"Deceased"@en . "Frankfurt, West Germany"@en . . . "None"@en . "1953-02-11"^^ . "Stephen Thorne (astronaut)"@en . "Stephen Douglas Thorne (February 11, 1953 \u2013 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. His interests included baseball, running, reading, and general aviation."@en . . "1986-05-24"^^ . . "USNA, B.S. 1975"@en . . . "20"^^ . . . "Stephen D. Thorne"@en . . "Naval aviator, test pilot"@en . "1985"^^ . . "Stephen Douglas Thorne (February 11, 1953 \u2013 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. His interests included baseball, running, reading, and general aviation."@en . "Santa Fe, Texas, U.S."@en . . "0"^^ . . . . "Stephen Douglas Thorne"@en . . "NASA Astronaut Candidate"@en . . "American"@en .