Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ThorntonKathryn Ryan CordellUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 17.08.1952 |
| Birthplace: | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | three and two stepsons |
| Selection date: | 23.05.1984 |
| Selection group: | NASA-10 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01.08.1996 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-33 Discovery | MS | 23.11. - 28.11.1989 | 5d 00h 06m |
| 2 | STS-49 Endeavour | MS | 08.05. - 16.05.1992 | 8d 21h 17m |
| 3 | STS-61 Endeavour | MS | 02.12. - 13.12.1993 | 10d 19h 58m |
| 4 | STS-73 Columbia | MS | 20.10. - 05.11.1995 | 15d 21h 52m |
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from Auburn
University, 1974; master of science and
Ph.D. in physics from the University of Virginia, 1977
and 1979, respectively; hobbies: Scuba diving, skiing; currently she joines the
faculty of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, as professor of
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