Margaret Rhea Seddon

Astronaut

1947 –

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Who is 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.

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Born
Nov 8, 1947
Murfreesboro
Also known as
  • Dr. Rhea Seddon
  • Dr. Margaret Rhea Seddon
Parents
Spouses
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Doctorate, University of Tennessee
    Medicine
    ( - 1973)
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Berkeley
    Physiology
    ( - 1970)

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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