William E. Thornton

NASA · American · Government · Deceased

Career record

Flights

Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis

Career time in space

13d 1h

Career EVA time

under a minute

Spacewalks

William Edgar Thornton is a former NASA astronaut.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B — Mission Specialist · Success · April 29, 1985
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8 — Mission Specialist · Success · August 30, 1983

Born 1929-04-14 · died 2020-01-14