Uploaded May 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Jim Halsell, former NASA astronaut and retired Air Force colonel manages advanced space transportation projects for Dynetics.
A five-flight Shuttle veteran, Jim has logged more than 1,250 hours in space. He was the pilot on STS-65 and STS-74, and commander of STS-83, STS-94 and STS-101. He served as NASA Director of Operations at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and as manager of Shuttle Launch Integration for Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He led NASA's Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight Planning Team after the Columbia accident and served as Assistant Director for Spaceflight Training and Aircraft Operations, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
Jim Halsell, former NASA astronaut and retired Air Force colonel manages advanced space transportation projects for Dynetics.
A five-flight Shuttle veteran, Jim has logged more than 1,250 hours in space. He was the pilot on STS-65 and STS-74, and commander of STS-83, STS-94 and STS-101. He served as NASA Director of Operations at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, and as manager of Shuttle Launch Integration for Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He led NASA's Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight Planning Team after the Columbia accident and served as Assistant Director for Spaceflight Training and Aircraft Operations, Flight Crew Operations Directorate.
