Blue Origin

James Russell

United States of America

Occasional Spaceflight

Biography

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James (J.D.) Russell is a serial entrepreneur and founder of InfoHOA, a leader in technology-based community management solutions. He was born into a military family at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ, and earned the Billy Mitchell Award in the Civil Air Patrol. Before starting his entrepreneur career, J.D. served as a federal law enforcement Marine, Fish, and Wildlife Game Warden. He founded the Victoria Russell Foundation to honor the memory of his deceased daughter. The foundation is dedicated to supporting children’s education and assistance to families of first responders, and is a proud partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring the love of reading to children by gifting books free of charge to children.

Type

Private

Age

N/A

Date of Birth

N/A

First Flight

November 22, 2024

Last Flight

August 3, 2025

Career Stats

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2

Flights

2

Landings

0

Spacewalks

PT20M26S

Time in Space

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