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Kenneth D. Cameron

Kenneth D. Cameron
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NASA Astronaut
Nationality American
Status Retired
Born (1949-11-29) November 29, 1949 (age 67)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Other names
Kenneth Donald Cameron
Other occupation
Naval aviator, test pilot
MIT, B.S. 1978, M.S. 1979
MSU, MBA 2002
Rank Colonel, USMC
Time in space
23d 10h 11m
Selection 1984 NASA Group 10
Missions STS-37, STS-56, STS-74
Mission insignia
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Retirement December 2008
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Kenneth Donald Cameron (born November 29, 1949), (Col, USMC, Ret.), is a retired American naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut.

Cameron was born November 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Rocky River High School, Rocky River, Ohio, in 1967. He went on to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1978, and a Master of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1979. He completed numerous courses in Russian language and Russian space systems at MIT, the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, and at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Moscow, Russia. He later earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University in 2002. He enjoys flying, athletics, woodworking, reading, shooting, motorcycle riding, and amateur radio.


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