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James M. Kelly

Retired· NASA · American

James M. Kelly

James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions.

Spaceflights

2

Time in space

26days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 2

STS-114

Launched: Jul 26, 2005 · 14:39 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Aug 9, 2005

Crewmates

Eileen CollinsNASA
Charles CamardaNASA
Soichi NoguchiJAXA
Andy ThomasNASA
Stephen RobinsonNASA
Wendy B. LawrenceNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-102

Launched: Mar 8, 2001 · 11:42 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Mar 21, 2001

Crewmates

Jim WetherbeeNASA
Paul W. RichardsNASA
Andy ThomasNASA
Yury UsachovRoscosmos
James S. VossNASA
Susan HelmsNASA

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Biography

James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: May 14, 1964
First flight: Mar 8, 2001

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