Joan Higginbotham

Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson.

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Who was born first?

• Joan Higginbotham and James M. Kelly were born the same year
• Joan Higginbotham and Kenneth Ham were born the same year
• Joan Higginbotham and Stephen Frick were born the same year
• Joan Higginbotham and Mark Kelly were born the same year
• Joan Higginbotham and Scott Kelly were born the same year

Timeline

1. James M. KellyMay 14, 1964 – present
2. Joan Higginbotham (this page)August 3, 1964 – present
3. Kenneth HamDecember 12, 1964 – present
4. Mark KellyFebruary 21, 1964 – present
5. Scott KellyFebruary 21, 1964 – present
6. Stephen FrickSeptember 30, 1964 – present

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016