PORTRAIT: LAWRENCE DALE THOMAS

DALE THOMAS PASSES A TACTILE HARDWARE SAMPLE FOR STUDENTS FROM THE TENNESSEE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND TO PASS AROUND DURING HIS WELCOME

Dale Thomas, retired associate director, technical, of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center presents during the May 18 Shared Experiences Forum.

Space Station expedition 50/51 crew member Thomas Pesquet hangs a commemorative plaque in the Payload Operation Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

THOMAS ZURBUCHEN, NASA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE SCIENCE MISSION DIRECTORATE, ADDRESSES THE MARCH 21 LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE MARSHALL ASSOCIATION IN BUILDING 4200, ROOM P110. ZURBUCHEN, WHO TOOK ON HIS NEW ROLE IN OCTOBER 2016, PROVIDED THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS FOR THE LUNCHEON BEFORE TOURING KEY MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER MANUFACTURING AND TEST FACILITIES. THE MARSHALL ASSOCIATION IS THE CENTER’S PROFESSIONAL, EMPLOYEE SERVICE ORGANIZATION.

Viking Lander 1 Thomas A. Mutch Memorial Station Imaged from Orbit

STS102-E-5210 (14 March 2001) -- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist, takes a break from moving chores to enjoy a snack on Discovery's mid deck. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

S94-E-5046 (July 1997) --- Astronaut Donald Thomas, mission specialist, sets up an experiment in the glovebox onboard the Spacelab science module. Thomas joins four other NASA astronauts and two payload specialists who are supporting the Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL-1) mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columiba.

S66-15994 (1966) --- Portrait of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, wearing his spacesuit. Photo credit: NASA

S96-04832 (March 1996) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist.

S72-35016 (1971) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford

SINGER IRMA THOMAS SINGS NATIONAL ANTHEM AT RIBBON CUTTING EVENT

NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN PRESENTS MEMEMTO TO MR. IRMA THOMAS AND ESCORT

STS091-375-011 (2-12 June 1998) --- Andrew S.W. Thomas makes a treadmill run onboard the Kristall module before joining the STS-91 crew for a journey home that will complete 141 days in space for the NASA astronaut. Thomas is the final of seven NASA astronauts assigned to indvidual long-duration stays aboard Russia's Mir space station as cosmonaut guest researchers. Photo Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

JSC2001-00299 (11 Dec. 2000) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas.

S91-48165 (3 Oct 1991) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas.

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

S92-42896 (7 Aug. 1992) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers.

STS102-E-5239 (17 March 2001) --- Astronauts Andrew S.W. Thomas (left) and Paul W. Richards, STS-102 mission specialists, are at work in the Leonardo cargo module. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS102-E-5183 (13 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist, in Discovery's cargo bay during the second STS-102 space walk. The photograph was taken with a digital still camera.

STS102-E-5180 (13 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist, near the Destiny laboratory during the second STS-102 space walk. The photograph was taken with a digital still camera.

S77-E-5089 (25 May 1996) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, interrupts a Spacehab task to pose for an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) snapshot inside the Spacehab Module onboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. In upper left is the view port which crew members had used for viewing and photographing operations with the Spartan 207/Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE). Thomas has his hand on an aft-bulkhead-mounted locker. The Space Experiment Facility (SEF), designed and managed by the University of Alabama, is just behind his left shoulder.

S89-E-5098 (24 Jan 1998) --- Astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas (left) and Salizan S. Sharipov, STS-89 mission specialists, are pictured onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour during early hours of the next to last planned U.S./Russia docking mission leading up to the International Space Station (ISS). Thomas will be replacing astronaut David A. Wolf as the Mir Space Station's final U.S. cosmonaut guest researcher later in the week, following docking of Mir and Endeavour. Sharipov represents the Russian Space Agency (RSA). The scene was photographed with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) at 5:15:46 GMT, January 24, 1998.

STS102-315-035 (13 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialist works in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery while the spacecraft was docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts Thomas and Paul W. Richards (out of frame) teamed up for the second of two STS-102 space walks.

S114-E-5588 (28 July 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas may be reminiscing about his long duration stay aboard Russia's late Mir space station as he floats about the International Space Station during STS-114 flight day three activities.

S89-E-5320 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronauts and cosmonaut guest researchers Andrew S. W. Thomas (on left) and David A. Wolf during hand-over operations onboard the Russian Mir Space Station. Wolf is explaining the operations of this equipment to Thomas. Thomas, replacing Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour aboard the Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 15:58:39 MET.

