Robert D. Cabana
Robert Cabana | |
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Cabana in 2023 | |
| 10th Director of the Kennedy Space Center | |
| In office October 26, 2008 – May 17, 2021 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | William Parsons |
| Succeeded by | Janet Petro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1949 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Colonel, USMC |
Time in space | 37d 22h 42min |
| Selection | NASA Group 11 (1985) |
| Missions | STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88 |
Mission insignia | |
Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is a former Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and retired NASA astronaut, having flown on four Space Shuttle flights. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1994 to 1997 and as director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center from 2008 to 2021. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.