NASA career Robert L. Behnken

1 nasa career

1.1 sts-123
1.2 sts-130
1.3 chief of astronaut office

nasa career

astronauts robert l. behnken , nicholas patrick carrying out spacewalk during sts-130 mission.

selected astronaut candidate nasa in july 2000, behnken reported training in august 2000. following completion of 18 months of training , evaluation, assigned technical duties in astronaut office shuttle operations branch supporting launch , landing operations @ kennedy space center, florida.

in september 2006, behnken served aquanaut during neemo 11 mission aboard aquarius underwater laboratory, living , working underwater 7 days.

sts-123

behnken crew member of sts-123 mission delivered japanese experiment module , special purpose dexterous manipulator international space station in march 2008. behnken took part in 3 spacewalks during mission.

sts-130

behnken flew mission specialist on sts-130, launched @ 04:14 est (09:14 utc) 8 february 2010. mission delivered tranquility module , cupola international space station. behnken again took part in 3 spacewalks during mission.

chief of astronaut office

in july 2012, behnken named chief of astronaut office, succeeding peggy whitson. held job until july 2015, when succeeded chris cassidy, after being selected 1 of 4 astronauts training fly spacecraft contracted under nasa s commercial crew program.