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Thomas Akers Biography
Thomas Akers is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on May 20, 1951 in Missouri, United States. The Mission Specialist was assigned to four Space Shuttle Missions including the launch of Endeavor.
He was featured in an episode in the show “Home Improvement” starring He appeared on an episode of “Home Improvement” starring Tim Allen..
Akers was the valedictorian of his 29-member 1969 senior class from Eminence, Missouri. He worked summers as a park ranger in the 80,000 acre federal wilderness that borders Eminence. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now the Missouri University of Science and Technology) with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Mathematics in 1973 and 1975, respectively. At the age of 24 he returned to Eminence to become its high school principal. In 1979, when a United States Air Force recruiter left brochures on his desk for his students, it was Akers who decided to sign up. He was selected for the astronaut program in 1987 and officially became an astronaut in 1988. As part of his training with NASA, Akers taught science classes at Troy State University for a brief period of time.
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 (EVA) experience. In each of his flights, his role was as a mission specialist. His first space flight was in 1990 on STS-41, the 11th flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. He was instrumental in deploying the European Space Agency satellite Ulysses, a solar-exploration craft, as well as tending several secondary payloads and experiments.
He was married Kaye Lynn Parker and had two children.
| Name | Thomas Akers |
| First Name | Thomas |
| Last Name | Akers |
| Occupation | Astronaut |
| Birthday | May 20 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Home Town | Missouri |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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His next mission was in 1992 on STS-49, the maiden flight of Shuttle Endeavour. A primary goal of that mission was to capture and repair the non-functional Intelsat VI-F3 satellite. The first two attempts failed; Akers joined the third attempt which was successful. This marks the first three-person EVA in human history and was also the longest EVA (8 hours, 29 minutes) ever conducted to that time. As of January, 2004, it is now the second longest EVA, and is still the only instance of a three-person EVA.
Thomas Akers Net Worth
Thomas Akers is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Akers's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was named valedictorian in his high school’s senior class.
He has more than 30 hours EVA (extra-vehicular work).
Thomas Dale Akers (born May 20, 1951) is a former American astronaut in NASA’s Space Shuttle program.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Astronaut |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
On Akers’ third mission in 1993 on STS-61, the fifth flight of Endeavour, he was one of four mission specialists who repaired and upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope on its first servicing mission. Akers spent just under 13.5 hours outside the Endeavour in two EVAs.
On May 18, 1994, Akers appeared on Home Improvement as himself along with rest of the STS-61 crew.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
High School Valedictorian. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Missouri-Rolla. Named a Distinguished Graduate of U.S. Air Force Officer Training School, Squadron Officer School, and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Recipient of the Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Legion of Merit Award; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force Meritorious Service Medal; Air Force Commendation Medal; Air Force Achievement Medal; NASA Distinguished Service Medal; two NASA Exceptional Service Medals; four NASA Space Flight Medals. Awarded an honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1992. Awarded ten Outstanding Teacher awards from UMR/S&T 2000–2010, and the Missouri Governors Teaching Award 2004.
Akers retired from NASA in 1997 and the Air Force in 1999 at the rank of Colonel, taking a position as instructor of Mathematics at the University of Missouri–Rolla, which in 2008 changed its name to the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Akers retired from teaching in 2010.
Who is Thomas Akers Dating?
According to our records, Thomas Akers is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Thomas Akers’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Thomas Akers. You may help us to build the dating records for Thomas Akers!His last mission was in 1996 on STS-79, the 17th flight of shuttle Atlantis. This was the fourth shuttle flight to rendezvous with the Russian space station Mir and the first to exchange U.S. astronauts with Mir, returning Shannon Lucid to earth and leaving John Blaha.
Facts & Trivia
Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Thomas Akers celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.
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