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| Born | Thomas David Jones January 22, 1955 |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) University of Arizona (MS, PhD) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USAF |
Time in space | 53d 0h 49m |
| Selection | NASA Group 13 (1990) |
| Missions | STS-59 STS-68 STS-80 STS-98 |
Mission insignia |     |
Thomas David Jones (born January 22, 1955) is a former United States astronaut. He was selected to the astronaut corps in 1990 and completed four Space Shuttle flights before retiring in 2001. He flew on STS-59 and STS-68 in 1994, STS-80 in 1996, and STS-98 in 2001. His total mission time was 53 days 48 minutes. He works as a planetary scientist, space operations consultant, astronaut speaker, and author.