An obituary for electrical engineer Marjorie R. Townsend, who died on Apr 4, 2015, is presented. Townsend was named as a Knight of the Italian Republic Order in 1972 for her contributions to US-Italian space efforts and was considered as the first woman to manage a US spacecraft launch.


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    Title :

    OBITUARIES: AIAA Fellow Townsend Died in April


    Published in:

    Aerospace America ; 53 , 7 ; B12


    Publication date :

    2015



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.88 Luftverkehr, Raumfahrt / 55.88
    Local classification TIB:    770/7040