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Marsha Ivins
Marsha Ivins
	Ivins in 1996
Born	April 15, 1951 (age 73); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	University of Colorado, Boulder (BS)
	Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space	55d 21h 48m
Selection	NASA Group 10 (1984)
Missions	STS-32; STS-46; STS-62; STS-81; STS-98
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Marsha Sue Ivins (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions.

Career

Ivins, born April 15, 1951, in Baltimore, Maryland, graduated from Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, Pennsylvania in 1969, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973. She is Jewish-American.^[1] She went to work for NASA's Johnson Space Center, and 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 five space missions: STS-32 (1990), STS-46 (1992), STS-62 (1994), STS-81 (1997), and STS-98 (2001).^[2]^[3] Ivins retired from NASA on December 31, 2010.

Spaceflight experience

STS-32 (January 9–20, 1990) launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on an eleven-day flight, during which crew members on board the Space Shuttle Columbia successfully deployed a Syncom satellite, and retrieved the 21,400-pound Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF). Mission duration was 261 hours, 1 minute, and 38 seconds. Following 173 orbits of the Earth and 4.5 million miles, Columbia returned with a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.^[4]

STS-46 (July 31 – August 8, 1992) was an 8-day mission, during which crew members deployed the EURECA (European Retrievable Carrier) satellite, and conducted the first Tethered Satellite System (TSS) test flight. Mission duration was 191 hours, 16 minutes, and 7 seconds. Space Shuttle Atlantis and her crew launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 126 orbits of the Earth in 3.35 million miles.^[5]

STS-62 (March 4–18, 1994) was a 14-day mission for the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) 2 and Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) 2 payloads. These payloads studied the effects of microgravity on materials sciences and other space flight technologies. Other experiments on board included demonstration of advanced teleoperator tasks using the remote manipulator system, protein crystal growth, and dynamic behavior of space structures. Mission duration was 312 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds. Space Shuttle Columbia launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 224 orbits in 5.82 million miles.^[6]

STS-81 Atlantis (January 12–22, 1997) was a 10-day mission, the fifth to dock with Russia's Space Station Mir, and the second to exchange U.S. astronauts. The mission also carried the Spacehab double module providing additional middeck locker space for secondary experiments. In five days of docked operations more than three tons of food, water, experiment equipment and samples were moved back and forth between the two spacecraft. Following 160 orbits of the Earth, the STS-81 mission concluded with a landing on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 ending a 3.9 million mile journey. Mission duration was 244 hours, 56 minutes.^[7]

STS-98 Atlantis (February 7–20, 2001) continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The Shuttle spent seven days docked to the station while Destiny was attached and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The crew also relocated a docking port, and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. Space Shuttle Atlantis returned to land at Edwards Air Force Base, California traveling 5.3 million miles in 203 orbits. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes.^[8]

References

^ Jewish Faith in America By Shelley M. Buxbaum, Sara E. Karesh, p.71
^ "Astronaut Bio: Marsha S. Ivins" (PDF). www.nasa.gov. January 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ Becker, Joachim. "Astronaut Biography: Marsha Ivins". www.spacefacts.de.
^ "NASA – STS-32". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "NASA – STS-46". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "NASA – STS-62". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "NASA – STS-81". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
^ "NASA – STS-98". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

Interviews

Interview with Marsha Ivins at Puskas Tivadar Telecommunicational Technical School on YouTube, Budapest, December 6, 2012.
What It's Like to Spend 55 Days in Space, By Chris Mooney in Mother Jones, September 20, 2013, accessed May 7, 2014
An Astronaut Reveals What Life In Space Is Really Like, By Marsha Ivins as told to Caitlin Roper in Wired Magazine, November 19, 2014, accessed November 23, 2014

External links

NASA Biography

[1] Jewish Faith in America By Shelley M. Buxbaum, Sara E. Karesh, p.71

[2] "Astronaut Bio: Marsha S. Ivins" (PDF). www.nasa.gov. January 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[3] Becker, Joachim. "Astronaut Biography: Marsha Ivins". www.spacefacts.de.

