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Marjorie Townsend
American electrical engineer (1930–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marjorie Trees Townsend (née Rhodes; March 12, 1930 – April 4, 2015) was an American electrical engineer, and the first woman to manage a spacecraft launch for NASA.
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![]() Townsend and Bruno Rossi with the X-Ray Explorer Satellite, 1970 | |
Born | Marjorie Trees Rhodes (1930-03-12)March 12, 1930 |
Died | April 4, 2015 (2015-04-05) (aged 85) Washington, D.C. |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Known for | First woman to manage a NASA spacecraft launch |
Spouse | Charles E. Townsend Sr. |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineer |
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