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James M. Kelly

1964 - Today

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James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions. James Kelly is not related to Scott Kelly or Mark Kelly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James M. Kelly is the 292nd most popular astronaut (up from 480th in 2019), the 10,357th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,673rd in 2019) and the 137th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, James M. Kelly ranks 292 out of 556. Before him are Franz Viehböck, Pamela Melroy, Vasily Tsibliyev, Gennadi Manakov, Klaus-Dietrich Flade, and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. After him are David M. Walker, Eugene H. Trinh, Soichi Noguchi, Nie Haisheng, José M. Hernández, and Roberto Vittori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, James M. Kelly ranks 392. Before him are Patrick Warburton, Robin Givens, Mark Esper, Nick Szabo, Adam Godley, and Ursula Karven. After him are Mark Valley, Nie Haisheng, Miguel Alcubierre, Koshi Inaba, Roberto Vittori, and Luis Medina Cantalejo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James M. Kelly ranks 10,359 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Tenney (1961), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), Laz Alonso (1974), Stacy Valentine (1970), William Smith (1928), and Elihu B. Washburne (1816). After him are Steven Sotloff (1983), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Mia Sara (1967), Aaron Lewis (1972), Mark Valley (1964), and Lin Carter (1930).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, James M. Kelly ranks 137. Before him are John Oliver Creighton (1943), Steven R. Nagel (1946), Brewster H. Shaw (1945), Norman Thagard (1943), Pamela Melroy (1961), and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963). After him are David M. Walker (1944), José M. Hernández (1962), Ellen Ochoa (1958), Janice E. Voss (1956), S. David Griggs (1939), and John M. Lounge (1946).

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