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MANLEY LANIER "SONNY" CARTER, JR.
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Born August 15, 1947 in Macon,
Georgia. Sonny received a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry
and a doctorate of medicine (M.D.) both from Emory University.
Carter and his wife, Dana Powell Carter, have two children,
Olivia and Meredith. |
Dr. Carter, a specialist
in internal medicine, and a former professional soccer player, became a
flight surgeon in the Navy. He subsequently trained to become a pilot
and was assigned to fly F-4 phantoms with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron
333. He received numerous medals for his work as a fighter pilot.
Captain Carter was selected by NASA to be an astronaut and was qualified
as a mission specialist. He logged 120 hours in space on STS-33, which
included 79 orbits of the earth. He was chosen to fly on STS-42, the
first International Microgravity Laboratory. However, while on official
NASA business, Captain Carter was in a plane that crashed and was
destroyed.
Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr. made the ultimate sacrifice and lost
his life in service to the nation and the space program on April 5, 1991
at 43 years of age.
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