Space · astronaut
Shannon Lucid
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
223 d 2 h
Spacewalks
0
Flights
5
5 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
14 Jan 1943First flight
17 Jun 1985Most recent flight
22 Mar 1996Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station in 1996; she is the only American woman to have served aboard Mir.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-76 | 22 Mar 1996 |
| 04 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-58 | 18 Oct 1993 |
| 03 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43 | 02 Aug 1991 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-34 | 18 Oct 1989 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-G | 17 Jun 1985 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026