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  Astronaut Bio: M. R. Seddon 2/97
A three-flight veteran with over 722 hours in space, Dr. Seddon served as a mission specialist on STS 51-D in 1985 and on STS-40 in 1991, and was the payload commander on STS-58 in 1993.
Seddon made her first space flight aboard STS 51-D, the fourth flight of Discovery and the sixteenth Shuttle mission.
Seddon next served on the crew of STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1), a dedicated space and life sciences mission, which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 5, 1991.
www.nsbri.org /sts40/seddon.html   (633 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - M. Rhea Seddon
Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D. (born November 8, 1947) is a former NASA Astronaut.
Seddon has also performed clinical research into the effects of radiation therapy on nutrition in cancer patients.
Seddon was the Payload Commander on this life science research mission which received NASA management recognition as the most successful and efficient Spacelab flown to date.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Rhea_Seddon   (754 words)

  
 rhea - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Rhea (astronomy), large moon of the planet Saturn.
Rhea orbits Saturn at a distance of about 527,000 km (about 327,000 mi), completing an orbit...
Rhea (mythology), in Greek mythology, mother of the gods, a Titan, the daughter of Uranus and Gaea, Heaven and Earth, and the sister and wife of the...
ca.encarta.msn.com /rhea.html   (146 words)

  
 Rhea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhea (mythology), in Greek mythology the sister and wife of Cronus and the mother of many of the other major gods
Rhea Silvia, in Roman mythology the mother of the twins Romulus and Remus
Rhea of the Cöos, character in Stephen King's Dark Tower novels
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhea   (132 words)

  
 STS-58 - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Payload commander Rhea Seddon, and crewmates David Wolf, Shannon Lucid and veterinarian Marty Fettman are scheduled to draw blood from the tails of some of the rodents, then inject a special isotope into the rodents to measure the volume of their plasma.
Payload Commander Rhea Seddon sent down a special message to her husband, Astronaut Office Chief Hoot Gibson at 4:1 p.m.
Seddon acknowledged, however, that he has more launches and landings, having flown four times to her three.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/STS-58   (1101 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Register: Astronaut to support life science investigations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Seddon is acting as a liaison assisting Vanderbilt researchers in evaluating flight equipment and developing experiment operating procedures for NASA's 1998 Neurolab mission.
Seddon is a three-time Shuttle veteran, including two flights dedicated to life science investigations.
Seddon remains a member of the astronaut office during this assignment.
www.vanderbilt.edu /News/register/Sept23_96/vr8.html   (180 words)

  
 Astronaut Bio: M. R. Seddon 11/98   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
She assisted in the preparation of cardiovascular experiments which flew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on the Neurolab Spacelab flight in April 1998.
Dr. Seddon retired from NASA in November 1997.
Seddon was the Payload Commander on this life science research mission which received NASA management recognition as the most successful and efficient Spacelab flown by NASA.
www.jsc.nasa.gov /er/seh/seddon.html   (573 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Seddon, one of the first six women selected as astronauts in 1978, retired to pursue a private career.
Seddon then flew on two life science research missions, Spacelab Life Sciences 1 and 2, in 1991 and 1993.
From September 1996 through November 1997, she was detailed to Vanderbilt University Medical School in Nashville, TN, to assist in developing experiment protocols for the Neurolab mission set for an April 1998 launch.
quest.arc.nasa.gov /space/news/1998/02-23-98.txt   (342 words)

  
 1999 National Championship Air Races - Rhea Seddon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Space shuttle astronaut Rhea Seddon, M.D. will be one of the grand marshals of this year's National Championship Air Races (NCAR).
One of NASA's 26 female astronauts, Seddon is among several astronauts appearing at this year's NCAR.
In Seddon's most recent mission, which lasted nine-day in space, crewmembers performed experiments, which explored how animals and cells respond to microgravity and readapt to Earth's gravity on return.
www.nevadanet.com /airraces/rheaseddon.html   (323 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Between the period of her internship and residency, she served as an emergency room physician at a number of emergency rooms in Mississippi and Tennessee hospitals and now serves in this capacity in the Houston area in her spare time.
A two-flight veteran with over 386 hours in space, Dr. Seddon served as a mission specialist on STS 51-D in 1985 and on STS-40 in 1991.
More recently, Dr. Seddon served on the crew of STS-40, Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1), a dedicated space and life sciences mission which launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 5, 1991.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /persons/astronauts/q-to-t/SeddonMR.txt   (535 words)

