James Van Hoften
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About
Retired NASA astronaut who served as mission specialist on two Space Shuttle missions.
Before fame
He was a pilot in the U.S. Navy and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
Trivia
He logged 22 hours of EVA (extra-vehicular activity).
Family life
He married and had three children.
Associated with
He, like Apollo astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, was a Navy pilot.
