Thomas David Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four space shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes. He works as a planetary scientist, space operations consultant, astronaut speaker, and author.

Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-59

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
April 9, 1994, 11:05 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-59 Shuttle mission was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle Program.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-68

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 30, 1994, 11:16 a.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 30 September 1994.

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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-80

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Nov. 19, 1996, 7:55 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia. The launch was originally scheduled for 31 October 1996, but was delayed to 19 November for several reasons. Likewise, the landing, which was originally scheduled for 5 December, was pushed back to 7 December after bad weather prevented landing for two days. The mission was the longest Shuttle mission ever flown at 17 days, 15 hours, and 53 minutes. Although two spacewalks were planned for the mission, they were both canceled after problems with the airlock hatch prevented astronauts Tom Jones and Tammy Jernigan from exiting the orbiter.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | USA
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Feb. 7, 2001, 11:13 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the station the Destiny Laboratory Module.

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