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Astronaut William Thornton, who invented space shuttle treadmill, dies at 91 [i]Former NASA astronaut William "Bill" Thornton, who used his own inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while on board two space shuttle missions, has died at the age of 91. Thornton's death on Jan. 11 was reported by NASA on Thursday (Jan. 14). "NASA is saddened to learn of the loss of former physician-astronaut, Dr. William Thornton, who died last week at his home in Boerne, Texas," the agency stated.[/i]
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