Astronaut Biography: William Butterworth (original) (raw)

Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Personal data

Birthdate: 17.07.1948
Birthplace: Casper, Wyoming
Marital status: married
Children:
Selection date: 05.07.1984
Selection group: Hughes
Position: PSP
Status: Ret. 28.01.1986

Spaceflights

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Additional information

Bachleor of science in engineering and master of science in mechanical engineering from CalTech, 1970 and 1971 respectively; he worked withNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; backup for GregoryJarvis (STS-51L); later Vice President DirecTV Inc.; currently he serves for Hughes Space and Communications.


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