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Stephen Thorne | |
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| Born | Stephen Douglas Thorne February 11, 1953 |
| Died | May 24, 1986 (aged 33) Santa Fe, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
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| NASA astronaut candidate | |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander, USN |
| Selection | NASA Group 11 (1985) |
Stephen Douglas Thorne (February 11, 1953 – May 24, 1986), (Lt Cmdr, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot and a NASA astronaut candidate.
He was born on February 11, 1953, in Frankfurt, West Germany, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1975. He was a Navy fighter pilot from 1976 until he became a test pilot in 1981.
He was accepted for NASA astronaut training in June 1985, but died in an airplane accident where he was a passenger on May 24, 1986.
He was survived by his wife, Sue Lotz of Staunton, Virginia. His interests included baseball, running, reading, and general aviation.