Kenneth D. Cameron | |
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NASA Astronaut | |
Nationality | American |
Status | Retired |
Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
November 29, 1949
Other names
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Kenneth Donald Cameron |
Other occupation
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Naval aviator, test pilot |
MIT, B.S. 1978, M.S. 1979 MSU, MBA 2002 |
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Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space
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23d 10h 11m |
Selection | 1984 NASA Group 10 |
Missions | STS-37, STS-56, STS-74 |
Mission insignia
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Retirement | December 2008 |
Awards |
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.