James Van Hoften

Astronaut

Birthday June 11, 1944

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace California

Age 80 years old

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About

Retired NASA astronaut who served as mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions.

Before Fame

He was a pilot in the U.S. Navy and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

Trivia

He logged 22 hours of EVA (extra-vehicular activity).

Family Life

He married and had three children.

Associated With

He, like Apollo astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, was a Navy pilot.