The Ames spirit of free and vigorous discussion; Left to right: R. T. Jones, Jack Nielsen, Hans Mark, Leonard Roberts and Harvey Allen during an award ceremony honoring R.T. Jones.

Carl Preston Jones has been appointed associate director, technical, of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

The Ames spirit of free and vigorous discussion; Left to right: Harv Lomax, Leonard Roberts and Harvey Allen during an award ceremony honoring R.T. Jones.

jsc2025e074935 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074938 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074937 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074940 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074939 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

jsc2025e074936 (September 15, 2025) --- Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford

Dr. Ruth Jones, conducts safety walkthrough of structures and scaffolds in Building 4619.

Senator Doug Jones (D-Al.) and wife Louise tour the Payload Crew Training Complex (PCTC) at Marshall Space Flight Center. The PCTC simulates International Space Station habitat modules and is interactive for different activities.

Marshall’s Ruth Jones, a mishap investigation specialist, told her NASA story and spoke about minority statistics in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Jones also led a panel discussing how to engage, encourage and draw more minority students in to STEM fields and careers.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, along with Senator and Mrs. Jones, viewed the MSFC campus from the top of test stand 4693.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, along with Senator and Mrs. Jones, viewed the MSFC campus from the top of test stand 4693.

During Senator Doug Jones (D-Al.) tour of MSFC facilities Marshall engineer Bob Zeek explains the High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) program to Senator Jones and his wife, Louise.

Dr. Ruth Jones, Branch Chief for Industrial Safety Branch (QD12) at MSFC, talks safety issues in the Payload Operation Integration Center. Photo for publication in University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Alumni magazine.

jsc2025e076350 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076349 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076412 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076413 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076351 (09/22/2025) ---NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076352 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, views the test stand 4693 where key SLS structural elements will be subjected to stress testing simulating space flight.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, views the test stand 4693 where key SLS structural elements will be subjected to stress testing simulating space flight.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, also tour the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) where Marshall controllers oversee stowage requirements aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as well as scientific experiments. Different positions in the room are explained to Senator Jones by MSFC controller Beau Simpson.

Dr. Ruth Jones, Branch Chief for Industrial Safety Branch (QD12) at MSFC, poses with model of Space Launch System, in Building 4220. Photo for publication in University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Alumni magazine.

R.T. Jones with models

Dr. Ruth Jones, Branch Chief for Industrial Safety Branch (QD12) at MSFC, at Test Stand 4693 which holds the Space Launch System Liquid Hydrogen Tank. Photo for publication in University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Alumni magazine.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, views the test stand 4693 where key SLS structural elements will be subjected to stress testing simulating space flight.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, explains the stages of the SLS rocket with the scale model rocket located in the lobby of building 4200.

R.T. Jones Oblique Wing model: landing configuration

R.T. Jones Oblique Wing model: flight configuration

jsc2025e074718 (September 15, 2025) --- NASA astronaut candidate Cameron Jones poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class and reported for duty in September 2025. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

S91-30620 (14 March 1991) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones

STS98-E-5223 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, dons his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space garment in the airlock of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in this high-angle view photographed with a digital still camera. Jones was about to participate in the final of three space walks scheduled for the STS-98/5a mission.

R.T. Jones w/ AD-1 Oblique Wing Models

R.T. Jones Oblique Wing model: singal fuselage - 3 view artwork

This 1961 photograph shows Dr. von Braun and Alabama Congressman Robert Jones before a huge map illustrating the layout for a Research Institute at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Senator Doug Jones (D-Al.) and wife Louise are presented an overview of the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) which was developed at Marshall Space flight Center. Marshall engineer Keith Parrish explains the steps in converting waste fluids generated on the International Space Station (ISS) into purified drinking water.

Senator Doug Jones (D-Al.) and wife Louise are presented an overview of the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) which was developed at Marshall Space flight Center. Marshall engineer Keith Parrish explains the steps in converting waste fluids generated on the International Space Station (ISS) into purified drinking water.

R.T. JONES OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL 2-BODY 'DOUBLE' FUSELAGE

R.T. JONES OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL 2-BODY 'DOUBLE' FUSELAGE

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, also tour the Payload Operations Integration Center (POIC) where Marshall controllers oversee stowage requirements aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as well as scientific experiments.

Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, left, and Marshall Space Flight Center Director Jody Singer, center, talk with Marcia Lindstrom, Strategic Communications Manager for NASA’s Space Launch System, Aug. 7 at the annual Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama. The SLS is the world’s most powerful rocket, and will be the backbone for deep space exploration as NASA’s Artemis program advances.

This is a photograph of a group of government officials touring the Marshall Space Flight Center in July 1961 with Dr. von Braun. Second from left is Alabama Congressman Robert Jones.

AD-1 (NASA 805) R.T. Jones during maiden visit to Ames.

