Kathryn C. Thornton

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, as well as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering before her retirement in 2019. She is now Professor Emerita.

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1952 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
K R Cordell; K. R. Cordell; Kathryn R Cordell; Kathryn R. Cordell; Kathryn Ryan Cordell; Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton; Kathryn Thornton
astronaut, physicist, university teacher, 

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  STS-33 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-49 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-61 ⓘ
  the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission

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  STS-73 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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S73E5407 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton in middeck - DPLA - 2f67dd284861a4373903043dcf648013

STS061-77-018 - STS-061 - Various views from the STS-61 EVA to repair the HST - DPLA - 8984bd97340303efc10ad1ea1c74b43e

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) EMPLOYEE EVENT - DPLA - f4f0c99e91e5e618f2ace2ac4842ec6b

STS061-30-005 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck - DPLA - cdceaee9110ae334260f2fd8a547d3fa

S49-99-013 - STS-049 - STS-49 MS Akers & MS Thornton in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures - DPLA - 729d3f7f57396a09b4c849acfc520248

S73E5401 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton pauses in front of Rack 1 workbench - DPLA - 1556d19bbe16b9d9ef31bb0d8eb0374b

STS061-45-018 - STS-061 - DPLA - a4ca4f822d2ff93143de5379e2bd043d

STS073-105-003 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton works with DPM experiment - DPLA - f44916be18871c6a3b6435a6db6850e9

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) EMPLOYEE EVENT - DPLA - 56308a5a4d50f800220b39de0c72f544

STS073-143-026 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Commander Kathy Thornton works in Spacelab - DPLA - ddfe730c76b6757eef505c08e40bde6b

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		STS-33	Frederick D. Gregory, John E. Blaha, Kathryn C. Thornton, Sonny Carter, Story Musgrave, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-49	Bruce E. Melnick, Daniel Brandenstein, Kathryn C. Thornton, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-61	Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kathryn C. Thornton, Ken Bowersox, Richard O. Covey, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-73	Albert Sacco, Catherine Coleman, Frederick W. Leslie, Kathryn C. Thornton, Ken Bowersox, Kent Rominger, Michael López-Alegría, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		S73E5407 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton in middeck - DPLA - 2f67dd284861a4373903043dcf648013		Commons
commons	image		STS061-77-018 - STS-061 - Various views from the STS-61 EVA to repair the HST - DPLA - 8984bd97340303efc10ad1ea1c74b43e		Commons
commons	image		HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) EMPLOYEE EVENT - DPLA - f4f0c99e91e5e618f2ace2ac4842ec6b		Commons
commons	image		STS061-30-005 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox and Thornton on the middeck - DPLA - cdceaee9110ae334260f2fd8a547d3fa		Commons
commons	image		S49-99-013 - STS-049 - STS-49 MS Akers & MS Thornton in OV-105's payload bay during ASEM procedures - DPLA - 729d3f7f57396a09b4c849acfc520248		Commons
commons	image		S73E5401 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton pauses in front of Rack 1 workbench - DPLA - 1556d19bbe16b9d9ef31bb0d8eb0374b		Commons
commons	image		STS061-45-018 - STS-061 - DPLA - a4ca4f822d2ff93143de5379e2bd043d		Commons
commons	image		STS073-105-003 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton works with DPM experiment - DPLA - f44916be18871c6a3b6435a6db6850e9		Commons
commons	image		HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE (HST) EMPLOYEE EVENT - DPLA - 56308a5a4d50f800220b39de0c72f544		Commons
commons	image		STS073-143-026 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Commander Kathy Thornton works in Spacelab - DPLA - ddfe730c76b6757eef505c08e40bde6b		Commons