Thomas Akers
- January 4, 2024
- Astronaut
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Thomas Akers |
| Occupation | Astronaut |
| Date Of Birth | May 20, 1951(1951-05-20) |
| Age | 73 |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Missouri |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Thomas Akers Biography
| Name | Thomas Akers |
| Birthday | May 20 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Home Town | Missouri |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
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.
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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.
Thomas Akers Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Astronaut |
| House | Living in own house. |
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.
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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.
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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.