STS059-14-004 (9-20 April 1994) --- On the Space Shuttle Endeavour's middeck astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, cuts open a package of food as he prepares for mealtime. Jones was joined by five other NASA astronauts aboard Endeavour for the STS-59 mission.

STS098-355-001 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones and Mark L. Polansky, STS-98 mission specialists, are photographed during their sleep shift in the newly-attached Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS01-E-5360 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (partially obscured) and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

STS098-356-0026 (11 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (foreground), mission specialist; and Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander, float in the newly installed Destiny laboratory aboard the International Space Station.

S97-06159 (3 April 1997) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist.

STS059-09-021 (9-20 April 1994) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, monitors a number of cameras fixed on targets of opportunity as the Space Shuttle Endeavour orbits Earth. Jones is one of six NASA astronauts supporting the week and half Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-1) mission. He has been assigned as payload commander for SRL-2, scheduled to fly later this year.

Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, dons a space suit prior to participating in contingency space walk simulations at the JSC Weightless Environment Training Facility (WETF). Jones is assisted by Frank Hernandez (left) and suit technician Charles Hudson of Hamilton Standard. Jones suit is weighted to that he can achieve a neutrally buoyant state once under water. Extravehicular tasks are not planned for the STS-59 mission, but a number of chores are rehearsed in case of failure of remote systems to perform those jobs.

STS098-311-020 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones and Marsha S. Ivins, both mission specialists, are photographed on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis near the Payload General Support Computers (PGSC).

STS98-E-5229 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, participates in the final of three STS-98/5a space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew cabin with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5230 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, participates in the final of three STS-98/5a space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew cabin with a digital still camera.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, along with Senator and Mrs. Jones, viewed the MSFC campus from the top of test stand 4693.

S93-43108 (2 June 1993) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, takes a break during emergency bailout training at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Jones and five other NASA astronauts are scheduled to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour next year.

Senator Doug Jones (D-AL.) and wife, Louise, tour Marshall Space Flight facilities. Steve Doering, manager, Stages Element, Space Launch System (SLS) program at MSFC, along with Senator and Mrs. Jones, viewed the MSFC campus from the top of test stand 4693.

ISS01-E-5365 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (left) and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists who will accomplish three lengthy space walks during the STS-98/5a mission, share space in a small hatch during break time. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS01-E-5356 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, floats above the longerons of the cargo bay on the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the final of three STS-98/5a space walks. Partially obscured behind Curbeam is astronaut Thomas D. Jones, his colleague and partner for all three walks. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS01-E-5359 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (red stripes on suit pants)and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

ISS01-E-5361 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (red stripes on suit) and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

ISS01-E-5358 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (red stripes on suit) and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

ISS01-E-5357 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (red stripes on suit pants)and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

JIM LYDON (LEFT-GREEN SHIRT) BRUSHES METALLIC POWDER OFF OF A RECENTLY PRINTED ROCKET PART EXAMINED BY ZACH JONES, RIGHT, IN MSFC'S ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LAB

Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones answers questions from Tweetup attendees at NASA Headquarters in Washington on what it is like to live and work in space, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi) 

STS098-337-034 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, is seen with an IMAX camera in the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station (ISS).

STS098-337-0026 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, is seen with IMAX camera gear in the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station (ISS).

Preston Jones, Deborah Crane, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center help monitor launch conditions for the Demo-2 mission from the Huntsville Operations Support Center, HOSC.

Preston Jones, Deborah Crane, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center help monitor launch conditions for the Demo-2 mission from the Huntsville Operations Support Center, HOSC.

Preston Jones, Deborah Crane, Adam Butt, and teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center help monitor launch conditions for the Demo-2 mission from the Huntsville Operations Support Center, HOSC.

Oblique wing in 11ft. wind tunnel with R. T. Jones. Test-11-026.

Oblique wing in 11ft. wind tunnel with R. T. Jones. Test 11-026.

Oblique wing in 11ft. wind tunnel with R. T. Jones. Test 11-026.

STS-80 Mission Specialist Tom Jones is seated in the flight deck commander's seat and conducts stationkeeping burns.

Actor Tommy Lee Jones arrives on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Ad Astra" at National Geographic Society, Monday, September 16, 2019 in Washington. The film was produced, co-written, and directed by James Gray and stars Jones, Brad Pitt, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. Pitt stars as astronaut Roy McBride who travels deep into the solar system in hopes of solving a mystery that threatens life on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Actor Tommy Lee Jones speaks before a screening of the film "Ad Astra" at National Geographic Society, Monday, September 16, 2019 in Washington. The film was produced, co-written, and directed by James Gray and stars Jones, Brad Pitt, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. Pitt stars as astronaut Roy McBride who travels deep into the solar system in hopes of solving a mystery that threatens life on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

STS098-339-008 (7-20 February 2001) --- Anchored to a restraint device on the end of the shuttle’s remote manipulator system (RMS) robot arm, astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, works with the Power and Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

STS080-337-026 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, STS-80 mission specialist, uses the controls of the space shuttle Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to conduct a test with the captured Wake Shield Facility (WSF) seen through window at frame center.

