James Adamson



Portrait of Jim Adamson
Courtesy of NASA

James Adamson is an American astronaut who was born in New York in 1946. From 1965-1980, he served with the Army and the Navy.

Adamson became an astronaut in 1984. He has flown on two space missions. The first mission, STS-28, was aboard space shuttle Columbia in 1989. He helped put a defense satellite into orbit.

Adamson also flew into space aboard STS-43 in 1991, where he helped put up another satellite. Adamson has logged over 334 hours in space.


James Adamson



Portrait of Jim Adamson
Courtesy of NASA

James Adamson is an American astronaut who was born in New York in 1946. He attended military school from 1965-1969 and studied engineering. From 1969-1980 he stayed in the Army as an aviator and professor. From 1980-1984 he worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center as a navigation and guidance control officer.

Adamson joined the astronaut team in 1984. He has flown on two space missions. The first mission, STS-28, was aboard space shuttle Columbia in 1989. He and four other astronauts deployed a defensive satellite system into low Earth orbit.

Adamson served as mission specialist aboard STS-43 in 1991. He helped deploy the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite during this nine-day mission. Adamson has logged over 334 hours in space.


James Adamson



Portrait of Jim Adamson
Courtesy of NASA

James Adamson is an American astronaut who was born in New York in 1946. He attended military school from 1965-1969 and studied engineering. From 1969-1980 he stayed in the Army as an aviator and professor. From 1980-1984 he worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center as a navigation and guidance control officer.

Adamson joined the astronaut team in 1984. He has flown on two space missions. The first mission, STS-28, was aboard space shuttle Columbia in 1989. He and four other astronauts deployed a defensive satellite system into low Earth orbit.

Adamson served as mission specialist aboard STS-43 in 1991. He helped deploy the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite during this nine-day mission. Adamson has logged over 334 hours in space.



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