[4] "NASA – STS-32". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[5] "NASA – STS-46". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[6] "NASA – STS-62". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[7] "NASA – STS-81". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

[8] "NASA – STS-98". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

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+'''Marsha Sue Ivins''' (born April 15, 1951) is an American retired [[astronaut]] and a veteran of five [[Space Shuttle]] missions.
-'''Marsha Sue Ivins''' (born April 15, 1951) is an American former [[astronaut]] and a veteran of five [[space shuttle]] missions.
 ==Career==
 Ivins, born April 15, 1951, in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], graduated from [[Nether Providence High School]] in [[Wallingford, Pennsylvania]] in 1969, and earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Aerospace Engineering]] from the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] in 1973. She is Jewish-American.<ref>Jewish Faith in America By Shelley M. Buxbaum, Sara E. Karesh, p.71</ref> She went to work for [[NASA]]'s [[Johnson Space Center]], and 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 five space missions: [[STS-32]] (1990), [[STS-46]] (1992), [[STS-62]] (1994), [[STS-81]] (1997), and [[STS-98]] (2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/ivins.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Marsha S. Ivins (01/2011)|website=www.jsc.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/ivins_marsha.htm|title=Astronaut Biography: Marsha Ivins|first=Joachim|last=Becker|website=www.spacefacts.de}}</ref> Ivins retired from NASA on December 31, 2010.
+She has flown aboard five space missions: [[STS-32]] (1990), [[STS-46]] (1992), [[STS-62]] (1994), [[STS-81]] (1997), and [[STS-98]] (2001).<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Astronaut Bio: Marsha S. Ivins |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ivins_marsha.pdf|date=January 2011|access-date=April 2, 2021|website=www.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/ivins_marsha.htm|title=Astronaut Biography: Marsha Ivins|first=Joachim|last=Becker|website=www.spacefacts.de}}</ref> Ivins retired from NASA on December 31, 2010.
 ==Spaceflight experience==
 [[Image:Weightless hair.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Marsha Ivins experiencing [[weightlessness]] during [[STS-98]]]]
-[[STS-32]] (January 9–20, 1990) launched from the [[Kennedy Space Center]], Florida, on an eleven-day flight, during which crew members on board the Orbiter Columbia successfully deployed a Syncom [[satellite]], and retrieved the 21,400-pound [[Long Duration Exposure Facility]] (LDEF). Mission duration was 261 hours, 1 minute, and 38 seconds. Following 173 orbits of the Earth and 4.5 million miles, Columbia returned with a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
+[[STS-32]] (January 9–20, 1990) launched from the [[Kennedy Space Center]], Florida, on an eleven-day flight, during which crew members on board the [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] successfully deployed a Syncom [[satellite]], and retrieved the 21,400-pound [[Long Duration Exposure Facility]] (LDEF). Mission duration was 261 hours, 1 minute, and 38 seconds. Following 173 orbits of the Earth and 4.5 million miles, ''Columbia'' returned with a night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NASA – STS-32|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-32.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
-[[STS-46]] (July 31 – August 8, 1992) was an 8-day mission, during which crew members deployed the [[European Retrievable Carrier|EURECA]] (European Retrievable Carrier) satellite, and conducted the first Tethered Satellite System (TSS) test flight. Mission duration was 191 hours, 16 minutes, and 7 seconds. Space Shuttle Atlantis and her crew launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 126 orbits of the Earth in 3.35 million miles.
+[[STS-46]] (July 31 – August 8, 1992) was an 8-day mission, during which crew members deployed the [[European Retrievable Carrier|EURECA]] (European Retrievable Carrier) satellite, and conducted the first Tethered Satellite System (TSS) test flight. Mission duration was 191 hours, 16 minutes, and 7 seconds. [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] and her crew launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 126 orbits of the Earth in 3.35 million miles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NASA – STS-46|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-46.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
-[[STS-62]] (March 4–18, 1994) was a 14-day mission for the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) 2 and Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) 2 payloads. These payloads studied the effects of microgravity on materials sciences and other space flight technologies. Other experiments on board included demonstration of advanced teleoperator tasks using the remote manipulator system, [[protein]] crystal growth, and dynamic behavior of space structures. Mission duration was 312 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds. Space Shuttle Columbia launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 224 orbits in 5.82 million miles.
