Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ThagardNorman EarlUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 03.07.1943 |
| Birthplace: | Marianna, Florida |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three |
| Selection date: | 16.01.1978 |
| Selection group: | NASA-8 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 03.01.1996 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-7 Challenger | MS | 18.06. - 24.06.1983 | 6d 02h 24m |
| 2 | STS-51B Challenger | MS | 29.04. - 06.05.1985 | 7d 00h 08m |
| 3 | STS-30 Atlantis | MS | 04.05. - 08.05.1989 | 4d 00h 56m |
| 4 | STS-42 Discovery | MS | 22.01. - 30.01.1992 | 8d 01h 14m |
| 5 | Soyuz TM-21 / Mir-18 / STS-71 Atlantis | Research Cosmonaut / MS | 14.03. - 07.07.1995 | 115d 08h 43m |
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| Total | 140d 13h 25m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor and master of science in engineering
science from Florida State University, 1965 and 1966, respectively; doctorate
of medicine from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, 1977
Captain,
USMC Reserve; 163 combat missions in Vietnam; serves
at Medical University of South Carolina; was assigned for
STS-61G;
hobbies: classical music, electronic design; later professor at Florida State
University College of Engineering. |
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