Astronaut candidate Rhea Seddon, Lambda, University of California, Berkeley, takes a pause during parachute training exercises during a Survival Training Course at the Vance Air Force Base near Enid, Oklahoma.
August 28th, 1978
Rhea Seddon is a physician and retired astronaut. She was selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women and flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58.
