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Shannon Lucid

1943 - Today

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Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American biochemist and retired NASA astronaut. She has flown in space five times, including a prolonged mission aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, and is the only American woman to have stayed on Mir. From 1996 to 2007, Lucid held the record for the longest duration spent in space by an American and by a woman. She was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in December 1996, making her the tenth person and the first woman to be accorded the honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shannon Lucid is the 45th most popular astronaut (up from 123rd in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from China (up from 807th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Shannon Lucid ranks 45 out of 556. Before her are Valery Bykovsky, Gus Grissom, Ilan Ramon, James Irwin, Henry Hartsfield, and Roger B. Chaffee. After her are Georgy Dobrovolsky, Alan Bean, Valeri Polyakov, Sergei Krikalev, Charles Duke, and Don L. Lind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Shannon Lucid ranks 127. Before her are Stanley Fischer, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Max Wright, Fouad Siniora, Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, and Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório. After her are John Nettles, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Ri Chun-hee, Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Roberto Boninsegna, and Jacques Laffite.

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In China

Among people born in China, Shannon Lucid ranks 402 out of 1,610. Before her are Terence Young (1915), Wang Yi (1953), Jin Youzhi (1918), Zhu Wen (852), Emperor Shun of Han (115), and Liang Qichao (1873). After her are Zhou Dunyi (1017), Taiichi Ohno (1912), Gan Ying (100), Gampopa (1079), Wei Zheng (580), and Zhao Mengfu (1254).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In China

Among astronauts born in China, Shannon Lucid ranks 1. After her are Yang Liwei (1965), Liu Yang (1978), Taylor Wang (1940), Fei Junlong (1965), Nie Haisheng (1964), Jing Haipeng (1966), Liu Boming (1966), Zhai Zhigang (1966), Liu Wang (1969), Wang Yaping (1980), and Chen Dong (1978).

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