Andy Thomas Astronaut

Andrew "Andy" Sydney Withiel Thomas, AO (born 18 December 1951 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian-born American aerospace engineer and a NASA astronaut. He became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program. He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.

Personal facts

Andy Thomas
Birth dateDecember 18, 1951
Birth place
Adelaide , South Australia
Nationality
Australians
United States

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Astronaut

missions
STS-102
STS-114
STS-77
STS-89
STS-91
Mir
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusActive
Time in space177 days 9 hours 13 minutes

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External resources

  1. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thomas-a.html
  2. http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/australian_journeys/gallery_highlights/slideshow_6_6.html#slideTop
  3. http://www.riaus.org.au/science/people/space_time_astronomy/andy_thomas.jsp
  4. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Science/Astronaut-blasts-lack-of-research-into-space/2005/03/19/1111086067283.html?oneclick=true