| | NAME | DOB / DEATH DATE | NATIONALITY | FLIGHT # | FLIGHT DATE | MISSION RESEARCH | MISSION BADGE | COUNTRY OR COMPANY |
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1 |  |
Valentina Tereshkova
- First woman in space to orbit Earth for 3 days
| Mar 5, 1937 | 
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Svetlana Savitskaya
- Second woman in space (after 20 years)
- First woman to visit a space station
- First woman to perform a spacewalk
| Aug 8, 1948 | 
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- Aug 19, 1982
- Jul 17, 1984
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- Research and Experiments
- First to dock with space station: Salyut 7
- Spacewalk, rezonans tests and collected station air samples
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3 |  |
Sally Ride *
- First American woman in space
- Third woman in Space
| May 26, 1951
Jul 23, 2012 | 
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- Satellite Deployment, Microgravity research
- Satellite Deployment, Radar Imaging
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4 |  |
Judith Resnik **
- First Flight to include 2 Women Crew
- First Woman Killed attempting Space (Challenger)
| Apr 5, 1949
Jan 28, 1986
Space Shuttle Challenger
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- Aug 30, 1984
- Jan 28, 1986
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- Satellite Deployment
- Satellite Deployment
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5 |  | Kathryn D. Sullivan | Oct 3, 1951 | 
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- Oct 5, 1984
- Apr 24, 1990
- Mar 24, 1992
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- Satellite Deployment/Radar Imaging
- Hubble Space Telescope Deployment
- Atlas 1 Astronomy Research
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6 |  | Anna Lee Fisher | Aug 24, 1949 | 
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- Communications satellites deployment & retrieval
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7 |  |
Rhea Seddon
- First Flight to include 3 Women Crew (STS-40)
| Nov 8, 1947 | 
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- Apr 12, 1985
- Jun 5, 1991
- Oct 18, 1993
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- Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) dedicated to biology
- Space Transportation Systems & Spacelab Life
- Sciences (physiological effects in space)
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8 |  |
Shannon Lucid
- Only American woman to have stayed on Mir
| Jan 14, 1943 | 
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- Jun 17, 1985
- Oct 18, 1989
- Aug 2, 1991
- Oct 18, 1993
- Mar 22, 1996
- Sep 16 1996
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- Satellite deployment
- Galileo Spacecraft deployment to Jupiter
- TDRS-E satellite deployment; medical and materials research
- Space Transportation Systems & Spacelab Life
- Physiological effects in space
- Shuttle – Mir link-up (third mission to link with Mir)
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9 |  | Bonnie J. Dunbar | Mar 3, 1949 | 
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- Oct 30, 1985
- Jan 9, 1990
- Jun 25, 1992
- Jun 27, 1995
- Jan 22, 1998
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- Microgravity Research
- Syncom IV-F5 Satellite deployment and LDEF retrieval
- USML-1 Microgravity Research
- Shuttle – Mir (first space shuttle to dock with Mir) joint US/Russian life science investigations
- Shuttle – Mir Plant Nutrient, GPS, Human performance
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10 |  | Mary L. Cleave | Feb 5, 1947 | 
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- Satellite deployment and retrieval
- Magellan Spacecraft deployment
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11 |  | Ellen S. Baker | Apr 27, 1953 | 
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- Oct 18, 1989
- Jun 25, 1992
- Jun 27, 1995
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- Galileo Spacecraft deployment to Jupiter
- USML-1 Microgravity Research
- Shuttle – Mir (first to dock with Mir) joint life science research
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12 |  | Kathryn C. Thornton | Aug 17, 1952 | 
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- Nov 22, 1989
- May 7, 1992
- Dec 2, 1993
- Oct 20, 1995
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- Dept of Defense Satellite Deployment
- Retrieve satellite & relaunch to its intended orbit
- First Hubble Space Telescope Servicing
- Second mission for the US Microgravity Laboratory
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13 |  | Marsha Ivins | Apr 15, 1951 | 
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- Jan 9, 1990
- Jul 31, 1992
- Mar 4, 1994
- Jan 12, 1997
- Feb 7, 2001
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- Syncom IV-F5 Satellite deployment and LDEF retrieval
- Satellite deployment; TSS-1 operations; Tech Research
- Microgravity Research / OAST-2 engineering & tech payload
- Shuttle-Mir
- ISS Assembly – first space launch of the 21st century
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14 |  |
Linda M. Godwin
- First spacewalk (STS-76) since Skylab 1974
| Jul 2, 1952 | 
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- Apr 5, 1991
- Apr 9, 1994
- Mar 22, 1996
- Dec 5, 2001
