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She completed post-graduate work at Toronto General Hospital, the University of Western Ontario, Tufts New England Medical Center (Boston), Roberta Bondar worked as a clinical science researcher and neurologist, a doctor who specializes in the nervous system. University of Toronto in 1974, and a Doctor of Medicine from McMaster University in 1977. She continued in higher education, earning a Master of Science in experimental pathologyįrom the University of Western Ontario in 1971, a PhD in neuroscience from the During this time, she also received her pilot’s license. Her high school guidance counsellor tried to dissuade her from pursuing science in university, believing that it wasn’t a subject for girls, but Bondar persisted.īondar attended the University of Guelph, where she completed a Bachelor of Science in zoology and agriculture in 1968. She led the science team at her high school (Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School) and received honourable mention at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Grade 13. Bondar spent summers working as a science researcher with the federal Department of Fisheries and Forestry in Sault Ste Marie. She was involved in sports, Girls Guides, the YMCA,īondar was also very interested in science her father built a laboratory in their basement so she could conduct experiments. Roberta was interested in space as a child: “When I was eight years old, to be a spaceman was the most exciting thing I could imagine.” She was given a camera when she was young, which sparked her interest in photography. Edward worked as an office manager for the Sault Ste Marie Public Utilities Commission, and Mildred was a business and commerce teacher. TheĬouple’s first child, Barbara, was born the year before Roberta, in 1944. Roberta Bondar is the second of two daughters born to Edward and Mildred Bondar. Shuttle missions typically last one to two weeks. Missions on board NASA space shuttles are identified with STS and a number, e.g., STS-77, STS-99. Space Transportation System (STS): NASA’s space shuttle program. Payload specialist: A space shuttle crew member responsible for scientific experiments, cargo, or specific mission objectives. The Canadian Space Agency has partnered with NASA since 1982 to send Canadian astronauts to space on NASA-led missions. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): The space agency of the United States. Astronaut Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first woman in space (courtesy NASA).