I joined 6 friends from Virginia on May 7, 2019, to bike the 240-mile Katy Trail in central Missouri. Once the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad, the abandoned line is now a Missouri state park … [Read More]
TOM JONES
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About Dr. Tom Jones
Thomas D. Jones, PhD, is a scientist, author, pilot, and veteran NASA astronaut. In more than eleven years with NASA, he flew on four space shuttle missions to Earth orbit. On his last flight, Dr. Jones led three spacewalks to install the centerpiece of the International Space Station, the American Destiny laboratory. He has spent fifty-three days working and living in space.
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Just appeared on @FoxBusiness discussing the importance of the @SpaceX - @NASA_gov Demo 2 splashdown Sunday to our… t.co/V7OxA2ttn1
Splashdown tomorrow for the NASA crew of Dragon Endeavour. I'll be speaking on Fox News about Bob and Doug's immine… t.co/JJLhLXHCuJ
I'll be speaking Thursday night at the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum's virtual speaker series, 7 pm EDT,… t.co/7oWD43Vmfe
Recent Blog Posts
Earth Views from STS-98, Atlantis: Feb. 7-20, 2001
On Feb. 19, 2001, my Atlantis crewmates and I obtained this image of the summit caldera of Mauna Loa volcano, called Mokuaweoweo Caldera. NASA writes that "Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on our … [Read More]