Space · astronaut
Kathryn C. Thornton
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
40 d 17 h
Spacewalks
3
21 h 11 m outside
Flights
4
4 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
17 Aug 1952First flight
23 Nov 1989Most recent flight
20 Oct 1995Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Kathryn Ryan Cordell Thornton is an American scientist and a former NASA astronaut with over 975 hours in space, including 21 hours of extravehicular activity. She was the associate dean for graduate programs at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, currently a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04 | Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-73 | 20 Oct 1995 |
| 03 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-61 | 02 Dec 1993 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-49 | 07 May 1992 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-33 | 23 Nov 1989 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026