Joan Higginbotham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joan Higginbotham

American engineer and a former NASA astronaut

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1964

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: astronaut, engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham (born August 3, 1964) is an American 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.