Thomas David Jones

Thomas Jones
Born	Thomas David Jones (1955-01-22) January 22, 1955 (age 69) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	United States Air Force Academy (BS) University of Arizona (MS, PhD)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USAF
Time in space	53d 0h 49m
Selection	NASA Group 13 (1990)
Missions	STS-59 STS-68 STS-80 STS-98
Mission insignia

Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) 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.