James Kelly, born May 14, 1964 in Burlington, Iowa, traveled into space twice on Space Shuttle missions. He received his BS degree in astronautical engineering from the US Air Force Academy in 1986, and a MS in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama in 1996.
His first flight was aboard Discovery (STS-102) in March 2001 as pilot to the International Space Station. He spent over 12 days in space.
His second and final flight was aboard Discovery (STS-114), the "Return to Flight" mission, the first after the Columbia disaster, to the International Space Station in July-August 2005. He spent almost 2 weeks in space before returning to Earth.
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