Home Astronauts James M. Kelly James M. Kelly Astronaut James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly (born May 14, 1964) is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missions. Personal facts Birth dateMay 14, 1964 Birth placeBurlington Iowa NationalityUnited States facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Astronaut missionsSTS-102STS-114 selectionList of astronauts by year of selection statusActive Time in space26 days 17 hours 21 minutes Topical connections Aldo LeopoldWriter Abbas KhattakMilitary person A. J. BeckMilitary person Alvin DrewAstronaut Alfred WordenAstronaut Bob GardnerPolitician Albert H. CrewsAstronaut Alan G. PoindexterAstronaut Alan BeanAstronaut James M. Kelly on Wikipedia James M. Kelly External resources http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/kellyjm.html http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/preparingtravel/james_kelly_profile.html http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/kelly_james.htm