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Thomas Dale Akers (born May 20, 1951) is a former American astronaut in NASA's Space Shuttle program.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Akers | Born | Thomas Dale Akers (1951-05-20) May 20, 1951 (age 75) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Education | Missouri University of Science and Technology (BS, MS) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Missions | STS-41 STS-49 STS-61 STS-79 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Rank | Colonel, USAF | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Selection | NASA Group 12 (1987) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Time in space | 33d 22h 44m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Total EVA time | 29h, 40m | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | Total EVAs | 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Thomas Akers | related to External links | NASA Astronaut | 0.60 | section |
| Thomas Akers | related to External links | Akers | 0.60 | section |
| Thomas Akers | related to External links | September | 0.60 | section |
| Thomas Akers | related to External links | Thomas AkersSpaceflight | 0.60 | section |
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