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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Who was born first?

• William E. Thornton and Andriyan Nikolayev were born the same year
• William E. Thornton and James McDivitt were born the same year
• William E. Thornton was born 1 year before Michael Collins
• William E. Thornton was born 1 year before John Young
• William E. Thornton was born 1 year after Jim Lovell

Timeline

1. Jim LovellMarch 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025
2. Andriyan NikolayevSeptember 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004
3. James McDivittJune 10, 1929 – October 13, 2022
4. William E. Thornton (this page)April 14, 1929 – January 11, 2021
5. John YoungSeptember 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018
6. Michael CollinsOctober 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021

Related

• Neil ArmstrongAugust 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012
• Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968
• Valentina TereshkovaMarch 6, 1937 – present
• Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930 – present
• Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019
• Sally RideMay 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012
• John GlennJuly 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016
• William ShatnerMarch 22, 1931 – present