LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Mary L. Cleave upon the occasion of
her induction into the Long Island Air and Space Hall of Fame at The
Cradle of Aviation Museum on Monday, May 17, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to publicly commend
those outstanding individuals whose lifelong dedication to scientific
research results in groundbreaking discoveries which improve the lives
of the citizens of New York State, as well as those of the entire
Nation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr.
Mary L. Cleave upon the occasion of her induction into the Long Island
Air and Space Hall of Fame at The Cradle of Aviation Museum on Monday,
May 17, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Born on February 5, 1947, in Southampton, New York, Dr. Mary
L. Cleave graduated from Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, New
York; she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences
from Colorado State University in 1969, her Master of Science degree in
Microbial Ecology as well as her Doctorate in Civil and Environmental
Engineering from Utah State University in 1975 and 1979, respectively;
and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the enhancement of her profession, Dr. Mary L.
Cleave is a member of the Society for Professional Engineers, the Asso-
ciation of Space Explorers, Women in Aerospace, Tri-Beta, Sigma XI, and
Tau Beta Pi; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Mary L. Cleave held graduate research, research psychol-
ogist, and research engineer assignments in the Ecology Center and the
Utah Water Research Laboratory at Utah State University from September
1971 to June 1980; and
WHEREAS, During her esteemed tenure, Dr. Mary L. Cleave's work
included research on the productivity of the algal component of cold
desert soil crusts in the Great Basin Desert south of Snowville, Utah;
algal removal with intermittent sand filtration and prediction of mini-
mum river flow necessary to maintain certain game fish; the effects of
increased salinity and oil shale leachates on freshwater phytoplankton
productivity; development of the Surface Impoundment Assessment document
and computer program (FORTRAN) for current and future processing of data
from surface impoundments in Utah; and design and implementation of an
algal bioassay center and a workshop for bioassay techniques for the
Intermountain West; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Mary L. Cleave was selected as an astronaut in May 1980;
her technical assignments have included: flight software verification in
the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL); CAPCOM on five Space
Shuttle flights; Malfunctions Procedures Book; and Crew Equipment
Design; and
WHEREAS, A veteran of two space flights, Dr. Mary L. Cleave has logged
a total of 10 days, 22 hours, 02 minutes, 24 seconds in space, orbited
the earth 172 times and traveled 3.94 million miles; she was a mission
specialist on STS 61-B (November 26 to December 3, 1985) and STS-30 (May
4-8, 1989); and
WHEREAS, Dr. Mary L. Cleave's first flight was aboard STS-61B Atlantis
from November 26 to December 3, 1985; it launched at night from the
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, and returned to land on Runway 22 at
Edwards Air Force Base, California; and
WHEREAS, During the mission, the crew deployed the MORELOS-B, AUSSAT
II, and SATCOM K-2 communications satellites, they conducted two six-
hour spacewalks to demonstrate space station construction techniques

with the EASE/ACCESS experiments, operated the Continuous Flow Electro-
phoresis (CFES) experiment for McDonnell Douglas and a Getaway Special
(GAS) container for Telesat, Canada; in addition, they conducted several
Mexican Payload Specialist Experiments for the Mexican Government, and
tested the Orbiter Experiments Digital Autopilot (OEX DAP); this was the
heaviest payload weight carried to orbit by the Space Shuttle to date;
and
WHEREAS, On May 4-8, 1989, Dr. Mary L. Cleave traveled on STS-30
Atlantis for a four day mission during which the crew successfully
deployed the Magellan Venus-exploration spacecraft, the first U.S. plan-
etary science mission launched since 1978, and the first planetary probe
to be deployed from the Shuttle; Magellan arrived at Venus in August
1990 and mapped over 95% of the surface of Venus; Magellan has been one
of NASA's most successful scientific missions providing valuable infor-
mation about the Venetian atmosphere and magnetic field; the crew also
worked on secondary payloads involving Indium crystal growth, electrical
storm, and earth observation studies; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Mary L. Cleave left JSC in May 1991 to join NASA's
Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; she worked in the
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes as the Project Manager for SeaWiFS
(Sea-viewing, Wide-Field-of-view-Sensor), an ocean color sensor which is
monitoring vegetation globally; and
WHEREAS, Today, Dr. Mary L. Cleave serves as Deputy Associate Adminis-
trator (Advanced Planning), Office of Earth Science, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, A woman of singular distinction, Dr. Mary L. Cleave has
continually demonstrated extreme competence, extraordinary intelligence,
and diligent leadership in her unwavering service to her profession and
the world of science; and
WHEREAS, Individuals such as Dr. Cleave, who have given so selflessly
of their skills and dedication in performing vital research to bring us
closer to better understanding and protecting our environment, world and
universe, are worthy and due the highest commendation for their contrib-
utions to all of humanity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Mary L. Cleave upon the occasion of her induction into the
Long Island Air and Space Hall of Fame at The Cradle of Aviation Museum
on Monday, May 17, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Mary L. Cleave.