On this day, 29 years ago, on March 22, 1996 (February 4, 1996 in the lunar calendar), American female astronaut Lucid entered space. After returning to Earth, Lucid was received by President Clinton. On March 22, 1996, American female astronaut and biochemist Shannon. Lucid (then 53 years old), aboard the Atlantis spacecraft, was conducting research work with two Russian astronauts on the Mir space station. She lived there for 188 days and returned home on September 26 of the same year. Lucid was born in Shanghai in January 1943. His father was an American missionary. She dreamed of becoming a rocket scientist since she was a child. He was admitted to NASA in 1978 and became one of the first six astronauts in the United States. This was her fourth flight (the first flight in 1985). She has accumulated a space flight record of 223 days. Lucid is working on the Mir space station on his way back Lucid is "Mom's Favorite dish" when he was a child, Lucid (first from left) is with his parents and younger siblings. The family is celebrating the first generation of American female astronauts (first from right is Shannon Lucid) Lucid is teaching English to two Russian colleagues Lucid is with two Russian astronauts. The space shuttle Atlantis is launched into space in the laboratory of the Mir space station