Kathryn Thornton

ABOUT KATHRYN THORNTON

Physicist who flew on four NASA spaceflights. She also served as Dean of the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

She was the recipient of a NATO postdoctoral fellowship.

She was on the crew of a Space Shuttle Discovery Department of Defense mission.

She married Steven Thornton.

She and Sally Ride were both female astronauts.