Flight record
4 flights on padside's record, flying from 1989 to 1995, with 3 spacewalks in that span.
4Flights
40d 17hTime in space
21h 11mEVA time
3Spacewalks
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity. She was the associate dean for graduate programs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, currently a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Background
- Born in
- Montgomery
- Education
- Auburn University; University of Virginia; Sidney Lanier High School
- Awards
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal; United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
From Wikidata.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73October 20, 1995
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-61December 2, 1993
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49May 7, 1992
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-33November 23, 1989
Spacewalks
- STS-61 EVA 41993-12-08
- STS-61 EVA 21993-12-06
- STS-49 EVA 41992-05-14
Born 1952-08-17 · age 74