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Joan Higginbotham

1964 - Today

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Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham (born August 3, 1964) is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Higginbotham is the 543rd most popular astronaut (down from 328th in 2019), the 17,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,080th in 2019) and the 311th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Joan Higginbotham ranks 543 out of 556. Before her are James Dutton, Alexander Misurkin, Stanley G. Love, Patricia Robertson, Richard Hieb, and Lawrence J. DeLucas. After her are Rayyanah Barnawi, Evgeny Tarelkin, Scott D. Tingle, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Jeremy Hansen, and Jack D. Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Joan Higginbotham ranks 931. Before her are Antonio McKay, Lillie Leatherwood, Rose Troche, Ralph Garman, Lydia de Vega, and Ashutosh Gowariker. After her are Yvonne Murray, Paul Gonzales, Neil Eckersley, Frank Rutherford, Stuart Tinney, and Nicki French.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Higginbotham ranks 17,761 out of 20,380. Before her are Isaiah Canaan (1991), Nolan Gould (1998), Pat Tillman (1976), Ashley Eckstein (1981), Sean Anders (1969), and Nayer (1990). After her are Gus Bilirakis (1963), Dean Edwards (1970), Stephen Strasburg (1988), Herculez Gomez (1982), Omar Mateen (1986), and Cody Linley (1989).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Joan Higginbotham ranks 311. Before her are Stephen S. Oswald (1951), James Dutton (1968), Stanley G. Love (1965), Patricia Robertson (1963), Richard Hieb (1955), and Lawrence J. DeLucas (1950). After her are Scott D. Tingle (1965), Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (1975), Jack D. Fischer (1974), Robert Satcher (1965), Andrew R. Morgan (1976), and Loral O'Hara (1983).

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