Robert L. Behnken

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Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken is a United States Air Force officer, retired 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.

Biography from Launch Library 2.

• Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)Joint Operations Commander · SuccessMay 30, 2020
• Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-130Mission Specialist · SuccessFebruary 8, 2010 · 09:14 UTC
• Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-123Mission Specialist · SuccessMarch 11, 2008

• STS-130 EVA 35h 48m2010-02-17
• STS-130 EVA 25h 54m2010-02-14
• STS-130 EVA 16h 32m2010-02-12
• STS-123 EVA 56h 2m2008-03-22
• STS-123 EVA 46h 24m2008-03-20
• STS-123 EVA 36h 53m2008-03-17