Patricia Consolatrix Hilliard Robertson was born on March 12, 1963, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Homer-Center High School, Homer City, Pennsylvania in 1980. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1985, and a medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1989. She completed a three-year residency in family medicine in 1992 and was certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in the same year. She completed a two-year fellowship in space medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch and NASA Johnson Space Center in 1997, which included the Aerospace Medicine Primary Course at Brooks Air Force Base. After completing her training in Family Medicine in 1992, Robertson joined a group practice in Erie, Pennsylvania. She was on the staff of St. Vincent Hospital for three years where she served as the clinical coordinator for medical student training and provided training and supervision for resident physicians. In 1995, she was one of two fellows selected to study aerospace medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. While enrolled as a Space Medicine Fellow, she completed a research project where she studied eccentric and concentric resistive exercise countermeasures for space flight. She also served as a member of the faculty at UTMB in the departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine. In 1997, Robertson joined the Flight Medicine Clinic at Johnson Space Center, where she provided health care for astronauts and their families, and served as Chairman of the Bone, Muscle, and Exercise Integrated Product Team. She was a multiengine rated flight instructor and avid aerobatic pilot. In her free time, she enjoyed flight instructing, aerobatics, and flying with her husband. She had accumulated over 15000 hours of flight time. She was selected by NASA in June 1998 and reported for training in August 1998. Her Astronaut Candidate training included orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training., as well as learning water and wilderness survival techniques. A T-38 is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet. After completing training, she served as the office representative for the Crew Healthcare System and as Crew Support Astronaut for the ISS Expedition 2 crew. Expedition 2 was the second long-duration spaceflight aboard the International Space Station. Its three-person crew stayed aboard the station from March 10, 2001, to August 20, 2001. In addition to station maintenance, the crew assisted in several station assembly missions, welcomed the first space tourist Dennis Tito, and conducted some scientific experiments. She was a member of many organizations, such as: Aerospace Medicine Association American Association of Family Practice Experimental Aircraft Association International Aerobatic Club Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association She has also received many Awards such as: NASA Performance Award Young Investigator Award Finalist (Aerospace Medicine Association) IUP Distinguished Alumni Award, 2000 Unfortunately, she died on May 24, 2001, in Houston from burn injuries sustained in the crash of a private plane at Wolfe Air Park, Manvel, Texas on May 22, 2001; she was 38 years old. She was living at Homer City and she was scheduled to fly in the International Space Station in the following year.