Andy Thomas | |
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Born | Andrew Sydney Withiel Thomas 18 December 1951 |
Nationality | Australian American |
Education | University of Adelaide (BEng, PhD) |
Spouse | Shannon Walker |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 177d 9h 14m |
Selection | NASA Group 14 (1992) |
Missions | STS-77 STS-89/91 (Mir EO-24/EO-25) STS-102 STS-114 |
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Andrew Sydney Withiel "Andy" Thomas, AO (born 18 December 1951) is an Australian and American aerospace engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He has dual nationality;[1] he became a U.S. citizen in December 1986, hoping to gain entry to NASA's astronaut program.[2] He is married to fellow NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.