The Centre is named after Dr Andy Thomas AO—Australia's first astronaut, aerospace engineer and University of Adelaide alumni.
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Andrew Sydney Withiel "Andy" Thomas, AO (born 18 December 1951) is an Australian and American aerospace engineer and a former NASA astronaut.
An Adelaide-born boy who grew up playing with rockets and dreamed of becoming an astronaut, Andy Thomas became Australia's first member of NASA's elite ...
Sep 8, 2023 · When Andy Thomas first graduated from the University of Adelaide 50 years ago, travelling into space as an astronaut was an impossible dream.
He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Adelaide. After completing his PhD, he went off in search of adventure and landed in the US. The road to ...
May 22, 2023 · Dr Andy Thomas AO. Australia's first astronaut. Graduate of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Adelaide and first Australian ...
Aug 9, 2021 · The University of Adelaide has been touting Andy Thomas as the first Australian in space. But Paul Scully-Power got there first.
Andy Thomas, an Adelaide University graduate, became the first Australian-born astronaut in 1996. Image courtesy NASA. Andy Thomas, the first ...
May 30, 2019 · “(That includes) the first Australian astronaut in space, Andy Thomas,” he said. “Through this scholarship Kristen Coles will explicitly stand ...