James C. Adamson
James Craig Adamson is an Army aviator, test pilot, engineer, and NASA astronaut. Flew two shuttle missions after an Army aviation and flight-test career.
- Born
- March 3, 1946
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Warsaw, New York,United States
Flights
2
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
13 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes
Bio
Before and around spaceflight, James C.Before and around spaceflight, Adamson developed a technical foundation through study at United States Military Academy and Princeton University. That background matters because the shuttle era depended on astronauts who could move between spacecraft operations, payload science, robotics, aviation, and public-facing international work.
Adamson flew on STS-28, STS-43 during the operational Space Shuttle era.
on STS-28 and STS-43. Former Army aviator and test pilot. Flew both Department of Defense and communications satellite missions.