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James Francis Reilly II (born March 18, 1954) is an American geologist, retired astronaut, and honorary United States Marshal who served as the 17th Director of the United States Geological Survey from 2018 to 2021. [1] . He flew on three Space Shuttle missions with the NASA Astronaut Corps: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117 . Early life and education.
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Apr 15, 2015 · Apr 15, 2015 • 6 min read. Between his three trips to space, a voyage to Antarctica and time spent in a submarine off Mexico, James F Reilly has been to some of the most inhospitable and incredible environments both on and off earth. We caught up with this all-round adventurer to find out more about his enviable travel CV, the future of space ...
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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. James Francis Reilly II (born March 18, 1954) is an American geologist, retired astronaut, and honorary United States Marshal who served as the 17th Director of the United States Geological Survey from 2018 to 2021. He flew on three Space Shuttle missions with the NASA Astronaut Corps: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117.
The U.S. Senate confirmed former astronaut James F. Reilly BS’77, MS’87, PhD’95 as the next director of the U.S. Geological Survey. As head of the USGS, he oversees the collecting, monitoring and analyzing of natural resource conditions, issues and problems.
The Senate approved James F. Reilly by a voice vote on Monday to be the director, taking over from William Werkheiser, who has served as acting director since 2017. Reilly testified at his...
Vehicle crew systems and landing operations in the Astronaut Office Exploration Branch. Reilly flew on STS-89 in 1998, STS-104 in 2001and STS -117 in 2007. He has logged over 853 hours in space, including 5 spacewalks totaling 31 hours and 10 minutes. Reilly retired from NASA in May 2008.
James Francis Reilly, II, Ph.D. (born March 18, 1954) is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut who has flown on three space shuttle missions: STS-89, STS-104 and STS-117. He was born at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. He also served as a deputy in the US Marshals service. Contents. 1Education. 2Organizations. 3Special honors.
