Background
Thorne, James Dana was born on February 15, 1962 in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Son of James Dale and Doris Jean Thorne.
researcher Astronautical engineer
Thorne, James Dana was born on February 15, 1962 in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Son of James Dale and Doris Jean Thorne.
Bachelor of Science in Aero & Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1984. Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Astronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1996.
Astronautical engineer United States Air Force, Arlington, Virginia, 1984—2005. Research staff member IDA, Alexandria, since 2005. Lieutenant colonel United States Air Force, 1984—2005, Pentagon, Arlington.
Republican Bluemont Civic Association, Arlington, 2006—2008. Member of American Astronautical Society.