Joan Higginbotham

Quick Facts

Full Name	Joan Higginbotham
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Aug 3, 1964(1964-08-03)
Age	60
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Leo

Joan Higginbotham Biography

Joan Higginbotham is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on August 3, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was the third African American woman to fly into space. She logged just 13 days in space.

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Higginbotham was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Whitney Young Magnet High School, graduating in 1982. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1987, and a Masters of Management Science (1992) and Masters in Space Systems (1996) both from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Higginbotham began her career in 1987, two weeks after getting her Bachelor of Science degree, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, as a Payload Electrical Engineer in the Electrical and Telecommunications Systems Division. Within six months she became the lead for the Orbiter Experiments (OEX) on OV-102, the Space Shuttle Columbia. She later worked on the Shuttle payload bay reconfiguration for all Shuttle missions and conducted electrical compatibility tests for all payloads flown aboard the Shuttle. She was also tasked by KSC management to undertake several special assignments where she served as the Executive Staff Assistant to the Director of Shuttle Operations and Management, led a team of engineers in performing critical analysis for the Space Shuttle flow in support of a simulation model tool, and worked on an interactive display detailing the Space Shuttle processing procedures at Spaceport United States (Kennedy Space Center’s Visitors Center). Higginbotham then served as backup orbiter project engineer for OV-104, Space Shuttle Atlantis, where she participated in the integration of the orbiter docking station (ODS) into the space shuttle used during Shuttle/Mir docking missions. Two years later, she was promoted to lead orbiter project engineer for OV-102, Space Shuttle Columbia. In this position, she held the technical lead government engineering position in the firing room where she supported and managed the integration of vehicle testing and troubleshooting. She actively participated in 53 space shuttle launches during her 9-year tenure at Kennedy Space Center.

She was married twice.

Joan Higginbotham Net Worth

Joan Higginbotham is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joan Higginbotham 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She earned two master’s degrees from The Florida Institute of Technology.

She was an expert on mission for Space Shuttle Discovery. Space Shuttle Discovery and received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham (born August 3, 1964) is an Electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson.

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Who is Joan Higginbotham Dating?

According to our records, Joan Higginbotham married to James Mitchell Jr.. As of December 1, 2023, Joan Higginbotham’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Joan Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joan Higginbotham celebrates birthday on August 3 of every year.

What does Joan Higginbotham do now?

Director, Corporate Social Responsibility.

When Did Joan e Higginbotham go to space?

A retired NASA astronaut, Joan Higginbotham is a trailblazing electrical engineer, who in December 2006 , flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery to become the third African American woman to travel into space.

How old is Joan Higginbotham?

58 years (August 3, 1964)

When was Joan Higginbotham born?

August 3, 1964 (age 58 years)

Is Joan Higginbotham married?

James Mitchell Jr.