11 Facts About Jonathan Dory

Jonathan Robert Dory is a Human Systems Integration Lead at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Jonathan Dory contributes to the integrated operation of the Space Station while using 3D computer graphics and animation software as part of his daily work.

In July 2002, Jonathan Dory served as an aquanaut on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 3 crew.

Jonathan Dory spent his childhood camping, hiking, and backpacking in the Rocky Mountains.

Jonathan Dory was active in programs sponsored by the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, including the Citizen Explorer Satellite, a student-designed and built spacecraft, which measures global atmospheric ozone concentrations and transmits its data directly to classrooms throughout the United States.

In March 2002, Jonathan Dory took part as a volunteer in a simulation activity for a human mission to Mars at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

In July 2002, Jonathan Dory became an aquanaut through his participation in the joint NASA-NOAA, NEEMO 3 project, an exploration research mission held in Aquarius, the world's only undersea research laboratory.

Jonathan Dory was a member of the support staff for the NEEMO 5 mission in June 2003.

Jonathan Dory enjoys reading science and technology books, teaching himself to play guitar, drawing the human form, weightlifting, SCUBA diving, snowboarding and rock climbing.

Jonathan Dory aspires to contribute to the success of long duration human missions to Mars and beyond.

Jonathan Dory is 6 feet 7 inches tall, and thus too tall to become an astronaut.