Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday.

(Gray News) - Retired NASA astronaut Mary Cleave died earlier this week at 76 years old. Cleave was part of two NASA spaceflights. She was a scientist with training in civil and environmental ...

Richard Lowell Van Cleave, 90, of Franklin, IN passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Morning Pointe in Franklin, IN. Richard was born on December 20, 1934, in Indianapolis, IN to the late ...

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In a poignant announcement, NASA revealed the passing of retired astronaut Mary Cleave on Monday, Nov. 27. A trailblazer and the first woman to crew a spaceflight after the Challenger explosion in ...

Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has died at the age of 76, the space agency announced on Wednesday.