Pamela Melroy, a 1979 Bishop Kearney High School graduate who became the third woman to pilot a space shuttle mission and the second to command one, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to help lead NASA.
Two months after taking office, Biden nominated Sen. Bill Nelson to head up the space agency. On Friday, he put forward retired astronaut Melroy for the No. 2 spot.
“It’s a great honor to be nominated by President Biden to support Senator Nelson and help lead NASA. The agency is critical in America’s fight to combat climate change and maintain leadership in space,” Melroy said in a statement.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY NASA Bishop Kearney grad and former NASA astronaut Pam Melroy.
A former NASA astronaut with Rochester roots has been nominated by President Joe Biden to a top spot with the space agency.
On Friday, Biden nominated Bishop Kearney graduate Pam Melroy to serve as the agency’s deputy administrator.
Melroy is one of only two women to command a space shuttle, and she s logged more than 38 days in space. All three of her missions involved helping to build the International Space Station.
Melroy, 59, was born in Palo Alto, California and graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in 1979.
Staten Island obituaries for March 17, 2021
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here.
Joseph DeFazio, Esq., 88, a Staten Island native who was a prizefighter in his youth, a U.S. Army veteran and an attorney whose career with the NYC Parks Department spanned from 1952 to 1987, died March 8, 2021.
Mary Finello, 101, a native of Italy who worked for many years as a purchasing agent in the commissary of Ft. Wadsworth and was a proud staff member in the Borough President’s Office under Guy Molinari, died March 13, 2021.
Staten Island obituaries for March 16, 2021
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here.
Elizabeth Franco, 92, of Eltingville, who worked as a librarian in St Athanasius School and then at Bishop Kearney High School, died March 15, 2021.
Olympia Marrazzo, 95, who is survived by her loving sister Louise Marrazzo, died March 13, 2021.
Angelo Oliveri, 73, who worked as an Accountant and Federal Agent in the Treasury Department for 43 years, served in the National Guard for six years and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, died March 11, 2021.
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