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The second Canadian astronaut was Dr. Roberta Bondar. Selected as part of NASA's Space Shuttle program in 1984, she became the first Canadian woman in space when she flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-42 mission in January 1992. Bondar is a neurologist and has made significant contributions to both science and space exploration.

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