Marsha Ivins

American - ( NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: April 15, 1951
Age: 73

Marsha Sue Ivins is an American former astronaut and a veteran of five space shuttle missions.

Spaceflight Record

Marsha Ivins flew on five previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-32

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 9, 1990, 12:35 p.m.

Status: Success

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STS-32 was the thirty-third mission of the shuttle program and ninth of Columbia. It was the first use of Launch Pad 39A and also marked the first use of the Mobile Launcher Platform No. 3 (MLP-3) in the shuttle program. This was the longest flight of the shuttle program lasting nearly 11 days. Its primary missions were to deploy a defence 10 satellite and retrieved NASAs Long Duration Exposure Facility.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-46

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
July 31, 1992, 1:56 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Atlantis and was launched on 31 July 1992 at 9:56:48 am EDT.

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-62

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 4, 1994, 1:53 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-81

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Jan. 12, 1997, 9:27 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-81 was a January 1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 7, 2001, 11:13 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module.

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Administrator: Bill Nelson

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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