Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

Atwood

William B.

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:  ??.??.1947 (?)
Birthplace:  Nashua / New Hampshire
Marital status:  
Children:  
Selection date:  ??.??.1977
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 16.01.1978

Additional information

Bachelor of Science in physics from the California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in experimental high energy particle physics from Stanford University; at the time of his selection assigned at CERN, EP Division, Geneva, Switzerland; semi finalist in NASA astronaut group 8 selection; currently adjunct Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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