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Shannon Lucid set the U.S. record for longest stay in space in 1996

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What year did shannon lucid set record for longest stay in space?

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What year did Shannon Lucid set the record for the longest stay in space?

1996.


In 1996 who earned the distinctions of enduring the longest stay in space by any american man or woman?

09/19/1996 After 181 days, astronaut Shannon Lucid breaks endurance record in space


In 1996 who earned the distinctions of enduring the longest stay in space by any American and the longest stay in space by any women?

Shannon Lucid, a retired NASA astronaut set the record for the longest duration of stay in space by an American and a woman in 1996. He record was bettered in 2007 by Sunita Williams.


In 1996 What Woman stayed in space for the longest time?

The first Frenchwoman in space, Claudie Haigneré, visited the Mir space station for 16 days in 1996, as part of the Russian-French Cassiopée mission. Haigneré was a cosmonaut for the "Centre National d'Études Spatiales" and later the European Space Agency.


How was Shannon Lucid brave?

Shannon Lucid was brave, because she went into space and ate food with no water in it to stay healthy.


What is the longest an American has spent in space?

Shannon Lucid spent 188 days in space in 1996.


What were the name of the kids of Shannon Lucid?

Shannon Lucid has three children: two daughters named Jennifer and Laura, and a son named John. She is known for her contributions to space exploration as an astronaut and scientist.


What space shuttle delivered Shannon Lucid to the Mir space station?

Actually that is a very good question...nobody actually went in a shuttle they were sent there by rocket boots so yeah very intresting indeed. I have actually went to the museum and saw one of the rocket boots and of course there was a sign that told me about the rocket boots so yes that should answer your question.


Why was shannon lucid famous?

Shannon Lucid is famous for being an American astronaut who set several records during her long-duration spaceflight missions aboard the Russian space station Mir. She is one of the few women to have traveled to space multiple times and has contributed significantly to space exploration.


When did Shannon Lucid launched into space?

Her first space trip was in the Space Shuttle mission STS-51-G, which was launched on 17 June 1985.


What is the date that shannon lucid became an astronaut?

Shannon Lucid became an Astronaut in 1978. According to Wiki...Lucid was selected for the NASA Astronaut Corps in 1978. Of the six women in this first class with female astronauts, Lucid was the only one who was a mother at the time of being hired.Lucid's first space flight was in June 1985 onSpace Shuttle Discovery's mission STS-51-G. She also flew on shuttle missions STS-34 in 1989,STS-43 in 1991, and STS-58 in 1993.Lucid is best known for her fifth spaceflight, when she spent 188 days in space, from March 22 to September 26, 1996, including 179 days aboardMir, the Russian space station.(This was the longest time in space by an American.)