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- Launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)
- Radar Imaging- SIR-C; X-SAR and MAPS
- Shuttle – Mir link-up (third shuttle mission to link with Mir)
- Deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS
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15 |  |
Helen Sharman
- First Briton in Space; first woman to visit the Mir space station
| May 30, 1963 | 
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- Medical & agricultural tests and outreach to public schools
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16 |  | Tamara E. Jernigan
- First Flight to include 3 Women Crew (STS-40)
- Longest Shuttle time in space for USA 17 days (STS-80)
- 1st shuttle to dock at ISS; 2nd w 3 women crew (STS-96)
| May 7, 1959
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- Jun 5, 1991
- Oct 22, 1992
- Mar 2, 1995
- Nov 19, 1996
- May 27, 1999
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- Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) dedicated to biology
- LAGEOS 2 Satellite deployment and microgravity research
- Astronomy
- Satellite deployment, crystal growth, semi-conductors
- First to dock to ISS; ISS assembly and set up
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17 |  | Millie Hughes-Fulford *
- First Flight to include 3 Women Crew (STS-40)
| Dec 21, 1945
Feb 2, 2021 | 
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- Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) dedicated to biology
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18 |  | Roberta Bondar
| Dec 4, 1945
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- Spacelab microgravity on organisms
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19 |  | Jan Davis
| Nov 1, 1953
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- Sep 12, 1992
- Feb 3, 1994
- Aug 7, 1997
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- Spacelab-Japan microgravity research- materials & life sciences
- First U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir Program; cosmonaut on shuttle
- Multiple space science packages & telescopes
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20 |  | Mae Jemison
| Oct 17, 1956
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- Spacelab-Japan microgravity research- materials & life sciences
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21 |  | Susan Helms
| Feb 26, 1958
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- Jan 13, 1993
- Sep 9, 1994
- Jun 20, 1996
- May 19, 2000
- Mar 8, 2001
- Aug 10, 2001
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- 5th TDRS Satelitte and X-ray spectrometer
- Optical radar using laser pulses (not radio waves) to study atm
- 22 life science and microgravity experiments
- ISS Assembly and Logistics
- Resupplying ISS & rotating Expedition 1 & Expedition 2 crews.
- ISS crew rotation and logistics
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22 |  | Ellen Ochoa
- 1st shuttle to dock at ISS; 2nd w 3 women crew (STS-96)
| May 10, 1958
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- Apr 8, 1993
- Nov 3, 1994
- May 27, 1999
- Apr 8, 2002
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- ATLAS 2 and Ozone Layer
- ATLAS 3 and Ozone Layer and Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometer
- First to dock to ISS; ISS assembly and set up
- ISS Assembly of Truss system
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23 |  |
Nancy J. Currie-Gregg
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1st shuttle to launch hardware to ISS
| Dec 29, 1958
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- Jun 21, 1993
- Jul 13, 1995
- Dec 4, 1998
- Mar 1, 2002
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- EURECA Satellite retrieval and Bioscience research
- Launch of TDRS-7 (tracking and data relay satellite) and research
- Node 1 (Unit), was the first space hardware delivered
- 4th servicing of the hubble space telescope
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24 |  | Janice E. Voss
* | Oct 8, 1956
Feb 6, 2012
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- Jun 21, 1993
- Feb 3, 1995
- Apr 4, 1997
- Jul 1, 1997
- Feb 11, 2000
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- EURECA Satellite retrieval and Bioscience research
- Rendezvous with Mir; Coca-Cola, CSE, GLO-2
- Microgravity Research-flight cut short due to fuel cell anomaly
- Microgravity Laboratory (MSL) 19 materials science in 4 facilities
- Radar Imaging – SRTM and IFSAR…
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25 |  | Chiaki Mukai
| May 6, 1952
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- IML-2 (Intl Microgravity Lab) first animals to conceive & birth in space
- Bioscience research on 77-yr old John Glenn and Astronomy…
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26 |  | Yelena Kondakova
| Mar 30, 1957
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- Part of Euromir – agreement of ESA and Russia
- Crewed mission Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station…
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27 |  | Eileen Collins
- First female shuttle Commander
(STS-93)
- Second female shuttle Commander
(STS-114)
| Nov 19, 1956
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- Feb 3, 1995
- May 15, 1997
- Jul 23, 1999
- Jul 26, 2005
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- Rendezvous with Mir; Coca-Cola, CSE, GLO-2
