Astronaut Anna Fisher - the first mother to fly in space

Dr. Anna Lee Fisher was selected as an astronaut in January 1978, part of NASA’s first class of Space Shuttle astronauts. Anna Fisher was a mission specialist on STS-51A, which launched from Kennedy Space Center, on November 8, 1984. STS-51A completed 127 Earth orbits before landing at Kennedy Space Center on November 16, 1984. With the completion of her first flight, Fisher logged a total of 192 hours in space. Astronaut Anna Fisher, who earned a historic note as the first mother to fly in space in 1984, is now retiring from NASA.
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Dr. Anna Lee Fisher biography jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/fisher-a.html
Anna Fisher American Astronaut archive.org/details/jsc2017m000314_Anna_Fisher_American_Astronaut_MXF_201704