| NRC/CSA Astronaut | |
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December 4, 1945 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
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Other occupation
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Neurologist, scientist, educator, author, photographer, astronaut |
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Time in space
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8 days, 1 hour, 46 minutes |
| Selection | 1983 NRC Group |
| Missions | STS-42 |
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Mission insignia
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Roberta Bondar OC OOnt FRCPC FRSC (/ˌbɒnˈdər/; born December 4, 1945) is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. Following more than a decade as NASA's head of space medicine, Bondar became a consultant and speaker in the business, scientific, and medical communities.
Bondar has received many honours including the Order of Canada, the Order of Ontario, the NASA Space Medal, over 22 honorary degrees and induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
Bondar was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on December 4, 1945. Her father is of Ukrainian descent and her mother is of English descent. Bondar, as a child, enjoyed science. She loved the annual science fairs at her classes, and her father built a lab in the basement where she frequently conducted experiments.
Bondar graduated from Sir James Dunn High School in Sault Ste. Marie, and holds a Bachelor of Science in zoology and agriculture from the University of Guelph (1968), a Master of Science in experimental pathology from the University of Western Ontario (1971), a Doctor of Philosophy in neuroscience from the University of Toronto (1974), and a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University (1977).
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