- Crewed mission Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station
- Launch the 50,000-lb Chandra X-ray Observatory heaviest payload
- Testing Space Shuttle flight safety techniques and deliver supplies…
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28 |  | Wendy B. Lawrence
| Jul 2, 1959
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- Mar 2, 1995
- Sep 26, 1997
- Jun 2, 1998
- Jul 26, 2005
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- Astronomy
- SPACEHAB docking Atlantis Mir, cargo transfer & astronaut exchange
- Docking of Discovery to Mir and AMS to look for dark/missing matter
- Testing Space Shuttle flight safety techniques and deliver supplies…
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29 |  | Mary Ellen Weber | Aug 24, 1962
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- Jul 13, 1995
- May 19, 2000
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- Launch of TDRS-7 (tracking and data relay satellite) and research
- ISS Assembly and Logistics…
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30 |  | Catherine Coleman
| Dec 14, 1960
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- Oct 20, 1995
- Jul 23, 1999
- Dec 15, 2010
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- Second mission for the US Microgravity Laboratory
- Launch the 50,000-lb Chandra X-ray Observatory heaviest payload
- Human spaceflight to ISS as part of the Soyuz programme.…
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31 |  | Claudie Haigneré
| May 13, 1957
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- Feb 23, 1996
- Aug 17, 1996
- Apr 28, 2001
- Oct 21, 2001
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32 |  | Susan Kilrain
| Oct 24, 1961
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- Microgravity Research-flight cut short due to fuel cell anomaly
- Microgravity Laboratory (MSL) 19 materials science in 4 facilities…
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33 |  | Kalpana Chawla **
| Mar 17, 1962
Feb 1, 2003
(Space Shuttle Columbia) | 
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- Nov 19, 1997
- Jan 16, 2003
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34 |  | Kathryn P. Hire
| Aug 26, 1959
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35 |  | Janet L. Kavandi
| Jul 17, 1959
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- Jun 2, 1998
- Feb 11, 2000
- Jul 12, 2001
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- Docking of Discovery to Mir and AMS to look for dark/missing matter
- Radar Imaging – SRTM and IFSAR…
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36 |  |
Julie Payette
1st shuttle to dock at ISS; 2nd w 3 women crew (STS-96)
| Oct 20, 1963
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- May 27, 1999
- Jul 15, 2009
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- First to dock to ISS; ISS assembly and set up
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37 |  | Pamela Melroy
| Sep 17, 1961
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- Oct 11, 2000
- Oct 7, 2002
- Oct 23, 2007
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38 |  | Peggy Whitson
| Feb 9, 1960
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- Jun 5, 2002
- Nov 24, 2002
- Oct 10, 2007
- Nov 17, 2016
- Sep 3, 2017
- May 21, 2023
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39 |  | Sandra Magnus
| Oct 30, 1964
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- Oct 7, 2002
- Nov 15, 2008
- Mar 15, 2009
- Jul 8, 2011
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40 |  | Laurel Clark **
| Mar 10, 1961
Feb 1, 2003
(Space Shuttle Columbia)
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41 |  | Stephanie Wilson
| Sep 27, 1966
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- Jul 4, 2006
- Oct 23, 2007
- Apr 5, 2010
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42 |  | Lisa Nowack
| May 10, 1963
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43 |  | Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
| Feb 7, 1963
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44 |  | Anousheh Ansari
| Sep 12 1966
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- Mar 30, 2006
- Sep 18, 2006
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45 |  | Sunita Williams
| Sep 19, 1965
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- Dec 9, 2006
- Jun 8, 2007
- Jul 15, 2012
- June 5, 2024
- Feb 2025
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46 |  | Joan Higginbotham
| Aug 3, 1964
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47 |  | Tracy Caldwell Dyson
| Aug 14, 1969
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- Aug 8, 2007
- Apr 2, 2010
- Mar 23, 2024
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48 |  | Barbara Morgan
| Nov 28, 1951
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49 |  | Yi So-Yeon
| Jun 2, 1978
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50 |  | Karen Nyberg
| Oct 7, 1969
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- May 31, 2008
- May 28, 2013
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51 |  | K. Megan McArthur
| Aug 30, 1971
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- May 11, 2009
- Apr 23, 2021
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52 |  | Nicole Stott
| Nov 11, 1962
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- Aug 28, 2009
- Nov 16, 2009
- Feb 24, 2011
