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Sian Proctor

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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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Birth Year
1970 1
Nationality
American 1
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1. Sian Proctor - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1970-03-28
  • Introduction
    an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, author, and science communicator
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Wikidata: Sian Proctor
Wikidata Q30323480, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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