James C. Adamson

James C. Adamson
NASA Astronaut
Nationality	American
Status	Retired
Born	(1946-03-03) March 3, 1946 (age 71) Warsaw, New York, U.S.
Other names	James Craig Adamson
Other occupation	Army aviator, test pilot
Alma mater	USMA, B.S. 1969 Princeton University, M.S. 1977
Rank	Colonel, USA
Time in space	13d 22h 21m
Selection	1984 NASA Group 10
Missions	STS-28, STS-43
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James Craig Adamson (born March 3, 1946) is a former NASA astronaut and retired Colonel of the United States Army. He is married with 3 children. James Adamson flew on two missions, STS-28 and STS-43, and completed 263 orbits and 334 hours in space. After retiring from NASA, he was recruited by Allied Signal (later merged with Honeywell) where he retired in 2001. Adamson has logged over 3,000 hours in over 30 different types of helicopters and airplanes.

Adamson was born March 3, 1946, in Warsaw, New York. He currently resides in Fishersville, Virginia with his wife Ellen and two of his three children.

Adamson completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army at United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1969. In 1977, he completed a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. In 2010, he completed his Chartered Director certification, graduating from The Directors College (a joint venture between McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada). Additionally, he has completed undergraduate and graduate pilot training, paratrooper training, Arctic water and mountain survival training, nuclear weapons training, basic and advanced officer training, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School.