First female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space.

Visited the Russian Space Station Mir.

Space Shuttle Mission specialist.

Flew on the Space Shuttle in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005.

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Retired Navy Captain, NASA astronaut, helicopter pilot, engineer.

Masters degree in ocean engineering from MIT.

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Daughter of Vice Admiral William Lawrence, former Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. Destroyer named after him….USS William P. Lawrence.

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