Wendy Lawrence
Wendy Lawrence
Wendy Barrien Lawrenceis a retired United States Navy Captain, former helicopter pilot, an engineer, and a former NASA astronaut. She was the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space and she has also visited the Russian Space Station Mir. She was a mission specialist on STS-114, the first Space Shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She enjoys running, rowing, and triathlons...
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth2 July 1959
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This has been my fourth flight and by far it's been the busiest flight I've ever been on. There are thousands of people on the ground who made this mission successful. The real tribute goes to those folks on the ground who've helped us to be really successful on orbit.
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We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. And certainly, space exploration is not easy and there has been a human price that has been paid.
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We sure hope that we get our feet on the ground today.