Second African American woman to visit space, she participated in NASA's 2006 Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station.
Before Fame
She attended Harvard University and the University of Texas.
Trivia
She was Mission Specialist on STS-120, STS-121, and STS-131.
Family Life
She married Julius McCurdy.
Associated With
Preceded by fellow astronaut Mae Jemison, she was the second African American woman in space.
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