REDSTONE ARSENAL GARRISON COMMANDER COL. THOMAS "DOC" HOLLIDAY, LEFT, DISCUSSES THE PROCESSES AND HARDWARE USED IN NASA IN-SPACE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES WITH KEN COOPER, A STRUCTURAL MATERIALS ENGINEER AT NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. COOPER, PART OF THE MARSHALL ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TEAM, WAS AMONG NUMEROUS SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS WHO SHARED KEY MARSHALL CAPABILITIES DURING HOLLIDAY'S MARCH 3 MARSHALL TOUR. HOLLIDAY, A DECORATED OFFICER WHOSE MILITARY CAREER BEGAN IN 1992, GAINED FIRSTHAND INSIGHT INTO MARSHALL'S ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND 3-D PRINTING TECHNIQUES; ROUND-THE-CLOCK INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT BY THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER TEAM; AND THE LATEST UPGRADES TO MARSHALL TEST STANDS IN SUPPORT OF NEXT-GENERATION LAUNCH VEHICLE AND FLIGHT HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT. MARSHALL, A REDSTONE ARSENAL TENANT, ROUTINELY SHARES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURING ADVANCES WITH ITS MILITARY AND FEDERAL AGENCY COUNTERPARTS, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE NASA'S MISSION AND MAINTAIN THE NATION'S TECHNOLOGICAL LEADERSHIP.

NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, AA for science missiond directorate and NASA's Robert Lightfoot, acting administrator, waiting for partial eclipse to occur. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

S69-62237 (1969) --- Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II.

S71-51295 (21 Sept. 1971) --- Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II

S72-16659 (January 1972) --- Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

While touring the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, examines a device to grow plants in space.

STS077-368-026 (19-29 May 1996) --- On his off-duty time, Australian-native Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, has a little fun with Australian mementos in the Spacehab Module onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Floating in the foreground are a stuffed toy kangaroo and a miniaturized typical highway warning sign about the plentiful four-legged Australian resident. Astronaut Thomas and five other crew members went on to spend almost ten-days aboard Endeavour in support of the Spacehab 4 mission and a number of other payloads.

STS083-309-003 (4-8 April 1997) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, checks a fresh delivery of messages from ground controllers onboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. The Thermal Impulse Imaging System (TIPS) is located on the mid deck of Columbia. Thomas, along with four other NASA astronauts and two payload specialists supporting the Microgravity Sciences Laboratory (MSL-1) mission were less than a fourth of the way through a scheduled 16-day flight when a power problem cut short their planned stay.

JSC2005-E-29790 (8 June 2005) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter

S89-E-5239 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronauts David A. Wolf and Andrew S. W. Thomas embracing after Thomas' second Russian Sokol spacesuit test, onboard the Russian Mir Space Station. Thomas is to replace Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher. Upon Thomas' arrival to Mir he had problems with his Sokol suit, however, following suit modifications the suit fit properly. Thomas will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour onboard Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 12:56:15 MET.

NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, AA for science mission directorate explains to Lesa Roe, acting deputy administrator, how the spectrograph showing different colors correlate to different elements, such as helium, in the Sun's atmosphere. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, AA for science mission directorate explains to Lesa Roe, acting deputy administrator, how the spectrograph showing different colors correlate to different elements, such as helium, in the Sun's atmosphere. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen, AA for science mission directorate explains to Lesa Roe, acting deputy administrator, how the spectrograph showing different colors correlate to different elements, such as helium, in the Sun's atmosphere. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

STS083-302-002 (4-8 April 1997) --- At the MidDeck Glove Box (MGBX), astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, prepares to conduct the Internal Flows in Free Drops (IFFD) experiment. The IFFD is meant to study drops of several liquids, including water, water/glycerin and silicon oil. Flows within the drops and shape and stability are studied under varying acoustic pressure. The MGBX is the overall facility that holds experiments on materials that are not approved for study in the open Spacelab environment.

STS102-E-5034 (9 March 2001) --- Astronauts Susan J. Helms and Andrew S.W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialists, check out some of the extravehicular activity (EVA) gear on Discovery's mid deck during Flight Day 1 activity. Helms is scheduled to participate in the space walk, less than two days away.

STS102-317-008 (8–21 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialist is photographed here in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) which was built by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The MPLM is the first of three such pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station’s “moving vans”, carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the station aboard the space shuttle.

