Sonny Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Manley Lanier Carter Jr. August 15, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | April 5, 1991 Brunswick, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 43)||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Emory University (BA, MD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards | Air Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Space career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Captain, USN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time in space | 5d 0h 6m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selection | NASA Group 10 (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missions | STS-33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr., M.D. (August 15, 1947 – April 5, 1991), (Capt, USN), was an American chemist, physician, professional soccer player, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33.