James A. Abrahamson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James A. Abrahamson

United States Air Force general

Date of Birth: 19-May-1933

Place of Birth: Williston, North Dakota, United States

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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 successful 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.