He also had the good fortune of seeing the spacecraft he helped build take to the skies, and met famed astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, both of whom Jones said was friendly to him despite the racial divisions of the times.
Now 90 years of age, Jones has amassed a vast collection of historical artifacts from his time with NASA, including a photograph of him in front of a Gemini spacecraft that flew into space. In the photo, he is the lone Black mechanic in the image. Jones, who retired in 1990, currently resides in Columbus.
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