Shannon Lucid Quotes

A collection of quotes by Shannon Lucid.

Shannon Lucid is an American former astronaut. Born on January 14, 1943, in Shanghai, China, she holds a PhD in Biochemistry and joined NASA as part of the astronaut class of 1978. Lucid participated in five space missions, spending a total of 223 days in space. She set a record in 1996 for the longest duration stay of any American woman in space, spending 188 days on the Russian Mir Space Station. Throughout her career, Lucid made significant contributions to scientific research, particularly in the fields of fluid physics, biotechnology, and space habitation.

I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember bac

I was really desperate. I don't know if you can remember back that far, but when I went to graduate school they didn't want females in graduate school. They were very open about it. They didn't mince their words. But then I got in and I got my degree.

Shannon Lucid

Graduation

When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no job

When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.

Shannon Lucid

Science