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Samuel T. Durrance

Deceased· NASA · American

Samuel T. Durrance

Samuel Thornton Durrance (Ph.D.) was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

25days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 2

STS-67

Launched: Mar 2, 1995 · 06:38 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Mar 18, 1995

Crewmates

Stephen S. OswaldNASA
William G. GregoryNASA
Ronald A. PariseNASA
Wendy B. LawrenceNASA
John M. GrunsfeldNASA
Tamara E. JerniganNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-35

Launched: Dec 2, 1990 · 06:49 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 11, 1990

Crewmates

Vance D. BrandNASA
Guy GardnerNASA
Robert A. ParkerNASA
Ronald A. PariseNASA
John M. LoungeNASA
Jeffrey HoffmanNASA

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Biography

Samuel Thornton Durrance (Ph.D.) was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Deceased
Nationality: American
Born: September 17, 1943
Died: May 5, 2023
First flight: Dec 2, 1990

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