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Roberta Bondar
Roberta Lynn Bondar is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant. She is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space.
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Born 4 December 1945 · Q258385
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2017· 1 entry
The Royal Canadian Mint released a limited edition 25th anniversary $25 coin entitled "A View of Canada from Space"
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (2011).
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2009· 2 entries
Concordia University awarded Bondar the prestigious Loyola Medal
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Bondar registered The Roberta Bondar Foundation as a not-for-profit charity
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (1998).
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1983· 1 entry
Bondar began astronaut training in 1984, and in 1992 she was designated Payload Specialist for the first International Microgravity Laboratory Mission (IML-1)
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1977· 1 entry
Studied at McMaster University, Doctor of Medicine (1977).
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1974· 1 entry
Studied at University of Toronto Mississauga, Doctor of Philosophy (1974).
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1971· 1 entry
Studied at University of Western Ontario, Master of Science (1971).
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at University of Guelph, Bachelor of Science (1968).
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1964· 1 entry
Received the school's athletic leadership trophy and scholarship
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1945· 2 entries
Born 1945-12-04.
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The second daughter of Mildred (née Gourlay) and Edward Bondar who was of Ukrainian descent
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