Aerospace America
Aerospace AmericaBonnie Dunbar, retired NASA astronaut and Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, shared how she became an astronaut and recounted highlights from her five Space Shuttle missions, during which she logged more than 50 days in space, participated in over 150 scientific experiments, deployed and retrieved satellites and docked with the Russian space station Mir. Dunbar also described what life is like in space and discussed the future of space exploration.