# Astronauta William E. Thornton

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**Category:** Astronauti ritirati\
**Tags:** astronauti-nasa, astronauti-deceduti, nasa, astronauti-governativi\
**Created:** [13 Febbraio 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/astronauta-william-e-thornton/31262 "2020-02-13T01:08:12Z")\
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### Dati personali

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| --- | --- |
| Nome | William E. Thornton |
| Data di nascita | 1929-04-14 |
| Data di morte | 2020-01-14 |
| Nazionalità | 🇺🇸 |
| Tipo | Governativo |
| Affiliazione | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Status | Decedutǝ |
| Tempo nello spazio | 13 giorni, 1 ora, 16 minuti, 42 secondi \[1\] |
| Tempo in EVA | - |
| Wikipedia | [William\_E.\_Thornton](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_E._Thornton) |

### Note biografiche

(Traduzione automatica) William Edgar Thornton is a former NASA astronaut.

### Missioni

| Dal | Al | Destinazione | Lancio | Veicolo spaziale |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
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1983-08-30
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1983-09-05
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-8](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32846) | [Space Shuttle Challenger](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40075) |
| 
1985-04-29
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1985-05-06
 | Orbita bassa terrestre | [Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/32865) | [Space Shuttle Challenger](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40075) |

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-10-15T00:36:16 con AstronautiBOT 2026.10.05 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/astronauts/318/?format=json)

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1. Per gli astronauti attualmente in volo questo dato è aggiornato all’ultimo aggiornamento di questa scheda.

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**Post date:** [14 Gennaio 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/astronauta-william-e-thornton/31262/2 "2021-01-14T17:50:42Z")

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William Thornton ci ha lasciati la settimana scorsa.

> **[NASA Remembers Astronaut William Thornton - NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-remembers-astronaut-william-thornton/)**
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> Thornton became an astronaut in 1967 and flew on two space shuttle missions.

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**Post date:** [14 Gennaio 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/astronauta-william-e-thornton/31262/3 "2021-01-14T20:18:34Z")

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[https://twitter.com/NASA\_Skylab/status/1349800998987067395](https://twitter.com/NASA_Skylab/status/1349800998987067395)