Flight record
3 flights on padside's record, flying from 1990 to 2001.
Flights count launches with a definitive outcome — the same basis as the Stats page.
Biography
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He served as the Commander of the International Space Station for almost four months in 2001 and was the only American not on Earth when the September 11 attacks occurred. He is currently President of the Space Systems Group at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. Mr. Culbertson is responsible for the execution, business development and financial performance of the company’s human spaceflight, science, commercial communications, and national security satellite activities, as well as technical services to various government customers. These include some of Northrop Grumman's largest and most important programs such as NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) initiatives to the International Space Station (ISS) as well as various national security-related programs.
Biography from Launch Library 2.
Flights
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-105August 10, 2001
- Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51September 12, 1993
- Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-38November 15, 1990
Spacewalks
- Expedition 3 EVA 32001-11-12
Born 1949-05-15