Former NASA Astronaut Mary Cleave Passes Away

Mark Carreau November 30, 2023
Mary Cleave
Credit: NASA
Retired NASA space shuttle astronaut Mary Cleave, who also served as the agency's first female Science Mission Directorate associate administrator, passed away on Nov. 27. Cleave was 76, according to NASA, which shared news of her death on Nov. 29. "Mary was a force of nature with a passion for...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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