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Astronaut Jim Reilly, UT Dallas Alum, Slated for July 12 Shuttle Flight

July 2, 2001

NASA astronaut Dr. Jim Reilly, a Mesquite, Tex., resident and alumnus of The University of Texas at Dallas, is expected to be aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station, currently scheduled for launch on July 12, 2001. This will be Reilly’s second shuttle flight and the 10th shuttle mission to visit the space station.