Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
HalsellJames Donald, Jr.USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 29.09.1956 |
| Birthplace: | Monroe, Louisiana |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | 17.01.1990 |
| Selection group: | NASA-13 |
| Position: | CDR |
| Status: | Ret. ??.11.2006 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | STS-65 Columbia | PLT | 08.07. - 23.07.1994 | 14d 17h 55m |
| 2 | STS-74 Atlantis | PLT | 12.11. - 20.11.1995 | 8d 04h 30m |
| 3 | STS-83 Columbia | CDR | 04.04. - 08.04.1997 | 3d 23h 12m |
| 4 | STS-94 Columbia | CDR | 01.07. - 17.07.1997 | 15d 16h 44m |
| 5 | STS-101 Atlantis | CDR | 19.05. - 29.05.2000 | 9d 20h 09m |
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| Total | 52d 10h 30m | |||
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Additional information
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Bachelor of science in engineering from
USAF
Academy, 1978; master of science in management from Troy University, 1983;
master of science in space operations from Air Force Institute of Technology,
1985; Colonel
USAF;
test pilot; hobbies: Snow and water skiing, light aircraft flying, racquetball;
Manager, Launch Integration, Kennedy Space Center (until December 2002);
returned to JSC for flight training; he left
NASA autum 2006 to join Alliant Techsystems,
Huntsville, Alabama, as Vice President and Program Manager of the ARES I Upper
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