Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
ThorntonWilliam EdgarUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 14.04.1929 |
| Birthplace: | Faison, North Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 04.08.1967 |
| Selection group: | NASA-6 |
| Position: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 31.05.1994 |
| Day of death: | 11.01.2021 |
| Place of death: | Boerne, Texas |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-8 Challenger | MS | 30.08. - 05.09.1983 | 6d 01h 08m |
| 2 | STS-51B Challenger | MS | 29.04. - 06.05.1985 | 7d 00h 08m |
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| Total | 13d 01h 16m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics and a doctorate
of medicine from the University of North Carolina, 1952 and 1953, respectively;
USAF
Aerospace Medical Division, Brooks
AFB, San
Antonio, Texas; later Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of
Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas. |
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