Wang

Taylor Gun-Jin

USA

International order n°: 168

US astr. n°: 97

Personal data:

Birthdate:	1 Jun 1940
Birthplace:	Shanghai / CHINA
Marital status:	married
Children:	two
Selection date:	05 Jun 1983
Selection group:
Job:	PSP
Status:	Ret. 06 May 1985

Spaceflights:

N°	Launch spacecraft	Date and time of launch (UT)	Status while launch	Landing Spacecraft	Date and time landing (UT)	Duration
1	STS-51B (Challenger/7)	16h.02m.18s. Apr 29, 1985	PS	STS-51B (Challenger/7)	16h.12m.03s. May 06, 1985	7d.00h.09m.45s.
Total duration:						7d 00h 09m 45s

Additional information

Bachelor of science in physics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1967; master of science in physics and Ph.D. in fluid machanics and solid state physics from UCLA, 1968 and 1971, respectively; research scientist at JPL; since1975 US-Citizen; later professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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