Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada: Head of Canada's First Lady Astronaut
Outdoor bust of Roberta Bondar wearing a spacesuit with her helmet off. Bondar was born in Sault Ste. Marie and flew as a Payload Specialist on the Space Shuttle in January 1992.
- Address:
- 101 Foster Drive, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
- Directions:
- Along the waterfront. From Bay St. turn south onto St. Mary's River Drive, then turn left onto Foster Drive. You'll soon see a big ship on the right; the astronaut head is in front of it, next to the street.
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Dr. Roberta Bondar, First Canadian female astronaut.
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Dr. Bondar was on the crew of a 1992 Space Shuttle mission as a Payload Specialist.