Samuel T. Durrance
Samuel Thornton Durrance | |
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Born | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | September 17, 1943
Died | May 5, 2023 Viera, Florida, U.S. | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Physicist |
Space career | |
JHU Payload Specialist | |
Time in space | 25d 14h 13min |
Missions | STS-35, STS-67 |
Mission insignia |
Samuel Thornton Durrance (September 17, 1943 – May 5, 2023) was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
Background
Durrance was born September 17, 1943, in
Durrance was a principal
Beginning in 2001, he was the executive director of the Florida Space Research Institute which was located at the NASA Kennedy Space Center.[6]
Durrance resided in Melbourne, Florida, and was a professor of physics and space sciences at Florida Institute of Technology.[7]
Durrance was a member of the
Academic career
Durrance had been involved in the flight hardware development,
In March 1986,
Later assignment (2006)
Durrance was employed by the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, serving as a professor in the Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences.[12]
Illness and death
Durrance was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2021. He died at a hospice facility in Viera, Florida, on May 5, 2023, of complications from a fall, after battling dementia and Parkinson's disease. He was 79.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Durrance". December 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Lakeland Ledger". Lakeland Ledger – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Ocala Star-Banner". Ocala Star-Banner – via Google Books.
- ^ "Nine CU Astronaut-Alums To Receive Honorary Degrees At Commencement". CU Boulder Today. April 27, 2000. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Samuel T. Durrance" (PDF). NASA.gov.
- ^ "Samuel Durrance, astronaut who flew with telescope he built, dies at 79". collectSPACE.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Schroeder, Jon (May 10, 2023). "Samuel Durrance, enterprising astronomer and space researcher, dies at 79". The Hub. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ISBN 9780966796148– via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Payload Specialist Bio: Dr. Samuel T. Durrance 5/96" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Vindicator". The Vindicator – via Google Books.
- ^ "Astronaut Biography: Samuel Durrance". www.spacefacts.de. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences | Florida Tech". www.fit.edu. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Sam Durrance, astronaut who flew with telescope he built, dies at 79". CollectSpace. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
External links
- "Biographical Data: SAMUEL T. DURRANCE (PH.D.) NASA PAYLOAD SPECIALIST" (PDF). NASA. May 1996. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- Spacefacts biography of Samuel T. Durrance
- Florida Tech Physics and Space Science Department Faculty