| Birthdate: | 20 May 1951 |
| Birthplace: | St. Louis / Missouri |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 05 Jun 1987 |
| Selection group: | NASA-12 |
| Job: | MSP |
| Status: | Ret. 01 Aug 1997 |
AkersThomas Dale |
USA |
International order nº: 239 |
US astr. nº: 148 |
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| Ord. num. |
Startup spacecraft |
Date and time of launch (UT) |
Status while launch |
Spacecraft of landing |
Date and time of landing (UT) |
Duration |
| 1 | STS-41 (Discovery/11) |
06 Oct 1990 11h 47m 15s |
MS | STS-41 (Discovery/11) |
10 Oct 1990 13h 58m 08s |
4d 02h 10m 53s |
| 2 | STS-49 (Endeavour/1) |
07 May 1992 23h 40m 00s |
MS | STS-49 (Endeavour/1) |
16 May 1992 20h 58m 34s |
8d 21h 18m 34s |
| 3 | STS-61 (Endeavour/5) |
02 Dec 1993 09h 27m 00s |
MS | STS-61 (Endeavour/5) |
13 Dec 1993 05h 26m 26s |
10d 19h 59m 26s |
| 4 | STS-79 (Atlantis/17) |
16 Sep 1996 08h 54m 49s |
MS/FE VE-17/MIR |
STS-79 (Atlantis/17) |
26 Sep 1996 12h 14m 34s |
10d 03h 19m 45s |
| Total duration: | 33d 22h 48m 38s | |||||
| Date of beginning |
Time (UT) of beginning |
Duration | Crew and Remarks |
| 13 May 1992 | 21:13 UT | 8h 29m | Akers, P.Thuot and R.Hieb; the 3rd [of 4] EVA of the mission "STS-49". 3 astronauts first are in open space at the same time! Capture of Intelsat VI/F-3 (with hands), mounting an upper stage and deploying satellite |
| 14 May 1992 | 21:07 | 7h 45m | Akers and K.Thornton; the 4th [of 4] EVA of the mission "STS-49". AASEM-test for future EVA's |
| 06 Dec 1993 | 03:29 | 6h 36m | Akers and K.Thornton; the 2nd [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . HST-SM-1, replace of solar-cells |
| 08 Dec 1993 | 03:13 | 6h 50m | Akers and K.Thornton; the 4nd [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . HST-SM-1, build in the COSTAR |
| Total: | 29h 40m | EVAs: 4 | |
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