Mary Cleave, Trailblazing NASA Astronaut Who Broke Barriers, Passes Away at 76
Mary Cleave, the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has passed away at the age of 76, NASA announced on Wednesday. The space agency did not disclose a cause of death. “I’m sad we’ve lost trail blazer Dr. Mary Cleave, shuttle astronaut, veteran of two spaceflights, and first …