Dee O'Hara

Dee O'Hara
Dee O'Hara
Born (1935-08-09) August 9, 1935 (age 89)
Nampa, Idaho, U.S.
Known forFirst Nurse to NASA's First Astronauts

Dolores B. "Dee" O'Hara (born August 9, 1935, in Nampa, Idaho) was the first aerospace nurse to NASA's first astronauts, laying the foundation to the field of Space nursing. O'Hara was the official nurse to the Mercury Seven astronauts and their families, continuing to support the Gemini Program, Apollo astronauts and Skylab.[1]

Astronaut John Glenn, pilot of the Mercury-Atlas 6 space mission, confers with Astronaut Nurse Dolores B. O'Hara, R.N., during MA-6 pre-launch preparations.
  1. ^ "Dolores B. "Dee" O'Hara on the NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project". NASA Johnson Space Center. 23 April 2002.