Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Taylor

James Martin

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:	27.11.1930
Birthplace:	Stamps, Arkansas
Marital status:	married
Children:	three
Selection date:	12.11.1965
Selection group:	MOL-1
Position:	PLT
Status:	Ret. 10.06.1969
Date of death:	04.09.1970
Place of death:	Palmdale, California

Spaceflights

No.	Mission	Position	Time	Duration
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3
4
5
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7
Total

Additional information

Bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, 1959; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; test pilot; was selected in 1965 for MOL-1; died in a crash of a T-38A jet.

Last update on April 19, 2018.