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53 |  | Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger
| May 15, 1975
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54 |  | Naoko Yamazaki
| Dec 27, 1970
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55 |  | Shannon Walker
| Jun 4, 1965 | 
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- Jun 15, 2010
- Nov 15, 2020
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56 |  | Liu Yang
| Oct 6, 1978 | 
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57 |  | Wang Yaping
| Jan 27, 1980 | 
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58 |  | Yelena Serova
| Apr 22, 1976 |  |
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59 |  | Samantha Cristoforetti
| Apr 26, 1977 | 
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- Nov 23, 2014
- Apr 27, 2022
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60 |  | Kathleen Rubins
| Oct 14, 1978 | 
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61 |  | Serena Auñón-Chancellor
| Apr 9, 1976 | 
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62 |  | Anne McClain
| Jun 7, 1979 | 
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63 |  | Christina Koch
| Feb 2, 1979 | 
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- Mar 14, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019
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64 |  | Jessica Meir
| Jul 15, 1977 | 
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65 |  | Natalie Beth Moses
| May 29, 1969 |  |
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- Jul 11, 2021
- May 25, 2023
- Aug 10, 2023
- Sep 8, 2023
- Oct 6, 2023
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66 |  | Sirisha Bandla
| Jan 22, 1987 | 
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67 |  | Sian Proctor
| Mar 26, 1970 | 
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68 |  | Wally Funk
| Feb 1, 1939 | 
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69 |  | Haley Arceneaux
| Dec 9, 1991 | 
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70 |  | Yulia Peresild
| Sep 5, 1984 |  |
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71 |  | Audrey Powers
| Jan 1, 1976 | 
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72 |  | Kayla Barron
| Sep 19, 1987 | 
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73 |  | Laura Shepard-Churchley | Jul 2, 1947 | 
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74 |  | Sharon Hagle
| Mar 1, 1949 | 
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- Mar 31, 2022
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Nov 22, 2024
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75 |  | Jessica Watkins
| May 14, 1988 | 
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76 |  | Katya Echazertta
| Jun 15, 1995 | 
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77 |  | Vanessa O’Brien
| Dec 2, 1964 | 
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78 |  | Sara Sabry
| May 23, 1993 | 
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79 |  | Nicole Mann
| Jun 27, 1977 | 
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80 |  | Anna Kikina
| Aug 27, 1984 |  |
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81 |  | Rayyanah Barnawi
| Sep 1, 1988 |  |
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82 |  | Jamila Gilbert | Jan 1, 1989 | 
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83 |  | Kelly Latimer | Jan 1, 1964 | 
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- Aug 10, 2023
- Oct 6, 2023
- Aug 12, 2023
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84 |  | Keisha Schahaff | May 30, 2005 |  |
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85 |  | Anastatia Mayers | Sep 27, 2004 |  |
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86 |  | Jasmin Moghbeli
| Jun 24, 1983 | 
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87 |  | Loral O’Hara
| May 3, 1983 | 
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- Sep 15, 2023
- Sep 15, 2023
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88 |  | Namira Salim
| Oct 6, 1975 |  |
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89 |  | Kellie Gerardi | Feb 16, 1989 | 
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90 |  | Ketty Pucci-Sisti Maisonrouge
| Jul 16, 1956 | 
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91 |  | Lina Yur’evna Borozdina-Birch | Feb 9, 1969 | 
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92 |  | Jeanette Epps | Nov 3, 1970 |  |
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93 |  | Maryna Vitaleuna Vasileuskaya | Sep 14, 1990 |  |
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94 |  | Carol Schaller | Jul 31, 1950 |  |
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95 |  | Nicolina Elrick | Jun 1, 1971 | 
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96 |  | Karsen Kitchen | Jun 1, 2003 |  |
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97 |  | Sarah Gillis | Jan 1, 1994 |  |
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98 |  | Anna Menon | Dec 24, 1985 |  |
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99 |  | Wang Haoze | Mar 1, 1990 |  |
| Oct 29, 2024 | | |  |
100 |  | Emily Calandrelli | May 18, 1986 |  |
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101 |  | Elaine Chia Hyde | Jan 1, 1960 | 
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