Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
WangTaylor Gun-JinUSA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 16.06.1940 |
| Birthplace: | Shanghai / China |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 05.06.1983 |
| Selection group: | Spacelab-3 |
| Position: | PSP |
| Status: | Ret. 06.05.1985 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-51B Challenger | PS | 29.04. - 06.05.1985 | 7d 00h 08m |
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| Total | 7d 00h 08m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in physics from University
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1967; master of science in physics and
Ph.D. in physics (fluid mechanics and solid state
physics) from
UCLA, 1968 and 1971, respectively; research scientist
at JPL; since 1975 US citizen; later professor at
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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