James M. Kelly

Background

Kelly, James M. was born on May 14, 1964 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of William and Mary Ann Kelly.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering (with honors), United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1986. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University Alabama, Moontgomery, 1996. Distinguished graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training.

Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas. Top-Gun at 426th F-15 replacement training unit for initial F-15 Eagle training, Luke Air Force Base, Phoenix, Arizona.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, Colorado Springs, 1986, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, fighter pilot F-15, 67th Fighter Squadron, 18th Fighter Wing Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, 1987—1992, instructor, mission commander Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1992—1993. Student Test Pilot School, Edwards (California) Air Force Base, 1993—1994. Project test pilot, assistant operations officer United States Air Force Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1994—1996.

Astronaut Johnson Space Center, Houston, since 1996, pilot space shuttle flight crew.

Achievements

• James M. Kelly has been listed as a noteworthy astronaut, military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of United States Air Force Academy Association Graduates.

Connections

Married Dawn Renee Timmerman. 4 children.

Father:

William Kelly

Mother:

Mary Ann Kelly

Spouse:

Dawn Renee Timmerman