Bonnie J. Dunbar
Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar is an engineer, NASA astronaut, shuttle , and aerospace educator. Flew five shuttle missions spanning Spacelab, satellite retrieval, and Shuttle-Mir operations.
- Born
- March 3, 1949
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Sunnyside, Washington,United States
Flights
5
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
50 days, 8 hours, 24 minutes
Bio
Before and around spaceflight, Bonnie J.Before and around spaceflight, Dunbar developed a technical foundation through study at University of Washington and University of Houston. That background matters because the shuttle era depended on astronauts who could move between spacecraft operations, payload science, robotics, aviation, and public-facing international work.
Dunbar flew on STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89 during the operational Space Shuttle era.
Flew five shuttle missions. Mission Specialist on STS-61-A and several later shuttle flights. Worked on Shuttle-Mir operations.