Bill Lenoir

William Lenoir, astronaut who flew on first operational space shuttle mission, dies, Collectspace
“Former NASA astronaut William “Bill” Lenoir, who flew aboard the first operational mission of the space shuttle in November 1982, died Saturday at age 71. According to sources close to his family, Lenoir died after suffering head injuries during a bicycle accident Thursday. Lenoir, who was selected by NASA for its sixth astronaut group and second class of “scientist-astronauts” in 1967, did not fly in space until 15 years later as a member of the STS-5 crew.”