James Newman
James Hansen Newman (Ph.D.) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions. Newman was born on October 16, 1956, in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now the Federated States of Micronesia). In 1974; he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in physics from Dartmouth College in 1978, a master of arts degree and a doctorate in physics from Rice University in 1982 and 1984, respectively. After graduating from Rice University in 1984, Newman did an additional year of post-doctoral work at Rice. His research interests are in atomic and molecular physics, specifically medium to low energy collisions of atoms and molecules of aeronomic interest. Selected by NASA in January 1990, Newman began astronaut training in July 1990. Detailed to the Space Shuttle Program Office in March 1999 for a two year tour of duty, Newman served as the RMS Integration Manager responsible for the Orbiter robotic arm and the Space Vision System. He flew as a mission specialist on STS-51 (1993), STS-69 (1995), STS-88 (1998) and STS-109 (2002). A veteran of four space flights.
Spaceflights
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-51 MSP 12.09. - 22.09.1993 9d 20h 11m
2 STS-69 MSP 07.09. - 18.09.1995 10d 20h 28m
3 STS-88 MSP 04.15. - 15.12.1998 11d 19h 18m
4 STS-109 MSP 01.03. - 12.03.2002 10d 22h 10m
Total 43d 10h 07m
