Millie Hughes-Fulford

Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford (December 21, 1945 – February 2, 2021)^[1] was an American medical investigator, molecular biologist, and NASA payload specialist. She flew aboard the NASA Space Shuttle Columbia in 1991. She was the first female payload specialist in space.^[1] Hughes-Fulford was born in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Millie Hughes-Fulford
Born	Millie Elizabeth Hughes (1945-12-21)December 21, 1945 Mineral Wells, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 2, 2021(2021-02-02) (aged 75) Mill Valley, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Tarleton State University, B.S., 1968 Texas Woman's University, Ph.D., 1972
Occupation	Chemist
Space career
NASA payload specialist
Time in space	9 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes
Selection	January 1983
Missions	STS-40
Mission insignia

Hughes-Fulford died on February 2, 2021 in San Francisco, California from lymphoma at the age of 75.^[2]