Marsha Ivins Shuttle Astronaut - 04 April 2015
Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American former astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, earned a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973 and went to work for NASA's Johnson Space Center. She worked mainly on orbiter displays and controls before being assigned as a flight engineer in 1980 and co-pilot on NASA administrative aircraft. In 1984, Ivins was selected as an astronaut candidate. She has flown aboard missions STS-32 (1990), STS-46 (1992), STS-62 (1994), STS-81 (1997), and STS-98 (2001).
Ivins retired from NASA on December 31, 2010.
Sent her 2 photos on 9 Mar and got both back signed on 4 Apr.
Ms. Marsha Ivins
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