Taylor Gun-Jin Wang - 16.06.1940

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Taylor Gun-Jin Wang obchodził wczoraj 83. urodziny.
Jest 168. człowiekiem w kosmosie.
Odbył 1 lot kosmiczny jako specjalista ładunku NASA w misji Spacelab 3.
Stał się pierwszym etnicznym Chińczykiem w kosmosie.
Jego lot trwał 7d 00g 08m 46s.

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/wang-t.pdf

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/wang_taylor.htm
http://www.astronautix.com/w/wang.html
https://www.worldspaceflight.com/bios/w/wang-t.php

https://mek.kosmo.cz/bio/usa/00168.htm
https://www.kozmo-data.sk/kozmonauti/wang-taylor-gun-jin.html
https://www.astronaut.ru/crossroad/168.htm
https://www.april12.eu/usaastron/wang168ru.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Wang
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Wang

https://gusgrissom.tumblr.com/post/646201360578117632/neat-photo-of-the-spacelab-3-scientist-astronauts
https://transportationhistory.org/2017/05/31/asian-american-pacific-islander-heritage-month-taylor-wang-chinese-american-astronaut/
https://www.facebook.com/NBAAfans/photos/a.10150333416254700/10159234142179700/?type=3

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/202930
https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1669752051260174365

16 juin
Joyeux anniversaire (83) au Dr Taylor Wang🎂
(Spécialiste Charge Utile STS-51B en 1985) 
Replongez dans l'interview accordée à Space Quotes - Souvenirs d'espace (en saurez plus sur ses travaux sur le diabète, faits notamment en apesanteur) https://spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2014/06/interview-du-dr-taylor-wang-astronaute.html…

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1669586854759501826

2 23.01.2024)
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
ERIC BERGER - 1/22/2024, 12:00 PM

"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."

Taylor Wang was deeply despondent.

A day earlier, he had quite literally felt on top of the world by becoming the first Chinese-born person to fly into space. But now, orbiting Earth on board the Space Shuttle, all of his hopes and dreams, everything he had worked on for the better part of a decade as an American scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, had come crashing down around him.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/solving-a-nasa-mystery-why-did-space-shuttle-commanders-lock-the-hatch/

Taylor Wang First Person of Chinese Descent in Space

(...) Wang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1940. He moved with his family to Taiwan in 1952 and later lived in Hong Kong. In 1963, he moved to the U.S. to study physics at UCLA. There, he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1967 and master’s degree in 1968. In 1971, he was awarded a doctorate in physics by UCLA.

Wang joined JPL in 1972, as a senior scientist. He became a U.S. citizenship in 1975.

In 1976, Wang published a scientific paper, regarding zero gravity physics, that brought him to the attention of NASA. In 1983, he was selected to travel into space as a payload specialist for the Spacelab-3 mission. (...)
https://www.laalmanac.com/people/pe30tw.php

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Stał się pierwszym etnicznym Chińczykiem w kosmosie.

Urodził się w Szanghaju.
W następnym locie wahadłowca wzięła udział astronautka również urodzona w Szanghaju.

W Chinach nazwisko Wang jest chyba podobnie popularne jak w USA Williams.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/astros/w.htm

Astronauta jest znany ze sprzeciwu wobec kontroli lotu, kiedy nie chciano zaakceptować naprawy przez niego aparatury naukowej.

What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
Eric Berger - 1/22/2024, 12:00 PM

"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."


The crew of the STS-51B mission. In the front row are astronauts Robert F. Overmyer (left), commander; and Frederick D. Gregory, pilot. In the back row, left to right, are Don L. Lind, mission specialist; Taylor G. Wang, payload specialist; Norman E. Thagard and William E. Thornton, both mission specialists; and Lodewijk van den Berg, payload specialist.

On the second day of the mission, Wang floated over to his experiment and sought to activate the Drop Dynamics Module. But it didn't work. He asked the NASA flight controllers on the ground if he could take some time to try to troubleshoot the problem and maybe fix the experiment. But on any Shuttle mission, time is precious. Every crew member has a detailed timeline, with a long list of tasks during waking hours. The flight controllers were reluctant.

After initially being told no, Wang pressed a bit further. "Listen, I know my system very well," he said. "Give me a shot." Still, the flight controllers demurred. Wang grew desperate. So he said something that chilled the nerves of those in Houston watching over the safety of the crew and the Shuttle mission.

"Hey, if you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back," Wang said.

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/solving-a-nasa-mystery-why-did-space-shuttle-commanders-lock-the-hatch/

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Stephane SEBILE @spacemen1969
16 juin

Joyeux anniversaire (85) au Dr Taylor Wang🎂🎂🎂
(Spécialiste Charge Utile STS-51B en 1985)

Replongez dans l'interview accordée à Space Quotes - Souvenirs d'espace (en saurez plus sur ses travaux sur le diabète, faits notamment en apesanteur) https://spacemen1969.blogspot.com/2014/06/interview-du-dr-taylor-wang-astronaute.html

https://twitter.com/spacemen1969/status/1934371210810319266

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Engineering professor to be honored in Beijing for lifetime achievements

Taylor Wang, Centennial Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, has been selected as a finalist in the 2012 event “You Bring Charm to the World as an Influential Chinese.” The award ceremony is March 31 in Beijing where the winners will be announced. Wang has been provided travel to Beijing for the ceremony. (...)

Wang designed innovative drop dynamics experiments in zero gravity. His work drew NASA’s attention and resulted in him being chosen for the Challenger mission. He and another payload specialist were responsible for conducting 12 key scientific experiments aboard the Challenger STS-51-B space shuttle flight. His findings have been applied to his ongoing research with Harvard Medical School on “Encapsulation of Living Cells for the Functional Cure of Diabetes.”

Wang became an American citizen after immigrating to the United States from China in the early 1960s and earned three degrees at UCLA. His doctorate is in solid-state and quantum fluid physics.

He was directing a lab at the California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., when picked for the seventh Challenger shuttle flight. Upon his return to Earth, Wang received many awards and recognitions, including the NASA Space Flight medal, and was recognized on Oct. 11, 1985, with “Taylor G. Wang Recognition Day” in Washington, D.C. He also addressed the United Nations General Assembly. (...)
https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/2012/03/07/engineering-professor-to-be-honored-in-beijing-for-lifetime-achievements/

Taiwan in Time: Around the world 110 times
By Han Cheung / Staff reporter Sun, Apr 24, 2016 page12

Taylor Wang, who spent his formative years in Taiwan, made a name for himself when he participated in the seventh mission on board the Space Shuttle Challenger as a payload specialist

Before Taylor Wang (王贛駿) set out for outer space, he asked his NASA supervisors if he could bring with him a Republic of China flag — but his request was refused on the grounds that the US did not have diplomatic ties with the Taiwan-based government. (...)
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2016/04/24/2003644675

https://www.ucla.edu/about/notable-bruins/49-taylor-wang
https://www.chineseamericanmuseum.org/new-page-4

Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts
#ASEspotlight: Taylor Wang 💫
In 1985, ASE member Wang traveled through the tunnel between Space Shuttle Challenger and Spacelab-3 during STS-51-B.
Fun fact: He is the author of 20 U.S. patents!
Happy 85th birthday, Taylor! 🎉

https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1934672863845335205