Robert Curbeam Astronaut

Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy.Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980. He earned a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1984, a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990, and a master's degree in astronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Association of Old Crows.Curbeam was named Fighter Wing One Radar Intercept Officer of the Year in 1989 and received the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Best Developmental Thesis (DT-II) Award.He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight. During the STS-116 mission, Curbeam completed four spacewalks.

Personal facts

Robert Curbeam
Birth dateMarch 05, 1962
Birth place
Baltimore
Nationality
United States

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Astronaut

missions
STS-85
STS-98
STS-116
selection
List of astronauts by year of selection
statusRetired
Time in space37 days 14 hours 33 minutes

Robert Curbeam on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/curbeam.html
  2. http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/curbeam_robert.htm