National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Bonnie J. Dunbar

United States of America

Bonnie J. Dunbar
Retired

Biography

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Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar is a former NASA astronaut. She retired from NASA in September 2005 then served as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight until April 2010. From January 2013 - December 2015, Dr. Dunbar lead the University of Houston's STEM Center (science, technology, engineering and math) and was a faculty member in the Cullen College of Engineering.[1] Currently, she is a professor of aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University and serves as Director of the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI), a joint entity in the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Type

Government

Age

77

Date of Birth

March 3, 1949

First Flight

October 30, 1985

Last Flight

January 23, 1998

Career Stats

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Flights

5

Landings

0

Spacewalks

P50DT8H24M3S

Time in Space

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