Bidspirit auction | Space Shuttle Astronaut James D.

Space Shuttle Astronaut James D. Adrianus Ox van Hoften signed NASA Flight Research Center FDC. USA 22c. SEP 1985. James Dougal Adrianus Ox van Hoften (born June 11, 1944 ) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former Space Shuttle Astronaut for NASA. From 1979 through the first flight, STS-1, Van Hoften supported the Space Shuttle entry and on-orbit guidance, navigation and flight control testing at the Flight Systems Laboratory at Downey, California. Subsequently, he was lead of the Space Shuttle Astronaut Support Team 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. Good condition Est.