[ Astronauts & Cosmonauts ]

Roberta Lynn Bondar

Born: 4 December 1945, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

Nationality: Canadian

Died: 

Flights:
1 STS-42 22 January 1992 8 days, 1 hours, 15 minutes

Roberta was the first Canadian woman to go into space. She is a medical doctor with her degree from McMaster University. She was a payload specialist on STS-42. She left the program in the summer of 1992 to return to her research.