James van Hoften
James van Hoften is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, James van Hoften flew on 2 spaceflights and completed 4 spacewalks, logging 14 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes, 59 seconds in space.
James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften, Ph.D. is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 06/11/1944 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 04/06/1984 |
| Last Flight | 08/27/1985 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 14 days, 1 hour, 56 minutes, 59 seconds |
| EVA Time | 21 hours, 8 minutes |
| Landings | 2 |
Spaceflights by James van Hoften
Explore the 2 spaceflights James van Hoften participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by James van Hoften
Discover the 4 spacewalks James van Hoften performed during their career, logging a total of 21 hours, 8 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 04/08/1984 14:18 UTC and ended at 04/08/1984 16:56 UTC on the Solar Maximum Mission (LEO) for a total of 2 hours and 38 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 04/11/1984 08:58 UTC and ended at 04/11/1984 15:42 UTC on the Solar Maximum Mission (LEO) for a total of 6 hours and 44 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/31/1985 00:00 UTC and ended at 08/31/1985 07:20 UTC on the Syncom IV-3 (LEO) for a total of 7 hours and 20 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/31/1985 00:00 UTC and ended at 08/31/1985 04:26 UTC on the Syncom IV-3 (LEO) for a total of 4 hours and 26 minutes.