Robert L. Behnken
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
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July 28, 1970 Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. |
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Other occupation
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Test engineer |
| Rank | Colonel, USAF |
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Time in space
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29d 12h 17m |
| Selection | 2000 NASA Group |
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Total EVAs
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6 |
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Total EVA time
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37 hours, 33 minutes |
| Missions | STS-123, STS-130 |
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Mission insignia
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Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken (born July 28, 1970 in Creve Coeur, Missouri) is a United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. Behnken holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering and holds the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Col. Behnken has logged over 1,000 flight hours in 25 different aircraft. He flew aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-130 as a Mission Specialist, accumulating over 378 hours in space, including 19 hours of spacewalk time. Behnken was also assigned as Mission Specialist 1 to the STS-400 rescue mission. He is married to fellow astronaut K. Megan McArthur.
Behnken attended Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, Missouri (in St. Louis County), and went on to earn Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 1992. He attended Cal tech for graduate school, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1993, and a doctoral degree in 1997.
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