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Margaret Rhea Seddon is an American surgeon and retired NASA astronaut. After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women in 1978, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as a mission specialist on STS-51-D and STS-40, and as a payload commander for STS-58, accumulating over 722 hours in space. On these flights, she built repair tools for a US Navy satellite and performed medical experiments.

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1947 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
M R Seddon; M. R. Seddon; M. Rhea Seddon; M.R. Seddon; MR Seddon; Margaret R. Seddon; Margaret Seddon; Rhea Seddon
astronaut, physician, Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame, United States Astronaut Hall of Fame, NASA Astronaut Group 8, United States, 

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  STS-51-D ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-40 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-58 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

1947-11-08T00:00:00Z

1947-11-08T00:00:00Z

1947 Margaret Rhea Seddon

1985-04-12T00:00:00Z

1985-04-12T00:00:00Z

1985 STS-51-D

1991-06-05T00:00:00Z

1991-06-05T00:00:00Z

1991 STS-40

1993-10-18T00:00:00Z

1993-10-18T00:00:00Z

1993 STS-58

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FEMALE ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES - MARGARET R SEDDON - NARA - 17472010

Astronauts use echocardiograph

Ride, Resnik, Fisher, Sullivan, and Seddon taking a break from Water Survival Training in 1978

FEMALE ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES - MARGARET R SEDDON - NARA - 17472010

Seddon Ride

Astronauts use echocardiograph

MRSeddon cropped

Ride, Resnik, Fisher, Sullivan, and Seddon taking a break from Water Survival Training in 1978

S40-34-014 - STS-040 - STS-40 crewmembers engage in various activities - DPLA - d03bd6202459152370b817dd4588b223

S40-34-014 - STS-040 - STS-40 crewmembers engage in various activities - DPLA - d03bd6202459152370b817dd4588b223

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	spaceflight	1985	STS-51-D	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1991	STS-40	human spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	1993	STS-58	human spaceflight	Wikidata
commons	image		FEMALE ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES - MARGARET R SEDDON - NARA - 17472010		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts use echocardiograph		Commons
commons	image		Ride, Resnik, Fisher, Sullivan, and Seddon taking a break from Water Survival Training in 1978		Commons
commons	image		FEMALE ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES - MARGARET R SEDDON - NARA - 17472010		Commons
commons	image		Seddon Ride		Commons
commons	image		Astronauts use echocardiograph		Commons
commons	image		MRSeddon cropped		Commons
commons	image		Ride, Resnik, Fisher, Sullivan, and Seddon taking a break from Water Survival Training in 1978		Commons
commons	image		S40-34-014 - STS-040 - STS-40 crewmembers engage in various activities - DPLA - d03bd6202459152370b817dd4588b223		Commons
commons	image		S40-34-014 - STS-040 - STS-40 crewmembers engage in various activities - DPLA - d03bd6202459152370b817dd4588b223		Commons