Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Happy birthday, Challenger astronaut, William Thornton!


William Thornton, born April 14, 1929 in Faison, North Carolina, is a veteran of two space shuttle flights, both on Challenger.

His first mission was STS-8 as mission specialist in August-September 1983.  He conducted experiments on biofeedback techniques and space sickness.

His second mission was on STS-51-B as mission specialist in April-May 1985.  It was the second flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab.



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