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James D. Halsell

1956 - Today

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James Donald Halsell Jr. (born September 29, 1956) is a retired United States Air Force officer, a former NASA astronaut. The veteran of five Space Shuttle missions pled guilty in 2021 to two counts of manslaughter and two counts of assault as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 2016. He is the second American astronaut to spend time in jail after Lisa Nowak. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James D. Halsell is the 509th most popular astronaut (up from 529th in 2019), the 16,819th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,923rd in 2019) and the 283rd most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James D. Halsell ranks 509 out of 556Before him are Jay C. Buckey, Terry W. Virts, Ronald M. Sega, Kathleen Rubins, Peter Wisoff, and Thomas Marshburn. After him are Thomas David Jones, Stephen Frick, Mark T. Vande Hei, Frederick W. Sturckow, Christopher Cassidy, and Lee Morin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, James D. Halsell ranks 787Before him are Joni Huntley, Garry Birtles, Jay C. Buckey, Peter Shumlin, Rachid Harkouk, and Gillian Rolton. After him are Allan Evans, Kevin Moran, Howard Benson, Mukesh Rishi, David Lidington, and Damian Green.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 16,826 out of 20,380Before him are Eliza Coupe (1981), Brad Evans (1985), Taylor Dent (1981), Shani Davis (1982), Caleb McLaughlin (2001), and Steven Holcomb (1980). After him are Joel Spolsky (1965), Dorothy Peterson (1897), Nicole Arendt (1969), Lisa Fernandez (1971), CeCe Winans (1964), and Michele Greene (1962).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James D. Halsell ranks 283Before him are Jay C. Buckey (1956), Terry W. Virts (1967), Ronald M. Sega (1952), Kathleen Rubins (1978), Peter Wisoff (1958), and Thomas Marshburn (1960). After him are Thomas David Jones (1955), Stephen Frick (1964), Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), Christopher Cassidy (1970), and Lee Morin (1952).