Fisher, Anna L. (1949–)
Fisher, Anna L. (1949–)
American astronaut. Born Aug 24, 1949, in New York, NY.
Specialized in emergency medicine and worked in Los Angeles (CA) hospitals; selected as astronaut candidate by NASA (1978); completed training and evaluation period (1979); served as mission specialist on her 1st space flight (1984), the 2nd flight of orbiter Discovery, during which crew achieved 1st salvage in history by retrieving Palapa B-2 and Westar VI satellites; assigned to Space Station Support Office in Houston, TX (1990); served as branch chief of Operations Planning Branch (1997–98); at Space Station Branch, became deputy for operations/training (1998–99) and then chief; served as Astronaut Office representative on numerous boards; assigned to Shuttle Branch.
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