Home Astronauts James van Hoften James van Hoften Astronaut James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften (born June 11, 1944) is a former NASA Astronaut. Personal facts Birth dateJune 11, 1944 Birth placeCalifornia , Fresno California NationalityUnited States facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Astronaut missionsSTS-41-CSTS-51-I selectionList of astronauts by year of selection statusRetired Time in space14 days 1 hours 57 minutes Topical connections Abbey SimonMusical artist A. J. SturzeneggerCollege coach Abraham ClarkPolitician Alan G. PoindexterAstronaut Alan BeanAstronaut Anatoly SolovyevAstronaut Aleksandr KaleriAstronaut Adriel N. WilliamsMilitary person A. J. BeckMilitary person Angie PaccionePolitician Bill Dana Astronaut Albert Scott CrossfieldAstronaut James van Hoften on Wikipedia James van Hoften External resources http://www.astronautix.com/astros/vanoften.htm http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/vanhoften-jda.html http://www.spaceacts.com/starship/seh/vanhoft.htm http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/vanhoften_james.htm