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Biography
James Donald Halsell, Jr. (born September 29, 1956), is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut.
Father: James Donald Halsell Sr
Mother: Roberta Jean Bower
1956
Born in West Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.
1978
Graduated from United States Air Force Academy. During his Air Force career, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Distinguished Flying Cross
1983
Master of Science in Management, Troy University.
1985
Master's degree in Space Operations, Air Force Institute of Technology.
1990
Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 13 . [1]
1994
Flew on Columbia STS-65 as Pilot with Robert Cabana , Richard Hieb , Carl E. Walz , Leroy Chiao , Donald A. Thomas and Chiaki Mukai . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his first of 5. [2]
STS-65
NASA Space Flight
1995
Flew on Atlantis STS-74 as Pilot with Kenneth D. Cameron , Chris Hadfield , Jerry L. Ross and William S. McArthur . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his second of 5. [2]
STS-74
NASA Space Flight
1996
Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. [2]
NASA Exceptional Service
1997
Flew on Columbia STS-83 as Commander with Susan Still Kilrain , Janice Voss , Michael Gernhardt , Donald A. Thomas , Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his third of 5. [2]
STS-83
NASA Space Flight
*
Flew on Columbia STS-94 as Commander with Susan Still Kilrain , Janice Voss , Michael Gernhardt , Donald A. Thomas , Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris .
STS-94
1997
Married Kathy Dawn Spooner on 30 Aug 1997 in Brevard, Florida, USA.[3]
1998
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his first of 2, the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his first of 3 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fourth of 5. [2]
NASA Distinguished Service
NASA Space Flight
2000
Flew on Atlantis STS-101 as Commander with Scott Horowitz , Mary Weber , Jeffrey Williams , James Voss , Susan Helms and Yury Usachov (Usachev) . Awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, his fifth of 5. [2]
STS-101
NASA Space Flight
2001
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, his second of 2. [2]
NASA Distinguished Service
2002
Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his second of 3. [2]
2004
Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, his third of 3. [2]
2006
Retired from NASA.
Sources
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
↑ "Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," Ancestry.com.
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