| Birthdate: | 14 Apr 1929 |
| Birthplace: | Faison / North Carolina |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 04 Aug 1967 |
| Selection group: | |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 31 May 1994 |
ThorntonWilliam Edgar |
USA |
International order n°: 127 |
US astr. n°: 62 |
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| Ord. num. |
Launch Spacecraft | Date and time of launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time of landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-8 (Challenger/3) |
06h.32m.00s. Aug 30, 1983 |
MS | STS-8 (Challenger/3) |
07h.41m.32s. Sep 05, 1983 |
6d.01h.09m.32s. |
| 2 | STS-51B (Challenger/7) |
16h.02m.18s. Apr 29, 1985 |
MS | STS-51B (Challenger/7) |
16h.12m.03s. May 06, 1985 |
7d.00h.09m.45s. |
| Total duration: | 13d 01h 19m 17s | |||||