7 Persons on Space Mission STS-51-B:

Don Lind

space

Real/Birth Name:

Don Lind

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

Midvale, Utah, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-51-B

Frederick Gregory

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Frederick Drew Gregory

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 7, 1941

Age today:

77, 24 days before his 78^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2004.

Lodewijk van den Berg

space, scientist

Real/Birth Name:

Lodewijk van den Berg

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 24, 1932

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Sluiskil, Netherlands

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and chemical engineer. Became a naturalized US citizen, no longer Dutch. Mission STS-51-B

Norman Thagard

space, doctor, educator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Norman Earl Thagard

Nickname(s):

Norm

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 3, 1943

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Marianna, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21, Mir EO-18, STS-71. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2004. International Space Hall of Fame.

Robert Overmyer

aviator, space, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Franklyn Overmyer

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 14, 1936

Death Date:

March 22, 1996

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Lorain, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Shuttle flight STS-5 as pilot. Shuttle mission STS-51-B, with SpaceLab 3. Died in a plane crash, a light plane he was testing.

Taylor Wang

space

Real/Birth Name:

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang

Also Known As:

Taylor G. Wang

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 16, 1940

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Jiangxi, China

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. The first ethnic Chinese person to go into space. Mission: STS-51-B

William E. Thornton

space, doctor

Real/Birth Name:

William Edgar Thornton

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 14, 1929

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Faison, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and doctor. Missions: STS-8, STS-51-B with Spacelab-3