James A. Abrahamson

James Alan Abrahamson
James Alan Abrahamson
	Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson (USAF Ret'd)
Nickname(s)	Gen Abe
Born	May 19, 1933; Williston, North Dakota, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1955–1989
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	Strategic Defense Initiative; 4950th Test Wing
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (3); Air Medal (2); Meritorious Service Medal; Air Medal; Air Force Commendation Medal; Outstanding Unit Award; Organizational Excellence Award; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Air Force Longevity Service Award; Marksmanship Ribbon; Vietnam Campaign Medal; Belgian Order of Leopold; Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau; Norwegian Order of St. Olav; USAF Command Pilot Badge; USAF Space and Missile Badge; Master Missile Maintenance Badge;
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS); University of Oklahoma (MS)
	Lt. Gen. Jim Abrahamson (USAF Ret'd), NASA Advisory Council
	Space career
USAF astronaut
Selection	1967 USAF MOL Group 3
Missions	None

James Alan Abrahamson (born May 19, 1933) is a retired U.S. Air Force general who served as a designated astronaut, associate director of NASA and former director of President Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative from 1984 until 1989. He is a businessman who served as chairman of the board of GeoEye, a company he helped to transform into the world's largest space imaging corporation and that merged with DigitalGlobe Inc in January 2013. Previously, he served as chairman of Oracle Corporation's board of directors from 1992 until 1995.

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