James D. Halsell Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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James D. Halsell is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He was born on 29 September 1956 in West Monroe, Louisiana. He graduated from West Monroe High School in 1974 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering. Halsell was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in March 1992 and completed two years of training and evaluation. He flew on five space shuttle missions, including STS-65 in 1994, STS-74 in 1995, STS-83 in 1997, STS-94 in 1997, and STS-101 in 2000. He has logged over 1,250 hours in space. Halsell retired from the Air Force in 2006 and from NASA in 2010. He currently works as a consultant in the aerospace industry. He is married to the former Susan Elizabeth Smith and has two children.

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On June 6, 2016, he was charged with two counts of reckless murder as a result of an alleged driving under the influence crash which killed two automobile passengers in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He refused to provide a blood sample voluntarily, immediately after the crash. He was intoxicated with wine and sleeping pills. He tried to steal and make a getaway in the car of another motorist who had stopped to help. After being booked, he was released on a $150,000 bond.

On September 1, 2016, Halsell was indicted for the traffic deaths. The trial is set for March 9, 2020.

In 2014, Halsell had a blood alcohol level of 0.12 after causing a crash in Palmdale, California, north of Los Angeles. In December 2014, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge sentenced him to 60 months of probation, with the conditions that he not drive with alcohol or drugs in his system, and mandatory submission to any drug, alcohol or chemical test.

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Halsell became an astronaut in July 1991. A five flight veteran, Halsell has logged over 1,250 hours in space. He was the pilot on STS-65 (July 8–23, 1994) and STS-74 (November 12–20, 1995), and commanded STS-83 (Apr 4–8, 1997), STS-94 (July 1–17, 1997) and STS-101 (May 19–29, 2000). From February to August 1998, he served as NASA Director of Operations at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Russia. Halsell also served as manager of Shuttle Launch Integration at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, from July 2000 to January 2003. Halsell was responsible for Space Shuttle preparation, launch, and return on 13 missions. After the Columbia accident, he led the NASA Return to Flight Planning Team, responsible for implementing the recommendations of the accident investigation board into the Shuttle Program, and resulted in the resumption of missions in 2005. He then served as the Assistant Director for Aircraft Operations Division of the Flight Operations Directorate. Halsell retired from NASA in November 2006 to accept a position with ATK Launch Systems, where he served as Vice President of Space Exploration Systems, and was the ATK site manager at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. On October 10, 2011, Halsell joined Dynetics, as a technical director in their Space Division.

In 1989, Halsell was awarded the Liethen-Title awards for having the best overall flying and academic performance at Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He received two Defense Meritorious Service Medals in 1995 and 1996. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1998, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2001, and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2002. He was also the recipient of four NASA Space Flight Medals in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2000.

Halsell graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978, and from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in 1979. An F-4 pilot qualified in conventional and nuclear weapons deliveries, he served at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada, from 1980–1981, and Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Georgia, from 1982–1984. In 1984–1985, he was a graduate student at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. He then attended the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and during the next four years he performed test flights in the F-4, F-16 and SR-71 aircraft. Halsell retired from the Air Force in July 2004.

Halsell was born to Don and Jean Halsell. He was raised in West Monroe, Louisiana, and graduated West Monroe High School in 1974. He then graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978. Halsell earned a Master of Science in Management from Troy University in 1983, and a Master's degree in Space Operations from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1985. He is married to Kathy D. Spooner, and have a son and a daughter.

James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956), is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions.