NAME: James F. Reilly,
II (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut
PERSONAL DATA: Born March 18, 1954, Mountain Home
Air Force Base, Idaho. Considers Mesquite, Texas, to be his hometown. He enjoys
flying, skiing, photography, running, soccer, hunting and fishing.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Lake Highlands High School, Dallas Texas, in 1972. Bachelor of science degree in geosciences from
University of Texas-Dallas, 1977. Master of science degree in geosciences from
University of Texas-Dallas, 1987. Doctorate in geosciences from University of
Texas-Dallas, 1995.
ORGANIZATIONS: Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Naval Reserve
Association, Tailhook Association, Reserve Officers Association, Association of
Space Explorers.
SPECIAL HONORS: Antarctic Service Medal, 1978. US Navy ROTC scholarship, 1972. Seventh Honorary U.S. Marshal, 2001.
EXPERIENCE: After receiving his Bachelor of
Science degree in 1977, Reilly entered graduate school and was selected to
participate as a research scientist specializing in stable isotope
geochronology as part of the 1977-1978 scientific expedition to Marie Byrd
Land, West Antarctica.
In 1979, he accepted employment as an exploration
geologist with Santa Fe Minerals Inc., in Dallas, Texas. From 1980 to the time
he was selected for the astronaut program, Reilly was employed as an oil and
gas exploration geologist for Enserch Exploration Inc., in Dallas, Texas, rising to the position of Chief Geologist of the Offshore Region.
Concurrent with his duties as an exploration
geologist, he was actively involved in the application of new imaging
technology for industrial applications in deep water engineering projects and
biological research. As part of this work, Reilly has spent approximately 22
days in deep submergence vehicles operated by Harbor Branch Oceanographic
Institution and the US Navy.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in December 1994, Reilly reported to
the Johnson Space Center in March 1995, has completed a year of training and
evaluation, and is qualified for flight assignment as a mission specialist.
Initially,
he was assigned to work technical issues for the Astronaut Office Computer
Support Branch. Reilly flew on STS-89 in 1998 and STS-104
in 2001. He has logged over 517 hours in space, including 3 spacewalks
totaling 16 hours and 30 minutes. Reilly was next assigned as the Astronaut
Office lead on Shuttle training.
Currently, he is assigned to the crew
of STS-117. Concurrent with his crew assignment he is designated as
Payloads and Procedures Operations lead for the Astronaut Office ISS Branch.
SPACE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE: STS-89 (January 22-31, 1998) was
the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking
mission during which the crew transferred more than 9,000 pounds of scientific
equipment, logistical hardware and water from Space Shuttle Endeavour to Mir. In the fifth and last
exchange of a U.S. astronaut, STS-89 delivered Andy Thomas to Mir and returned with David Wolf. Mission duration was 8 days, 19 hours and 47 seconds, traveling 3.6 million miles in 138
orbits of the Earth.
STS-104
(July 12-24, 2001) was the ninth assembly flight of the Shuttle to the International Space
Station (ISS). Flight 7A delivered and installed the joint airlock module
to complete the second phase of ISS assembly. Three EVAs were conducted during
the mission with the third being the inaugural
spacewalk from the joint airlock. Mission duration was 12 days, 18 hours
and 35 minutes traveling 5.3 million miles in 200 orbits of the Earth.
Last updated: January 2006
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