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Robert D. Cabana

Retired· NASA · American

Robert D. Cabana

Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He is also a...

Spaceflights

4

Time in space

37days

Spacewalks

0

Flights

Success· Flight 4

STS-88

Launched: Dec 4, 1998 · 08:35 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: International Space Station
Landed: Dec 16, 1998

Crewmates

Frederick W. SturckowVG
James H. NewmanNASA
Nancy J. Currie-GreggNASA
Sergei KrikalevRoscosmos
Jerry L. RossNASA

Success· Flight 3

STS-65

Launched: Jul 8, 1994 · 16:43 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Jul 23, 1994

Crewmates

James HalsellNASA
Chiaki MukaiJAXA
Richard HiebNASA
Carl E. WalzNASA
Donald A. ThomasNASA
Leroy ChiaoNASA

Success· Flight 2

STS-53

Launched: Dec 2, 1992 · 13:24 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Dec 9, 1992

Crewmates

David M. WalkerNASA
Michael R. CliffordNASA
Guion BlufordNASA
James S. VossNASA

Success· Flight 1

STS-41

Launched: Oct 6, 1990 · 11:47 UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
From: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Landed: Oct 10, 1990

Crewmates

Richard N. RichardsNASA
Bruce E. MelnickNASA
Thomas AkersNASA
William ShepherdNASA

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Biography

Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.

Facts

Agency: NASA
Status: Retired
Nationality: American
Born: January 23, 1949
First flight: Oct 6, 1990

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