William B. Lenoir
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
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March 14, 1939 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | August 26, 2010 (aged 71) Sandoval County, New Mexico, U.S. |
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Other names
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William Benjamin Lenoir |
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Other occupation
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Engineer |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. 1961, M.S. 1962, Ph.D. 1965 | |
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Time in space
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5d 02h 14m |
| Selection | 1967 NASA Group 6 |
| Missions | STS-5 |
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Mission insignia
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| Retirement | April 1992 |
William Benjamin "Bill" Lenoir, Ph.D. (March 14, 1939 – August 26, 2010) was an American electrical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut.
Lenoir was born on March 14, 1939, in Miami, Florida. He attended primary and secondary schools in Coral Gables, Florida; he graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School in 1957. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1961, where he was an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE). Lenoir continued at MIT, earning a Master of Science degree in 1962, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in EECS in 1965.
From 1964 to 1965, Lenoir was an instructor at MIT; and in 1965, he was named assistant professor of Electrical Engineering. His work at MIT included teaching electromagnetic theory and systems theory, as well as performing research in remote sensing. He was an investigator in several satellite experiments and continued research in this area while fulfilling his astronaut assignments.
Lenoir was divorced and remarried, and had three children.
Lenoir logged over 3,000 hours of flying time in jet aircraft.
Lenoir was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967. He completed the initial academic training and a 53-week course in flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
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