Thomas Jones, born January 22, 1955 here in Baltimore, Maryland, is a veteran of four (magic number!) space shuttle flights. He graduated from high school in Essex and got his Bachelor's Degree from the United States Air Force Academy. While serving 6 years in the Air Force, he got pilot training in Oklahoma! Wikipedia doesn't say where, though.
His first flight was on Endeavour (STS-59) in April 1994 as mission specialist. His second flight was also on Endeavour (STS-68) September-October 1994 as mission specialist.
He was scheduled to conduct two EVAs during his third mission on Columbia (STS-80) with fellow astronaut Tammy Jernigan in November-December 1996. However, problems with the airlock hatch resulted in both being cancelled.
His fourth and final mission was on Atlantis (STS-98) in February 2001 to the International Space Station. This time he completed three successful EVAs totaling over 19 hours in space.
He retired from NASA in 2001.
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