Former NASA Astronauts Marsha Ivins and David Hilmers To Be Inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame June 1
By Space Coast Daily // May 31, 2024
ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on the bottom floor of Space Shuttle Atlantis
BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – Former NASA astronauts Marsha Ivins and David Hilmers will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Saturday, June at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Ivins and Hilmers have been selected to receive one of the highest honors in their industry, both of them demonstrating outstanding accomplishments in furthering NASA’s mission of exploration and discovery.
The induction ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on the bottom floor of Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Hilmers received a bachelor’s of arts degree in mathematics summa cum laude from Cornell College.
He served with all three Marine Corps aviation wings and with the Second Marine Division as a forward air controller. When he was selected as an astronaut in 1980, he had recently completed a tour with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
Hilmers is a veteran of four space flights: STS-51J in 1985, STS-26 in 1988, STS-36 in 1990 and STS-42 in 1992. He has logged more than 493 hours in space.
He retired from NASA in October in 1992 and completed medical school and residency at Baylor College of Medicine, finishing both the internal medicine and pediatrics program, and obtained a Master of Public Health degree.
Hilmers currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for an Australian-based NGO, Hepatitis B Free (HBF) that was founded by his wife, Dr. Alice Lee.
Ivins, a graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, was selected as an astronaut in the class of 1984 as a mission specialist. She has logged more than 7,000 hours in civilian and NASA aircraft.
Ivins is a veteran of five space flights: STS-32 in 1990, STSA-46 in 1992, STS-62 in 1994, STS-81 in 1997 and STS-98 in 2001. Overall, she has logged more than 1,318 hours in space. She retired after a 37-year career with NASA in 2010.
