Biographies of Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates

Rice

James William Jr.

USA

Personal data

Birthdate:  20.11.1958
Birthplace:  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Marital status:  
Children:  
Selection date:  ??.??.1999
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 26.07.2000 / 29.06.2009

Additional information

Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Alabama; Master of Science in Planetary Geosciences from Northeast Lousiana University; Ph.D. in Martian Geomorphology from Arizona State University; semi finalist in NASA groups 18 and 20 selections; currently employed by Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona.

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