Bonnie J. Dunbar

American Astronaut

Bonnie J. Dunbar was born in Sunnyside, Washington, United States on March 3rd, 1949 and is the American Astronaut. At the age of 75, Bonnie J. Dunbar biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
March 3, 1949
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Sunnyside, Washington, United States
Age
75 years old
Zodiac Sign
Pisces
Profession
Astronaut, Engineer
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Bonnie J. Dunbar Career

Dunbar became a payload officer/flight controller at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in 1978. She served as a guidance and navigation officer/flight controller for the Skylab reentry mission in 1979 and was subsequently designated project officer/payload officer for the integration of several Space Shuttle payloads.

Dunbar became a NASA astronaut in August 1981. Her technical assignments included assisting in the verification of Shuttle flight software at the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), serving as a member of the Flight Crew Equipment Control Board, participation as a member of the Astronaut Office Science Support Group, and supporting operational development of the remote manipulator system (RMS). She served as chief of the Mission Development Branch, as the Astronaut Office interface for "secondary" payloads, and as lead for the Science Support Group. In 1993, Dunbar served as Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In February 1994, she traveled to Star City, Russia, where she spent 13 months training as a back-up crew member for a three-month flight on Mir. In March 1995, she was certified by the Russian Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center as qualified to fly on long duration Mir flights. From October 1995 to November 1996, she was detailed to the NASA JSC Mission Operations Directorate as Assistant Director where she was responsible for chairing the International Space Station Training Readiness Reviews, and facilitating Russian/American operations and training strategies.

Post-NASA career

Dunbar retired from NASA in September 2005. She served as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight in Seattle until April 2010. From 2013 to 2015, Dunbar led the University of Houston's STEM Center and was a faculty member in the Cullen College of Engineering. She became a professor of aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University in 2016, where she serves as Director of the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI), a joint entity in the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and the Dwight Look College of Engineering.

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Bonnie J. Dunbar Awards
  • Sigma Xi, John P. McGovern Science & Society Award (2020)
  • Honorary Doctorate from Heritage University (2016)
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow (2006)
  • Kappa Delta sorority
  • National Academy of Engineering, Member (2002)
  • Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University (2000)
  • The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) James I. Mueller Award, Cocoa Beach, Florida (2000)
  • Inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame (2000), one of five women in the world so honored annually
  • Selected as one of the top 20 women in technology in Houston, Texas (2000)
  • NASA Space Flight Medals (1985, 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1998)
  • NASA Superior Accomplishment Award (1997)
  • Member, National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Advisory Board, 1993–present
  • NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal (1996)
  • NASA Outstanding Leadership Award (1993)
  • Fellow of American Ceramic Society (1993)
  • Design News Engineering Achievement Award (1993)
  • IEEE Judith A. Resnik Award (1993)
  • Society of Women Engineers Resnik Challenger Medal (1993)
  • Museum of Flight Pathfinder Award (1992)
  • AAES National Engineering Award (1992)
  • NASA Exceptional Service Award (1991)
  • University of Houston Distinguished Engineering Alumna (1991)
  • M.R.S. President's Award (1990)
  • The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Schwaltzwalder P.A.C.E. Award (1990)
  • University of Washington Engineering Alumni Achievement (1989)
  • NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1988)
  • The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Life Membership (1986)
  • General Jimmy Doolittle Fellow of the Aerospace Education Foundation (1986)
  • Evergreen Safety Council Public Service in Space Award (1986)
  • The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Greaves-Walker Award (1985)
  • Rockwell International Engineer of the Year (1978)
  • Graduated cum laude from the University of Washington in 1975