Sian Proctor

Sian Proctor

March 28, 1970 (54 years old) in Hagåtña, Guam, USA

Sian Proctor is an American commercial astronaut, geology professor, artist, and science communicator. She became the first African-American woman to pilot a spacecraft during the Inspiration4 mission in 2021. Proctor is also known for her work in science education, her role as a U.S. Science Envoy, and her contributions as an Afrofuturist artist and poet.

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