Background
Halsell,, James D. was born on September 29, 1956 in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. Son of Don and Jean Halsell.
Halsell,, James D. was born on September 29, 1956 in West Monroe, Louisiana, United States. Son of Don and Jean Halsell.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1978. Master of Science in Management, Troy University, 1983. Master of Science in Space Operations, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1985.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, 1978, advanced through grades to Colonel, student pilot, 1978—1979. Pilot United States Air Force, Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1980—1981, Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Georgia, 1982—1984. Graduate student United States Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, 1984—1985.
Student United States Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwrds Air Force Base, California, 1985—1986. Test pilot United States Air Force, 1986—1990. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Flight Center, Houston, since 1990.
Director ops.NASA Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia, 1998.
Married Kathy D. Spooner.