Thomas Morgan Robertson, better known to music fans as Thomas Dolby, has joined Johns Hopkins University as an honorary Homewood Professor of the Arts.

S114-E-5587 (28 July 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas looks through a window on the Zvezda Service Module soon after joining the rest of the STS-114 for its first joint visit with the Expedition 11 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station.

While touring the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, learns about the advanced plant habitat used to grow plants in space.

While touring the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, learns about the advanced plant habitat used to grow plants in space.

STS102-315-025 (8-21 March 2001)--- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, was captured on film by astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, while in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during the second space walk of the STS-102 mission.

STS102-315-027 (8-21 March 2001)--- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, is photographed by astronaut Paul W. Richards, mission specialist, while in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during the second space walk. Sunglint on the solar array for the P6 Truss is seen in the background.

STS102-368-030 (8-21 March 2001) --- Astronauts Andrew S. W. Thomas (holding a beverage), STS-102 mission specialist and James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, are photographed while onboard the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Swamp Works facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Swamp Works facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

S89-E-5315 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronauts and cosmonaut guest researchers Andrew S. W. Thomas and David A. Wolf (giving thumbs up) in a hatchway onboard Russia's Mir Space Station. Thomas, replacing Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour aboard Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 15:52:27 MET.

S89-E-5302 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, future cosmonaut guest researcher, during tranfer operations onboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Thomas, replacing astronaut David A. Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour onboard Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 14:55:37 MET.

S89-E-5310 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronauts David A. Wolf, former cosmonaut guest researcher (on left), and Andrew S. W. Thomas, future cosmonaut guest researcher. Wolf, during hand-over operations, explains the use of this scientific piece of equipment to Thomas, who will use this equipment during his tour aboard the Russian Mir Space Station. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 15:50:31 MET.

S89-E-5236 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows cosmonaut Anatoliy Y. Solovyev, Mir-24 commander, and Andrew S. W. Thomas, cosmonaut guest researcher, embracing after Thomas' second Sokol suit test. Thomas had to have modifications made to his Russian Sokol spacesuit shortly after his arrival to the Russian Mir Space Station. Thomas, replacing astronaut David A. Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour onboard the Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 12:55:07 MET.

S89-E-5240 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronauts David A. Wolf and Andrew S. W. Thomas embracing, after Thomas' second Russian Sokol spacesuit test, onboard the Russian Mir Space Station. Upon Thomas' arrival to Mir he had problems with his Sokol suit, however, following suit modifications the suit fit properly. Thomas, now replacing Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour onboard Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 12:56:21 MET.

S89-E-5215 (25 Jan 1998) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas dons the Sokol spacesuit of David A. Wolf, who has been onboard Russia's Mir Space Station since September 1997. An earlier fit check of Thomas' Sokol suit did not initially meet specifications required in the event he has to spend time in the pressurized Soyuz spacecraft, now docked to Mir. After Thomas was checked out in Wolf's suit, sizing modifications were made to his own suit and it was then verified for use by Thomas in the event of a contingency. The image was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) at 17:58:58 GMT, January 25, 1998.

S89-E-5217 (25 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image (the third in a series) shows astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas donning the Sokol spacesuit of David A. Wolf, who has been onboard Russia's Mir Space Station since September 1997. An earlier fit check of Thomas' Sokol suit did not initially meet specifications required in the event he has to spend time in the pressurized Soyuz spacecraft, now docked to Mir. After Thomas was checked out in Wolf's suit, sizing modifications were made to his own suit and it was then verified for use by Thomas in the event of a contingency. Thomas is the seventh and final American astronaut assigned to a tour of duty aboard the Mir. This ESC view was taken at 17:59:34 GMT, January 25, 1998.

S89-E-5231 (26 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, cosmonaut guest researcher, in his Russian Sokol spacesuit. Thomas had modifications made to his suit shortly after his arrival to the Russian Mir Space Station. Thomas, replacing astronaut David A. Wolf as cosmonaut guest researcher, will be the last American astronaut to serve a tour onboard the Mir. This ESC view was taken on January 26, 1998, at 12:54:00 MET.

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Swamp Works facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the foreground is a prototype robotic exploration vehicle.

Thomas Zurbuchen, in plaid shirt, NASA's associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, listens to a presentation at the Swamp Works facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the foreground is a prototype robotic exploration vehicle.

S94-E-5001 (5 July 1997) --- Astronaut Donald Thomas, mission specialist, uses a microscope at the glovebox onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia's Spacelab Module during flight day five activities.

iss066e031742 (November 3, 2021) -- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet is seen using the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).

