Thursday, August 24, 2023

Happy birthday, astronaut Anna Lee Fisher!



Anna Lee Fisher, born August 24, 1949 in New York City, went into space aboard Discovery (STS-51-A) as mission specialist in November 1984. She is the first mother to go into space and was married to fellow astronaut Bill Fisher. She operated the Canadarm to successfully capture a satellite.

Fisher was scheduled to fly aboard STS-61-C but after the Challenger disaster, the mission was cancelled.  She spent almost 8 days in space. 


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