  
 GPN-2000-000756 - STS-58 Launch
During the 14 day flight of STS-58, a seven member crew will study extensively the adaptation of the human body to the near-weightless environment of space.
Mission Commander is John E. Blaha; Pilot, Richard A. Searfoss; Payload Commander, Dr. M.
Rhea Seddon; Mission Specialists, William S. McArthur Jr., David A. Wolf, and Shannon W. Lucid; and Payload Specialist, Martin J. Fettman.
grin.hq.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000756.html   (82 words)

  
 Yale Scientific Magzine
Perhaps a better question would be: “What is a woman not?” In celebration of women exploring non-traditional occupations, Jonathan Edwards College sponsored the 2003 Tetelman Fellowship panel discussion, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women Pioneers in Space.” Space exploration, in particular, represents one of the most extreme vocations from which women were traditionally barred.
Rhea Seddon, M.D., a fellow member in the class of 1978, attests to “the commitment that NASA has made to the success of women in the astronaut program.” Dr. Seddon, now retired from NASA, recalls that she had her three children in between three successive flight missions and over 722 total hours in space.
As Dr. Seddon puts it, “You are simply struck by the fact that we are all interconnected.
research.yale.edu /ysm/article.jsp?articleID=7   (1797 words)

  
 sts40.html   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor (rear left) is the mission commander, and Sidney M. Gutierrez (rear right) is the pilot.
Others are (front, left to right) Payload Specialist F. Drew Gaffney, Payload Specialist Millie Hughes-Fulford, Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon, MS James P. Bagian, and MS Tamara E. Jernigan (rear center).
The primary payload for this flight is Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1) (note the model of the shuttle with the spacelab module and related hardware depicted).
www.mach25.nl /~jacques/shuttle/STS40.html   (400 words)

  
 California Alumni Association at UC Berkeley
NASA Astronaut, Margaret Rhea Seddon, has logged over 722 hours in space and is a veteran of three flights.
NASA selected Seddon as an astronaut candidate in January of 1978, and was officially confirmed on August of 1979.
She was launched aboard mission STS-51D in the space shuttle Discovery on April of 1985.
www.alumni.berkeley.edu /CAA_News_and_Press_Releases/Alum_of_the_Week/margaret_seddon.asp   (193 words)

  
 Space Shuttle mission STS-51 E;
Prior to his selection of pilot for his first space mission Williams worked as a test pilot in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) at the Johnson Space Center.
Rhea Seddon a 37 year old Medical Doctor would serve as Mission Specialist-1 on STS-51E.
Seddon was selected as an astronaut in 1978.
www.angelfire.com /fl/Jacqmans/51e.html   (1732 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> STS-51-D   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Griggs and Hoffman performed space walk to attach Flyswatter devices to remote manipulator system.
Seddon engaged LEASAT lever using remote manipulator system but post deployment sequence did not begin.
Extensive brake damage and blown tire during landing prompted landing of future flights at Edwards Air Force Base until implementation of nose wheel steering.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/STS-51-D   (184 words)

  
 International Women's Air & Space Museum
Ellen S. Baker, M. Yvonne D. Cagle, M. Catherine G. "Cady" Coleman, Ph.
Anna L. Fisher, M. Linda M. Godwin, Ph.
Rhea Seddon, M. (courtesy Johnson Space Center, link will open in a new browser window.)
www.iwasm.org /women_aviation.htm   (271 words)

  
 Life Sciences Data Archive : Experiment
The seven person crew included Commander Karol J. Bobko, Pilot Donald E. Williams, Mission Specialists M. Rhea Seddon, S. David Griggs and Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Payload Specialists Charles D. Walker of McDonnell Douglas and E.J. ''Jake'' Garn, a U.S. senator from Utah.
A makeshift ''flyswatter'' was made from materials on board STS-51D and was attached to a robotic arm during an unscheduled spacewalk by astronauts Hoffman and Griggs.
Seddon used the robotic arm in an attempt to bat the start lever on the booster engine to its ignition position.
lsda.jsc.nasa.gov /scripts/mission/miss.cfm?mis_index=80   (388 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The secondary objectives of this flight were to perform the operations required by the Getaway Special (GAS) payloads and the Middeck O-Gravity Dynamics Experiment (MODE) payload.
The crew for this forty-first flight of the Space Shuttle vehicle was Bryan D. O'Connor, Col., USMC, Commander; Sidney M. Gutierrez, Lt.
This was the second Space Shuttle flight for the Commander, Mission Specialist 1, and Mission Specialist 3, and the first Space Shuttle flight for the remaining crew members.
members.aol.com /WSNTWOYOU/STS41MR.HTM   (1511 words)

