1. Thomas Dale Akers was born on May 20,1951 and is a former American astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program.
10 Facts About Thomas Akers
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Thomas Akers worked summers as a park ranger in the 80,000 acre federal wilderness that borders Eminence.
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In 1979, when a United States Air Force recruiter left brochures on his desk for his students, it was Thomas Akers who decided to sign up.
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Thomas Akers was selected for the astronaut program in 1987 and officially became an astronaut in 1988.
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Thomas Akers is a veteran of four shuttle flights in which he spent over 800 hours in orbit, including more than 29 hours of extra-vehicular activity experience.
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Thomas Akers was instrumental in deploying the European Space Agency satellite Ulysses, a solar-exploration craft, as well as tending several secondary payloads and experiments.
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The first two attempts failed; Thomas Akers joined the third attempt which was successful.
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Thomas Akers spent just under 13.5 hours outside the Endeavour in two EVAs.
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On May 18,1994, Thomas Akers appeared on Home Improvement as himself along with rest of the STS-61 crew.
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Thomas Akers made a cameo appearance on the TV show Home Improvement by Touchstone Television.