Richard R. Arnold

Ricky Arnold
Born
Richard Robert Arnold II

(1963-11-26) November 26, 1963
EducationFrostburg State University (BS)
University of Maryland, College Park (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
Time in space
209d 13h 29m
SelectionNASA Group 19 (2004)
Total EVAs
5
Total EVA time
32h 4m
MissionsSTS-119
Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56)
Mission insignia

Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly, Maryland) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.

Arnold was raised in Bowie, Maryland and is married to Eloise Miller Arnold of Bowie. They have two daughters.