Pierre Thuot
Pierre Joseph Thuot is a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. Born on May 19, 1955, in Groton, Connecticut. Thuot graduated from Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia, in 1973. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the United States Naval Academy in 1977, and a Master of Science degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1985. He also graduated from the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 2004. Thuot graduated 30th in his class from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1977 and commenced Naval Flight Officer training in July 1977. He received his wings in August 1978. Selected as an astronaut by NASA in June 1985, Thuot has served in a variety of technical assignments. As the remote manipulator system (robot arm), crew equipment, and extravehicular activity (EVA) representative for the Astronaut Office, he participated in the design, development and evaluation of Space Shuttle payloads, crew equipment and crew procedures. He performed Space Shuttle flight software verification in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL) and served as a CAPCOM in the Mission Control Center, responsible for communications with the crew for numerous Space Shuttle missions. He served as the lead astronaut for Space Station integrated assembly and maintenance operations within the Astronaut Office. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office Mission Support Branch, as well as supervising Astronaut Candidate training for the class of 1995. A veteran of three space flights, STS-36 in 1990, STS-49 in 1992 and STS-62 in 1994, Thuot has logged over 654 hours in space, including 17.7 hours on three space walks. Thuot retired from the U.S. Navy in 1998.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-36 MSP 28.02. - 04.03.1990 4d 10h 18m
2 STS-49 MSP 08.05. - 16.05.1992 8d 21h 17m
3 STS-62 MSP 04.03. - 18.03.1994 13d 23h 16m
Total 27d 06h 51m
