Rhea Seddon

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Rhea Seddon is an American physician and former NASA astronaut who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and was among the first women selected to join the astronaut corps.

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Rhea Seddon canonical 5
M. Rhea Seddon 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut
human
physician
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts in physiology
Doctor of Medicine
awardReceived NASA Exceptional Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
NASA Space Flight Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-11-08
educatedAt Central High School (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Vanderbilt University
employer NASA
familyName Seddon
fieldOfWork aerospace medicine
medicine
surgery
givenName Margaret
hasChild Erin Gibson
Paul Gibson
Sean Gibson
memberOf American College of Surgeons
NASA Astronaut Corps
Society of NASA Flight Surgeons
mission STS-40
STS-51-D
STS-58
nickname Rhea
notableAchievement one of the first six women selected as NASA astronauts
notableWork Space Shuttle mission STS-40
linked to: STS-40

Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D
Space Shuttle mission STS-58
linked to: STS-58

autobiography "Go for Orbit"
occupation astronaut
consultant
physician
surgeon
partner Robert L. Gibson
placeOfBirth Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
residence Tennessee, United States
linked to: Tennessee
selection NASA Astronaut Group 8
sexOrGender female
spaceTimeDuration approximately 30 days in space
spouse Robert L. Gibson

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NASA Astronaut Group 8 includes Rhea Seddon
TFNG member Rhea Seddon
STS-40 crewMember M. Rhea Seddon
linked to: Rhea Seddon
STS-40 missionSpecialist M. Rhea Seddon
linked to: Rhea Seddon
STS-51-D missionSpecialist Rhea Seddon
NASA Astronaut Group 9 member Rhea Seddon