Robert Behnken

Test Pilot, Mission Commander

NASAAmericanACTIVE

FLIGHTS

w/ SPACEX

EVAs

93d 11h 42m

IN SPACE

BIOGRAPHY

Robert L. Behnken is a NASA astronaut, former Chief of the Astronaut Office, and a U.S. Air Force colonel. He flew on STS-123 and STS-130 before commanding the historic SpaceX Demo-2 mission — the first crewed flight of Crew Dragon and the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since STS-135 in 2011. He has performed six spacewalks totaling over 37 hours.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth

July 28, 1970

Birthplace

St. Ann, Missouri, U.S.

Selection

NASA Group 18 (2000)

Military Service

Colonel, U.S. Air Force

EDUCATION

BS Mechanical Engineering & Physics, Washington University in St. Louis

MS & PhD Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology

Wikipedia Profile @AstroBehnken

MISSION HISTORY

CCtCap Demo Mission 2

May 30, 2020Flight #94

SpaceX will launch the second demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon vehicle as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability Program (CCtCap), carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Barring unexpected developments, this mission will be the first crewed flight to launch from the United States since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. DM-2 demonstrates the Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon's ability to safely transport crew to the space station and back to Earth and it is the last major milestone for certification of Crew Dragon. Initially the mission duration was planned to be no longer than two weeks, however NASA has been considering an extension to as much as six weeks or three months. The astronauts have been undergoing additional training for the possible longer mission.

CREW:

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Douglas Hurley

NASA

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