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Dr Sian Proctor is a Geoscience Professor at the Maricopa Community College, an Afrofuturism Artist, and an Astronaut. She is the Chief Inspiration Astronaut of Space2inspire and founder of The Proctor Foundation for Art and Science.
She was the mission pilot for SpaceX Inspiration4, the first all-civilian orbital mission. She is the first female commercial astronaut spaceship pilot and the only African American woman to ever be a mission pilot. She is also the first African-American commercial astronaut, and the first African-American to paint in space.
She is currently serving as a member of the National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group. She is also one of The Explorer’s Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World the world should know about. Her motto is Space2inspire where she encourages people to use their unique strengths and passion to inspire themselves and those within their reach.
Sian Proctor believes individuals should actively strive for a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive (J.E.D.I.) space on both Earth and beyond.
