Judith Lapierre

Judith Lapierre is a Quebec-born professor of nursing at the Université Laval. She studied at the International Space University in France. She is trained in psychology and sociology and is a health promotions specialist.[1]

LaPierre was selected for the mission aboard the International Space Station (SFINCCS) in 1999. She later accused two Russian cosmonauts of sexual harassment after a 110-day simulation of space station living. Among the claims were an unwarranted kiss during a New Year's Celebration; project coordinator Valery Gushin later claimed that her "refusing to be kissed" had been a leading cause for the experiment's failure.[2] Mary Roach documents the incident in her work Packing for Mars amongst other summaries of the stress of confined environments amongst austronauts.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Simulated Space Mission Show More Need for Team-Building". Concordia University.
  2. ^ NBC News, Does Mars need women? Russians say no
  3. ^ "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void". Kirkus Book Reviews. Norton. 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


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