S114-E-7005 (4 August 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, STS-114 mission specialist, photographs a middeck evaluation of the mechanical "plug" option for Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) repair aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Astronaut Charles J. Camarda, mission specialist, uses special pre-designated tools to accomplish the procedure, along with round thin, flexible 7-inch-diamter carbon-silicon cover plates designed to flex up to 0.25 inch to conform to the wing leading edge RCC panels, a hardware attachment mechanism similar to a toggle bolt and sealant.

S114-E-7001 (4 August 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, STS-114 mission specialist, photographs a middeck evaluation of the mechanical "plug" option for Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) repair aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. Astronaut Charles J. Camarda, mission specialist, uses special pre-designated tools to accomplish the procedure, along with round thin, flexible 7-inch-diamter carbon-silicon cover plates designed to flex up to 0.25 inch to conform to the wing leading edge RCC panels, a hardware attachment mechanism similar to a toggle bolt and sealant.

Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA administrator, takes photo of eclipse using eclipse glasses on cell phone. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA administrator and Thomas Zurbuchen NASA AA for the science mission directorate view a partial eclipse solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017, from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 35,000 feet above the Oregon Coast. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA administrator and Thomas Zurbuchen NASA AA for the science mission directorate view a partial eclipse solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017, from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 35,000 feet above the Oregon Coast. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

Robert Lightfoot, acting NASA administrator and Thomas Zurbuchen NASA AA for the science mission directorate view a partial eclipse solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017, from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 35,000 feet above the Oregon Coast. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

S92-49268 (November 1992) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist.

STS083-302-005 (4-8 April 1997) --- Payload specialist Gregory T. Linteris enters data on the progress of a Microgravity Sciences Laboratory (MSL-1) experiment on a lap top computer aboard the Spacelab Science Module while astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, checks an experiment in the background. Linteris and Thomas, along with four other NASA astronauts and a second payload specialist supporting the Microgravity Sciences Laboratory (MSL-1) mission were less than a fourth of the way through a scheduled 16-day flight when a power problem cut short their planned stay.

DALE THOMAS, LEFT, MARSHALL AA FOR TECHNICAL WORK AND JAMES LACKEY, RIGHT, ACTING DIRECTOR FOR AMRDEC SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON MAY 2, 2014 TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

S89-E-5216 (25 Jan 1998) --- This is the second of a series of three photos onboard Russia's Mir Space Station showing Andrew S. W. Thomas following the donning of the Sokol spacesuit of David A. Wolf, who has been onboard Mir since September 1997. An earlier fit check of Thomas' Sokol suit did not initially meet specifications required in the event he has to spend time in the pressurized Soyuz spacecraft, now docked to Mir. After Thomas was checked out in Wolf's suit, sizing modifications were made to his own suit and it was then verified for use by Thomas in the event of a contingency. The image was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) at 17:59:00 GMT, January 25, 1998.

S87-45895 (15 Oct 1987) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, astronaut candidate.

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.

S77-E-5120 (26 May 1996) --- Astronauts Mario Runco, Jr. and Andrew S. W. Thomas, both mission specialists, pose for photo while in the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Endeavour. The scene was recorded with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).

L to R: STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones, Pilot Mark Polansky, and Commander Kenneth Cockrell greet STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy, Dryden Center Director Kevin Petersen, and AFFTC Commander Major General Richard Reynolds after landing on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center is located.

NASA Armstrong and NASA senior management Gulfstream III team pose for group shot by aircraft after return from covering Total solar eclipse. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Thomas)

STS114-E-5215 (27 July 2005) --- Astronauts Charles J. Camarda (left) and Andrew S.W. Thomas on Discovery's aft flight deck.

S94-29981 (8 March 1994) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, awaits his helmet as he prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Astronauts Thomas and Leroy Chiao were about to be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse several contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2).

STS077-319-036 (19-29 May 1996) --- Astronaut Andrew S. W. Thomas, mission specialist, floats through the tunnel that connects the Spacehab Module to the Space Shuttle Endeavour?s cabin. Thomas and five other astronauts went on to spend almost ten days aboard Endeavour in support of the Spacehab 4 mission and a number of other payloads.

S94-29978 (8 March 1994) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Astronauts Thomas and Leroy Chiao were about to be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse several contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2).

