Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Wendy B. Lawrence

United States

Wendy B. Lawrence is a retired United States Navy captain, engineer, former helicopter pilot and NASA astronaut. She was the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space and also visited the Russian space station Mir. She served as a mission specialist on STS-114, the first Space Shuttle flight after the Columbia disaster. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1959 3
Number of Flights
4 4
Firsts
First for a Group of People 5
Classification
Astronaut Role
Mission Specialist 1
Dating
Selection Year
1992 2
Connections

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Source Wendy B. Lawrence (Q49035, Wikidata)
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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  • Astronaut Role: Mission Specialist
2. Wendy B. Lawrence (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Wendy B. Lawrence lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Wendy B. Lawrence (Q49035, Wikidata)
Wikidata item Q49035, P569 (date of birth)
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1959
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4. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 401 to 500
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 450, Wendy B. Lawrence
Quote, Astronaut record 450, Wendy B. Lawrence
"name": "Wendy B. Lawrence" ... "flights_count": 4
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5. Wikipedia: Wendy B. Lawrence
  • Wendy B. Lawrence, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    She was a mission specialist on STS-114, the first Space Shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
  • Lead section
    She was the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space and she has also visited the Russian Space Station Mir.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operated-by
    Wendy Barrien Lawrence (born July 2, 1959) is a retired United States Navy Captain, an engineer, and former helicopter pilot and NASA astronaut.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead paragraph, associated-with
    Wendy Barrien Lawrence (born July 2, 1959) is a retired United States Navy Captain, an engineer, and former helicopter pilot and NASA astronaut.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    She was the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space and she has also visited the Russian Space Station Mir.
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