Roberta Lynn Bondar (1945- ), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, flew on space shuttle mission STS-42 and has inspired the interest of young Canadians in science.
Name proposed and citation prepared by Peter Jedicke and Robert Jedicke.
Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid
Reference: MPC 49098
Name:
Bondar
Number:
13693
Designation:
1997 TW15
Disc. Date:
1997-10-04
Discoverer:
Spacewatch
Disc. Place:
Kitt Peak