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Lisa Nowak
Lisa Marie Nowak
(née
Caputo
, born May 10, 1963) is an American former
naval flight officer
and
NASA
astronaut. Born in
Washington, D.C.
, she was selected by NASA in 1996 and qualified as a
mission specialist
in
robotics
. Nowak flew aboard during the
STS-121
mission in July 2006, where she was responsible for operating the
robotic arms
of the shuttle and the
International Space Station
.
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