+[[STS-62]] (March 4–18, 1994) was a 14-day mission for the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) 2 and Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) 2 payloads. These payloads studied the effects of microgravity on materials sciences and other space flight technologies. Other experiments on board included demonstration of advanced teleoperator tasks using the remote manipulator system, [[protein]] crystal growth, and dynamic behavior of space structures. Mission duration was 312 hours, 23 minutes, and 16 seconds. Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' launched and landed at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, completing 224 orbits in 5.82 million miles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NASA – STS-62|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-62.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
-[[STS-81]] Atlantis (January 12–22, 1997) was a 10-day mission, the fifth to dock with Russia’s Space Station [[Mir]], and the second to exchange U.S. astronauts. The mission also carried the [[Spacehab]] double module providing additional middeck locker space for secondary experiments. In five days of docked operations more than three tons of food, water, experiment equipment and samples were moved back and forth between the two spacecraft. Following 160 orbits of the Earth the STS-81 mission concluded with a landing on Kennedy Space Center’s Runway 33 ending a 3.9 million mile journey. Mission duration was 244 hours, 56 minutes.
+[[STS-81]] ''Atlantis'' (January 12–22, 1997) was a 10-day mission, the fifth to dock with Russia's Space Station [[Mir]], and the second to exchange U.S. astronauts. The mission also carried the [[Spacehab]] double module providing additional middeck locker space for secondary experiments. In five days of docked operations more than three tons of food, water, experiment equipment and samples were moved back and forth between the two spacecraft. Following 160 orbits of the Earth, the STS-81 mission concluded with a landing on Kennedy Space Center's Runway 33 ending a 3.9 million mile journey. Mission duration was 244 hours, 56 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NASA – STS-81|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-81.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
-[[STS-98]] Atlantis (February 7–20, 2001) continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The Shuttle spent seven days docked to the station while Destiny was attached and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The crew also relocated a docking port, and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. Space Shuttle Atlantis returned to land at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California traveling 5.3 million miles in 203 orbits. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes.
+[[STS-98]] ''Atlantis'' (February 7–20, 2001) continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. laboratory module [[Destiny (ISS module)|Destiny]]. The Shuttle spent seven days docked to the station while Destiny was attached and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The crew also relocated a docking port, and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' returned to land at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], California traveling 5.3 million miles in 203 orbits. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NASA – STS-98|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-98.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-20|website=www.nasa.gov|language=en}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 == Interviews ==
 * {{YouTube|Loif2hPv7Gg|Interview with Marsha Ivins at Puskas Tivadar Telecommunicational Technical School}}, Budapest, December 6, 2012.
-* [https://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/09/inquiring-minds-marsha-ivins-space What It's Like to Spend 55 Days in Space], By Chris Mooney in Mother Jones, September 20, 2013, accessed May 7, 2014
+* [https://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/09/inquiring-minds-marsha-ivins-space What It's Like to Spend 55 Days in Space], By Chris Mooney in ''Mother Jones'', September 20, 2013, accessed May 7, 2014
+* [https://www.wired.com/2014/11/marsha-ivins/ An Astronaut Reveals What Life In Space Is Really Like], By Marsha Ivins as told to Caitlin Roper in ''Wired Magazine'', November 19, 2014, accessed November 23, 2014
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-* [https://www.wired.com/2014/11/marsha-ivins/ An Astronaut Reveals What Life In Space Is Really Like], By Marsha Ivins as told to Caitlin Roper in WIRED Magazine, November 19, 2014, accessed November 23, 2014
-==References==
+==External links==
+{{commons category}}
-{{Reflist}}
+*[https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/ivins_marsha.pdf NASA Biography]
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