Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | October 8, 1956 |
Birth Place | South Bend, IN |
Age | 64 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Feb 6, 2012 (age 55) |
Birth Sign | Libra |
Net worth: $5.4 billion (2024)
About
Astronaut who flew in space five times, which was the record for women at the time of her death in 2012.
Before Fame
She earned a doctorate in aeronautics/astronautics from MIT in 1987, after having studied at Purdue University and Rice University.
Trivia
She was part of the first Space Shuttle rendezvous with the Mir space station. She later died of breast cancer.
Family Life
She married Brian D. Ford in 1993.
Associated With
She and Astronaut Charles D. Walker studied engineering at Purdue.