Andy Thomas

Summary

Andy Thomas is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Adelaide^[2]. He was born on +1951-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronaut^[4] and engineer^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Andy Thomas's place of birth was Adelaide^[2].
• Andy Thomas was born on +1951-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Andy Thomas was married to Shannon Walker^[7].
• Andy Thomas held citizenship in United States^[8].
• Andy Thomas held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• Andy Thomas's professions included astronaut^[4].
• Andy Thomas worked as an engineer^[5].
• Among Andy Thomas's employers was National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[10].
• Andy Thomas was educated at University of Adelaide^[11].
• Andy Thomas received the Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"^[12].
• Andy Thomas received the Dostyk Order of grade II^[13].
• Andy Thomas received the Medal of the Order of Australia^[14].
• Andy Thomas received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal^[15].
• Andy Thomas received the Officer of the Order of Australia^[16].
• Andy Thomas received the Order of Friendship^[17].
• Andy Thomas's image is recorded as Astronaut Andy Thomas.jpg^[18].
• Andy Thomas is recorded as male^[19].
• Andy Thomas's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Andy Thomas's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063839680^[21].
• Andy Thomas's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6862986^[22].
• Andy Thomas's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008029690^[23].
• Andy Thomas's part of is recorded as NASA Astronaut Group 14^[24].
• Andy Thomas's Commons category is recorded as Andy Thomas^[25].
• Andy Thomas's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36591781^[26].
• Andy Thomas's astronaut mission is recorded as STS-114^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Andy Thomas was born in Adelaide^[2]. He was born on +1951-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Andy Thomas's education included a stint at University of Adelaide^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronaut^[4] and engineer^[5]. Among Andy Thomas's employers was National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"^[12], a medallion^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 2010^[30]; Dostyk Order of grade II^[13], a grade of an order^[31], in Kazakhstan^[32], founded in 1995^[33]; Medal of the Order of Australia^[14], a grade of an order^[34], in Australia^[35]; NASA Distinguished Service Medal^[15], a medallion^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1959^[38]; Officer of the Order of Australia^[16], a grade of an order^[39], in Australia^[40]; and Order of Friendship^[17], an order^[41], in Russia^[42], founded in 1994^[43].

Personal Life

Among Andy Thomas's spouses was Shannon Walker^[7].

Why It Matters

Andy Thomas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,220 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Andy Thomas born?

Born in Adelaide^[2], Andy Thomas…

Who was Andy Thomas married to?

Andy Thomas's spouses include Shannon Walker^[7].

What did Andy Thomas do for work?

Andy Thomas worked as astronaut^[4] and engineer^[5].

Where did Andy Thomas go to school?

Andy Thomas was educated at University of Adelaide^[11].

What awards did Andy Thomas receive?

Honors received include Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"^[12], Dostyk Order of grade II^[13], Medal of the Order of Australia^[14], and NASA Distinguished Service Medal^[15].