Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Thomas

Andrew Sydney Withiel

USA

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Personal data

Birthdate:  18.12.1951
Birthplace:  Adelaide / Australia
Marital status:  married
Children:  
Selection date:  31.03.1992
Selection group:  NASA-14
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. ??.12.2010

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-77 Endeavour  MS  19.05. - 29.05.1996 10d 00h 39m 
2  STS-89 Endeavour / Mir-24 / Mir-25 / STS-91 Discovery  MS / Flight Engineer  23.01. - 12.06.1998 140d 15h 12m 
3  STS-102 Discovery  MS  08.03. - 21.03.2001 12d 19h 49m 
4  STS-114 Discovery  MS  26.07. - 09.08.2005 13d 21h 32m 
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Total  177d 09h 12m 

Additional information

Bachelor of science and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, 1973 and 1978 respectively; research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California; hobbies: Horse riding and jumping, mountain biking, running, windsurfing, classical guitar; Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office, JSC (until October 2003).

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