Jones

Thomas David

USA

International order nº: 314

US astr. nº: 201


Personal data:

Birthdate:  22 Jan 1955
Birthplace:  Baltimore / Maryland
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  17 Jan 1990
Job:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 07 Sep 2001

Spaceflights:

No Spaceship Date & time
launch (UTC)
Status while
launch
Date & time
landing (UTC)
Max. Altitude Max.Speed Duration
1 STS-59
(Endeavour/6)
11h.05m.00s.
Apr 09, 1994
MS STS-59
(Endeavour/6)
16h.55m.23s.
Apr 20, 1994
11d.05h.50m.23s.
2 STS-68
(Endeavour/7)
11h.16m.00s.
Sep 30, 1994
MS/PC STS-68
(Endeavour/7)
17h.03m.10s.
Oct 11, 1994
11d.05h.47m.10s.
3 STS-80
(Columbia/21)
19h.55m.47s.
Nov 19, 1996
MS STS-80
(Columbia/21)
11h.50m.13s.
Dec 07, 1996
17d.15h.54m.26s.
4 STS-98
(Atlantis/23)
23h.13m.02s.
Feb 07, 2001
MS STS-98
(Atlantis/23)
20h.34m.02s.
Feb 20, 2001
12d.21h.21m.00s.
Total duration: 53d.00h.52m.59s.


EVA′s:

Date of
beginning
Time (UT) of
beginning
Duration Explanation
29 Nov 1996 02:21 0h 46m unsuccessful attempt of beginning of EVA: Jernigan and Jones; hatch not opened; mission "STS-80"
10 Feb 2001 15:50 7h 34m Jones and R.Curbeam; mission "STS-98" - Installing the Destiny lab
12 Feb 2001 15:59 6h 50m Jones and R.Curbeam; mission "STS-98"
Completing installation of the Power and Data Grapple Fixture on the Destiny lab and connecting a shuttle docking part (PMA) from Z1 truss to the Destiny lab
14 Feb 2001 14:48 5h 25m Jones and R.Curbeam; mission "STS-98"
Attaching a spar communications antenna to the Space Station′s exterior and to release a cooling radiator on the station
Total: 20h 35m EVAs: 4

Additional information


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