James van Hoften
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James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA.
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Van Hoften's EVA during STS-51-I mission
STS-41-C
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STS-41-C was NASA's eleventh Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch, which took place on April 6, 1984, marked the first direct ascent trajectory for a Sp
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…at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, responsible for the Space Shuttle turn-around testing and flight preparations. He served as a mission specialist on STS-41-C in 1984, and STS-51-I in 1985. Dr. Van Hoften has logged a total 338 hours in space, including 22 hours of EVA flight time. STS-41-C: Challenger (April…
Mission Specialists George Nelson and James van Hoften repair the captured Solar Maximum Mission satellite on April 11, 1984
From left: Crippen, Hart, van Hoften, Nelson and ScobeeSpace Shuttle program← STS-41-B (10)STS-41-D (12) →
The launch of STS-41-C on 6 April 1984
The deployed Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), which became an important source of information on the small-particle space debris environment.