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Shannon Lucid Biography

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) 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 serve aboard Mir.

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When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.

Jobs, Kind, Lowest, Lucky, Phds

You're in charge but don't touch the controls. Recounting what the two Russian cosmonauts tell her each time they leave the Mir space station for a spacewalk.

Mir, Recounting, Space, Spacewalk, Time, Two

The only thing it would be nice to have more of would be M & M's.

Nice, Space, Thing, Would Be

I think that over the years, whether they want to admit it or not, people have to admit that the women astronauts have performed just as well as the men astronauts.

Admit, Men, People, Performed, Thinking, Years

I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.

Desperate, Funny, Graduation, Inspirational, Remember, School

You're in charge but don't touch the controls.

Charge, Controls, Space, Star Gazing, Touch

Basically, all my life I'd been told you can't do that because you're female. So I guess I just didn't pay any attention. I just went ahead and did what I could and then, when the stars aligned, I was ready.

Ahead, Attention, Female, Life, Pay, Stars

It was just using the liquid shampoo - the Russians have one very similar to the stuff we use on the Shuttle - you just wet your hair with it and then wipe it out.

Eyebrows, Hair, Shuttle, Use, Wet

If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt.

Doubt, Kids, Thing, Think, Thinking, Whole

You think America is the biggest place on Earth, but it's not. [The view from Mir] put everything in perspective.

Art, Attitude, Everything, Place, Thinking, View

It was just really, really tough getting anything when you were a female. Basically, I just took advantage of everything I could. But when people are going to flat out tell you they're not going to hire anyone that's female, there's not much you can do about it.

Female, Flat, People, Tell, Tough