  
 M.Eng. - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It was taken over from Latin and from the Greek letter mu, which in turn developed from the Egyptian...
M (motion picture), German film starring Peter Lorre as a serial killer who preys on little girls.
Released in 1931, this movie features Lorre in...
ca.encarta.msn.com /M.Eng..html   (87 words)

  
 m - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
- letter "m" written: a written representation of the letter "m"
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encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=m   (138 words)

  
 sts041.htm
MS 1 - James P. Bagian (EV 1)
MS 2 - Tamara E. Jernigan (EV 2)
Then on to Columbus AB, MS for an overnight stay
members.fortunecity.com /spaceshuttlealmanac/sts041.htm   (364 words)

  
 Patient Safety Training Consultant
Kerwin, J., Seddon, R. Eating in Space – From an Astronaut’s Perspective.
Young, L. and Seddon, R. Spacelab contributions to space life sciences.
Phillips, R., Fettman, M., Seddon, R. Practical and clinical nutritional concerns during spaceflight.
www.saferpatients.com /leadership/rhea-seddon.htm   (161 words)

  
 Bryan D. O'Connor
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) M. Rhea Seddon (left) and Commander Bryan D. O'Connor review the text and graphics system (TAGS) 15 ft long printout on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102.
Using the intravehicular activity (IVA) foot restraints, the two obviously expect their perusing to take awhile.
After 145 orbits of the Earth traveling 3.29 million miles in 218 hours, O'Connor piloted Columbia to a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, his crew having safely and successfully completed over 100% of their mission objectives.
www.usna.edu /Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/oconnor/oconnor.htm   (1245 words)

  
 STS-58 Mission Patch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
58th Space Shuttle Mission 15th Flight of Columbia Crew: John E. Blaha, Commander Richard A. Searfoss, Pilot M.
Rhea Seddon, Payload Commander William S. McArthur, Jr., Mission Specialist David A. Wolf, Mission Specialist Shannon W. Lucid, Mission Specialist Martin J. Fettman, Payload Specialist
Eight of the experiments focused on the crew while six used 48 rodents.
www.thespacestore.co.uk /stmispat51.html   (80 words)

  
 October 2003
J K L M N O P Q R
Astronauts John E. Blaha, Richard A. Searfoss, M. Rhea Seddon, William S. McArthur, Jr., David A. Wolf, Shannon W. Lucid, and Martin J. Fettman.
Columbia's crew performed a series of experiments to gain knowledge on how the human body adapts to the weightless environment of space.
www.hq.nasa.gov /office/pao/History/chronologies/oct03.htm   (360 words)

  
 Space Shuttle: COLUMBIA
M. Rhea Seddon, MS William S. McArthur, Jr, MS David A. Wolf, MS Shannon W. Lucid, MS Martin Fettman, PS 2nd Spacelab for
M. Rhea Seddon, PC James P. Bagian, MS Tamara E. Jernigan, MS Drew Gaffney, PS Millie-Hughes Fulford, PS 1st Spacelab for
Jeffrey A. Hoffman, MS John M. Lounge, MS Robert A. Parker, MS Samuel T. Durrance, PS Ronald A. Parise, PS Astronomy
www.spaceonline.tv /colum_miss.htm   (397 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
NAME: Margaret Rhea Seddon (M.D) NASA Astronaut (former)
NASA EXPERIENCE: Seddon was a Mission Specialist on STS-51D and STS-40.
Dr. Seddon was the Payload Commander on STS-58.
www.stormpages.com /g/gel88/crew3.html   (27 words)

  
 President Cox Inducted Into State
They were the late Walter H. Beech (Beech Aircraft Company), Robert B. McNab, Jr.
and the late James A. Wolfe (founders of Edwards and Associates, a world leader in the helicopter industry), and Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D., former astronaut with NASA.
Pictured Left to right are: Matthew Wolfe, son of the late James A. Wolfe, Robert A. McNab (Wolfe and McNab are icons in the helicopter industry); Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D., NASA Astronaut; and Larry D. Cox, A.A.E., President and CEO of Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
www.memphisairport.org /news001120105.htm   (324 words)

  
 AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS: MARGARET RHEA SEDDON - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS: MARGARET RHEA SEDDON - INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED
Photograph inscribed and signed: "To Marcy Perman-/Best wishes!/Rhea Seddon".
Margaret Rhea Seddon, M.D. was a mission specialist on Discovery STS-51D (1985) and Columbia STS-40 (1991) and was the payload commander on Columbia STS-58 (1993).
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/7_2005/aviation-space/37337-MARGARET-RHEA-SEDDON.htm   (153 words)

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