Retired· NASA · American

Kevin P. Chilton

Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer, and former United States Air Force four-star General and test pilot. His last assignment was...

Spaceflights

Time in space

29days

Spacewalks

Flights

Success· Flight 3

STS-76

Launched: Mar 22, 1996 · 08:13 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Mir
Landed: Mar 31, 1996

Crewmates

Success· Flight 2

STS-59

Launched: Apr 9, 1994 · 11:05 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Apr 20, 1994

Crewmates

Success· Flight 1

STS-49

Launched: May 7, 1992 · 23:40 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: May 16, 1992

Crewmates

Biography

Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer, and former United States Air Force four-star General and test pilot. His last assignment was as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007 to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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Retired· NASA · American

Kevin P. Chilton

Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer, and former United States Air Force four-star General and test pilot. His last assignment was...

Spaceflights

Time in space

29days

Spacewalks