William E. Thornton

William Edgar Thornton was an American NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from University of North Carolina and a doctorate in medicine, also from UNC. He flew on Challenger twice, the STS-8 and STS-51-B missions.

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1929 — 2021  Wikimedia, Wikidata
William Edgar Thornton; William Thornton
university teacher, military officer, physician, astronaut, 

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  STS-51-B ⓘ
  human spaceflight

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  STS-8 ⓘ
  human spaceflight

United States, 

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NASA Astronaut Group 6

William Thornton (s67-47939)

NASA Astronaut Group 6

William Thornton (s67-47939)

S08-01-030 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Bluford exercises on middeck treadmill - DPLA - fbacba22e718702dab155e2ab0c7c83d

S08-01-030 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Bluford exercises on middeck treadmill - DPLA - fbacba22e718702dab155e2ab0c7c83d

Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment

Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment

Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment 2

Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment 2

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		STS-51-B	Don L. Lind, Frederick D. Gregory, Lodewijk van den Berg, Norman Thagard, Robert F. Overmyer, Taylor G. Wang, William E. Thornton, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STS-8	Dale Gardner, Daniel Brandenstein, Guion Bluford, Richard H. Truly, William E. Thornton, human spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 6		Commons
commons	image		William Thornton (s67-47939)		Commons
commons	image		NASA Astronaut Group 6		Commons
commons	image		William Thornton (s67-47939)		Commons
commons	image		S08-01-030 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Bluford exercises on middeck treadmill - DPLA - fbacba22e718702dab155e2ab0c7c83d		Commons
commons	image		S08-01-030 - STS-008 - Mission Specialist (MS) Bluford exercises on middeck treadmill - DPLA - fbacba22e718702dab155e2ab0c7c83d		Commons
commons	image		Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment		Commons
commons	image		Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment		Commons
commons	image		Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment 2		Commons
commons	image		Bobko in Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment 2		Commons