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James Van Hoften

James D. A. van Hoften
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NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Retired
Born (1944-06-11) June 11, 1944 (age 72)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Other names
James Dougal Adrianus van Hoften
Other occupation
Naval aviator, engineer
UC Berkeley, B.S. 1966
CSU, M.S. 1968, Ph.D. 1976
Time in space
14d 01h 57m
Selection 1978 NASA Group 8
Total EVAs
4
Total EVA time
21 hours 57 minutes
Missions STS-41-C, STS-51-I
Mission insignia
STS-41-C patch.png Sts-51-i-patch.png
Retirement August 1, 1986

James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften, Ph.D. (born June 11, 1944) is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA.

Van Hoften was born June 11, 1944, in Fresno, California. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. He considers Burlingame, California, to be his hometown. He is of Dutch descent. Van Hoften is married to the former Vallarie Davis of Pasadena, with three children: Jennifer Lyn (born October 31, 1971), Jamie Juliana (born August 24, 1977), and Victoria Jane (born March 17, 1981). He enjoys skiing, playing handball and racquetball, and jogging.

Graduated from Mills High School, Millbrae, California, in 1962; received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1966; a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Hydraulic Engineering from Colorado State University in 1968 and 1976, respectively.


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