1943-
Astronaut

Backround.

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid was born on 14 January 1943, in Shanghai, China, but she grew up in Bethany, Oklahoma. She received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1963, and master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1970 and 1973, respectively. Selected by NASA in 1978, Lucid became an astronaut in August 1979. She married Michael F. Lucid of Indianapolis, Indiana, and has two daughters and one son.

NASA Record.

Lucid was qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on space shuttle flight crews. Some of her technical assignments included the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); the Flight Software Laboratory in Downey, California, working with the rendezvous and proximity operations group; Astronaut Office interface at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, participating in payload testing, shuttle testing, and launch countdowns; spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) in the JCS...