Margaret Rhea Seddon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Margaret Rhea Seddon

Surgeon and former NASA astronaut

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1947

Place of Birth: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Profession: astronaut, physician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Margaret Rhea Seddon (born November 8, 1947) is a physician and retired NASA astronaut.
After being selected as part of the first group of astronauts to include women, she flew on three Space Shuttle flights: as mission specialist for STS-51-D and STS-40, and as payload commander for STS-58.
Both before and after her career in the astronaut program, she has been active in the medical community in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.