| Jones Charles | ||
Personal: Male. Born in Clinton, Indiana, USA. Killed aboard American Airlines Flight 11 as it crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. US Air Force Bachelor of science in astronautical engineering from the USAF Academy, 1974. Master of science in astronautics from MIT, 1980 . US Air Force Astronaut Career Astronaut Group: DoD Group 2 - 1982. Deceased Entered space service: September 1982. Left space service: January 1987. Worked for the Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington DC. Later Systems Program Director for Intelligence and Information Systems, Hansom AFB, Massachusetts.
Jones Charles Chronology 1 September 1982 - DoD Astronaut Training Group 2 selected.. The group was selected to provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads.. Qualifications: USAF officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. 14 were selected from 63 candidates. 1986 December - STS-71-B (cancelled). Assignment: Proposed Prime Crew. Flight: STS-71-B. Planned shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. Bibliography and Further Reading
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