Career record
Flights
5
Launches with a definitive outcome — the Stats basis
Career time in space
52d 10h
Career EVA time
under a minute
Spacewalks
0
Biography
James Halsell was an Air Force Test Pilot when he was selected by NASA to become an Astronaut in 1990. He was a veteran of five flights totalling over 1,250 hours in space, pilot of two STS missions and commander of three. He also served as a manager for Shuttle Launch Integration and Space Shuttle Program manager. After the Columbia accident he led the NASA Return to Flight Planning team.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Launches
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-101 — Commander · Success · May 19, 2000 · 10:11 UTC
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-94 — Commander · Success · July 1, 1997
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-83 — Commander · Success · April 4, 1997
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-74 — Pilot · Success · November 12, 1995
- Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-65 — Pilot · Success · July 8, 1994
Born 1956-09-29