STS98-E-5027 (9 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, temporarily mans the pilot's station on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-98 Flight Day 2 maneuvers. The photograph was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5176 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, STS-98 mission specialist, dons his extravehicular mobility unit for the upcoming space walk on the International Space Station on February 12. This scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS098-349-004 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (second left) and Robert L. Curbeam, both mission specialists, prepare for one of the three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell (lower left), mission commander, and Mark L. Polansky, mission specialist, assist Jones and Curbeam as they don their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits in the airlock of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

STS059-10-011 (9-20 April 1994) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones appears to have climbed out of bed right into his work in this onboard 35mm frame. Actually, Jones had anchored himself in the bunk facility while working on one of the onboard computers which transfered data to the ground via modem. The mission specialist was joined in space by five other NASA astronauts for a week and a half of support to the Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-1)/STS-59 mission.

ZACK JONES AND JIM LYDON OF MSFC’S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TEAM, WITH MSFC’S M2 SELECTIVE LASER MELTING SYSTEM. THE M2 IS CURRENTLY DEDICATED TO ADVANCED COPPER MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOW COST UPPER STAGE PROGRAM.

QUINCY BEAN, JIM LYDON, AND ZACK JONES OF MSFC’S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TEAM, WITH MSFC’S M2 SELECTIVE LASER MELTING SYSTEM. THE M2 IS CURRENTLY DEDICATED TO ADVANCED COPPER MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LOW COST UPPER STAGE PROGRAM.

Rigid Tilt Rotor Research: Boeing 26-ft. diameter proprotor on semi-span wing in Ames Research Center 40x80ft w.t. (Photo by Ames photographer Lee Jones; composite of test results by Ames Graphics)

Oblique Wing model mounted in 11ft W. T. with R. T. Jones, Designer/Engineer. The asymmetrical design allows the plane to fly much faster, yet consume the same fuel and generate less noise.

STS098-330-007 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, works near the International Space Station (ISS) during one of the three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA).

Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones shows off a sleeping bag used by astronauts living aboard the International Space Station during a NASA Tweetup event at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Director of the Program Management Office at MSI STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), Latonia Jones participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Director of the Program Management Office at MSI STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), Latonia Jones participates in a panel discussion titled “Technology Drives Exploration: Paving the Next Era of Space Exploration” during the 36th Space Symposium, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Congressman Jones; Dr. George Mueller, Associate Director for Marned Space Flight; Dr. von Braun, Director, MSFC; Congressman Teague; and Congressman Miller discussing the S-IV-B Workshop during the congressmen's visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on February 22, 1968.

From left to right, actor Brad Pitt, producer, co-writer, and director James Gray, and actor Tommy Lee Jones are seen on stage before a screening of their film "Ad Astra" at National Geographic Society, Monday, September 16, 2019 in Washington. The film stars Pitt, Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. Pitt stars as astronaut Roy McBride who travels deep into the solar system in hopes of solving a mystery that threatens life on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, actor Tommy Lee Jones, film producer, co-writer, and director James Gray, and actor Brad Pitt arrive on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Ad Astra" at National Geographic Society, Monday, September 16, 2019 in Washington. The film stars Pitt, Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. Pitt stars as astronaut Roy McBride who travels deep into the solar system in hopes of solving a mystery that threatens life on Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

On October 02, 1976, Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) Redstone test stand was received into the National Registry of Historical Places. Photographed in front of the Redstone test stand along with their wives are (left to right), Madison County Commission Chairman James Record, Dr. William R. Lucas, MSFC Center Director from June 15, 1974 until July 3, 1986, (holding certificate), Ed, Buckbee, Space and Rocket Center Director; Harvie Jones, Huntsville Architect; Dick Smith; and Joe Jones.

STS98-E-5194 (12 February 2001)--- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, STS-98 mission specialist, grabs a hand rail while working on the International Space Station (ISS) during the second of three scheduled space walks involving himself and astronaut Robert L. Curbeam and assisted by their STS-98 crew mates aboard the Atlantis. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5035 (9 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, communicates on a radio during rendezvous operations between the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station (ISS). Atlantis went on to dock with the station on schedule at 10:51 a.m. (CST), Feb. 9. A digital still camera was used to record the scene.

STS080-317-018 (28 Nov. 1996) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones, with a hammer, and Tamara E. Jernigan, holding a crow bar, display just two of the tools they called on during an intense effort to open the space shuttle Columbia's hatch leading to the cargo bay. Scheduled Extravehicular Activities (EVA) for the two were canceled by NASA when all efforts to open the hatch were unsuccessful.

STS98-E-5195 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Jones, STS-98 mission specialist, waves at crew mates inside Atlantis' crew cabin while working on the International Space Station (ISS) during the second of three scheduled space walks involving himself and astronaut Robert L. Curbeam and assisted by their STS-98 astronauts aboard the Atlantis. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.