STS089-364-022 (22-31 Jan. 1998) --- Astronauts David A. Wolf, a new member of the STS-89 crew; and Andrew S. W. Thomas, a new member of the Mir-24 crew, check out the just-unstowed CoCult hardware, a Mir tissue experiment. Wolf will return aboard the space shuttle Endeavour after spending four months on the Russian Mir Space Station. Thomas is the final United States astronaut to serve as guest researcher aboard Mir. Photo credit: NASA

S94-29976 (8 March 1994) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, awaits his helmet as he prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Astronauts Thomas and Leroy Chiao were about to be submerged and made to be neutrally buoyant in order to rehearse several contingency tasks that would require a spacewalk. No spacewalks are scheduled for the International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2).

S93-43113 (Nov 1993) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, is pictured during a bailout training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Test Facility (WET-F). Thomas was joined by five other NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload specialist for the training session. The crew will spend approximately two weeks aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia next year in support of the second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) mission.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas arrives at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a T-38 jet training aircraft. He and other crew members are taking part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) over the next three days. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. It provides the crew of each mission an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The test ends with a mock launch countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cutoff. The crew also spends time undergoing emergency egress training exercises at the launch pad. This is Thomas’ fourth space flight. STS-114 is the first Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. The launch window extends July 13 through July 31.

Sangho Jeon (Tufts University), Thomas Leitner (Graz University of Technology), and Trudy Allen analyze data from Dr. Douglas Matson's aerodynamic levitator in support of his MaterialsLab experiments.

S65-14550 (26 Feb. 1965) --- Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, the pilot of the Gemini-Titan 3 backup crew, is shown during suiting operations at Pad 16 at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

STS114-E-5214 (27 July 2005) --- Low angle view on the aft flight deck of Discovery shows astronauts Charles J. Camarda (left) and Andrew S.W. Thomas, both mission specialists, as they perform a joint task.

S66-32149 (3 June 1966) --- Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford (foreground), command pilot, and Eugene A. Cernan, pilot, walk up the ramp at Pad 19 during the Gemini-9A prelaunch countdown. Photo credit: NASA

S114-E-5210 (27 July 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, mission specialist, on Discovery's aft flight deck during the second day of orbital activities.

Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot of the planned Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, participates in extravehicular activity (EVA) simulations in the water facility tank in building 5 at the Manned Spacecraft Center during training preparations for the forthcoming mission. Mattinly is scheduled to perform EVA during the transearth journey of the Apollo 16 mission.

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.

S71-58148 (1 Dec. 1971) --- Astronaut Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot of the planned Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, participates in extravehicular activity (EVA) simulations in the water facility tank in Building 5 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC), Houston, Texas, during training preparations for the forthcoming mission. Mattingly is scheduled to perform EVA during the trans-Earth journey of the Apollo 16 mission.

The Thomas fire, west of Los Angeles, continues to advance to the west and north and is threatening a number of coastal communities, including Santa Barbara. It is now the fifth largest wildfire in modern California history. According to CAL FIRE, as of midday Dec. 11, the fire had consumed more than 230,000 acres and was 15 percent contained. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image on Dec. 10. The image depicts vegetation in red, smoke in light brown, burned areas in dark grey, and active fires in yellow, as detected by the thermal infrared bands. The image covers an area of 14.3 by 19.6 miles (23 by 31.5 kilometers), and is located at 34.5 degrees north, 119.4 degrees west. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22122

S75-25823 (February 1975) --- Cosmonaut Aleksei A. Leonov (left) and astronaut Thomas P. Stafford display the Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) commemorative plaque. The two commanders, of their respective crews, are in the Apollo Command Module (CM) trainer at Building 35 at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). Two plaques divided into four quarters each will be flown on the ASTP mission. The American ASTP Apollo crew will carry the four United States quarter pieces aboard Apollo; and the Soviet ASTP Soyuz 19 crew will carry the four USSR quarter sections aboard Soyuz. The eight quarter pieces will be joined together to form two complete commemorative plaques after the two spacecraft rendezvous and dock in Earth orbit. One complete plaque then will be returned to Earth by the astronauts; and the other complete plaque will be brought back by the cosmonauts. The plaque is written in both English and Russian. The Apollo crew will consist of astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, commander; Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, docking module pilot; Vance D. Brand, command module pilot. The Soyuz 19 crew will consist of cosmonauts Aleksei A. Leonov, command pilot; and Valeri N. Kubasov, flight engineer.

A. Thomas Young, retired Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin, appears before the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to discuss proposed changes to NASA's exploration program on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

Retired astronaut Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding access to and sustainability of the International Space Station, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)