First name and last name | Margaret Rhea Seddon |
Date of birth | 08.11.1947 |
Nationality | American |
Space Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Status | Retired |
Type of astronaut | Government agency |
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Rhea_Seddon |
Margaret Rhea Seddon is a physician and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58. Both before and after her career in the astronaut program, she has been active in the medical community in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.