Portrait of Linda Godwin
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Linda Godwin

Linda Godwin is an American astronaut who was born on July 2, 1952, in Missouri.

Godwin became an astronaut in 1986. She has spent over 633 hours in space on three spaceflights.

In 1991, Godwin flew aboard STS-37. Godwin made her second spaceflight in 1994 aboard STS-59. The crew studied the Earth's atmosphere.

Godwin flew aboard STS-76 in 1996. She performed a 6-hour spacewalk during this mission.


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