HALSALL FAMILY HISTORY
Last Updated : 27 Feb 2011

James Donald Halsell is a veteren of five NASA space shuttle missions flown between 1994 and 2001.

James grew-up in West Monroe, Louisiana and after a career in the US Air Force joined NASA in 1990. He became an astronaut in July 1991 and has spent over 1250 hours in space. Flying on "Atlantis" during July 8th to July 23rd, 1994 he did 129 earth orbits or 3.4 million miles in 196 hours and 30 minutes. James last flew on "Atlantis" in 2001 as Mission Commander.