James D.A. "Ox" van Hoften
"Ox" van Hoften was selected as an astronaut in NASA's eighth class (1978).   His flight came in 1984 when he served as a mission specialist on board the flight of STS-41-C.  Next, he was assigned to serve as a mission specialist on STS-51-I in 1985.  He retired from the astronaut corps in 1986 having logged 14 days in space.

My Collection: This is a astronaut water survival course cover which he has autographed (as have 13 other astronauts).  There is a close-up of his signature below the image of the cover.
American Astronauts
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