Sian Proctor is an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author and science communicator who flew as pilot on Inspiration4, the all-civilian SpaceX orbital spaceflight launched September 15, 2021, becoming the first female commercial spacecraft pilot and the first African American woman to pilot a spacecraft. She previously served as education outreach officer for the first Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation mission, and in 2024 she was selected as a United States Science Envoy for the Department of State.
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1970-03-28
Introduction
an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator
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She became the first female commercial spaceship pilot and the first artist selected to go to be an astronaut on the all-civilian Inspiration4 orbital spaceflight, 15 September 2021.
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Sian Hayley "Leo" Proctor (March 28, 1970) is an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator.
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Sian Hayley "Leo" Proctor (March 28, 1970) is an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator.
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As pilot of the Inspiration4's SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, Proctor became the first African-American woman to pilot a spacecraft.
View the Source2. The Space Devs Launch Library 2: Launch Library 2 astronaut list, records 601 to 700
The Space Devs Launch Library 2Astronaut record 660, Sian ProctorQuote, Astronaut record 660, Sian Proctor
"name": "Sian Proctor" ... "flights_count": 1
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