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Joan Higginbotham
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American engineer and NASA astronaut
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Joan Higginbotham is a female American astronaut and engineer. Born in Chicago in 1964, she is a member of the African American ethnic group. She holds citizenship in the United States and was educated at Florida Institute of Technology and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Higginbotham was employed by NASA, where she received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. She was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 16 and served on the crew of STS-116. Her time in space totaled 18525 units. She is recognized in the Astronauts collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- NASA Astronaut Group 16
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- engineer
- Employer
- NASA
- Image
- Joan Higginbotham.jpg
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- Commons category
- Joan Higginbotham
- date of birth
- 1964-08-03
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- time in space
- 18525
- name in native language
- Joan Higginbotham
- member of the crew of
- STS-116
- P450
- STS-116
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