Portrait of Thomas Jones
NASA
Thomas Jones
Thomas Jones is an American astronaut who was born on January 22, 1955,
in Maryland.
Before he became an astronaut, Jones was in the Air Force.
Jones became an astronaut in 1991. He has spent over 40 days in space on
three space flights.
In 1994, Jones flew aboard STS-59. The crew made several observations of the Earth
using radar telescopes. Jones made his second spaceflight later that
year on STS-68.
Jones flew aboard STS-68 in 1996. The crew deployed and retrieved two
satellites during this mission.
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