NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nancy J. Currie Ph.D. (Colonel, U.S. Army, Ret.)

Dr. Currie was born in Wilmington, Delaware but considers Troy, Ohio to be her hometown. She has flown as a mission specialist on four space shuttle flights logging 41 days in space. In June 2006, Currie served as an honorary Grand Marshall of the Troy Strawberry Festival Parade riding aboard NASA Glenn's space shuttle float.