James C. Adamson

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James Adamson
Born	James Craig Adamson (1946-03-03) March 3, 1946 (age 78) Warsaw, New York, U.S.
Education	United States Military Academy (BS) Princeton University (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USA
Time in space	13d 22h 21m
Selection	NASA Group 10 (1984)
Missions	STS-28 STS-43
Mission insignia

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.