Legendary astronaut still finds herself star-struck (CNN)

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By Peggy Mihelich
CNN

(CNN) -- During the last space shuttle mission to the international space station, television cameras panned around the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control and landed on the CAPCOM desk -- the relay station between astronauts on the ground and those circling in orbit.

There sat astronaut Shannon Lucid, diligently taking notes and talking Discovery astronauts through procedure after procedure. At 64, Lucid continues to work as an active member of the NASA astronaut corps and loves every minute of it.

Lucid's career at NASA is the stuff of legends -- she was in the first class of NASA's female astronauts, flew on five shuttle flights and spent six months on Russia's Mir space lab. She's known for her zest for life, steely determination and resourcefulness. (Photo gallery: Explore Lucid's career)

"The very thought of exploring space I just find really exciting. And I figure I'll work as long I'm happy to wake up every day and think 'Wow, I'm so glad to be going to work,'" Lucid said.
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"I'd read about Robert Goddard and his rockets out in New Mexico, and I had read a lot of science fiction. And I thought it would be so cool to go up and explore the universe."
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/26/shannon.lucid.profile/index.html

If you have to read about women astronauts, at least read something inspiring.

[Ezlivin]

1. And we all know who the first female astronaut was....

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Geez, get outta here!

Sexist pig.

:spank::spank::spank:

[Ezlivin]

3. Moi?

Hey, I didn't pose for that picture.

However, I did see "Barbarella" as the second feature at a drive-in theatre in 1976. The main feature was "Flesh Gordon". :evilgrin:

Ah to be young again!