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ELITEActiveNASANASA·🇺🇸 United States·Born 1970
Bob Behnken
Pioneered commercial crew spaceflight as joint operations commander on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 — the first crewed launch from American soil since 2011.
92d
Days in Space
3
Missions
10
EVAs
61h
EVA Time
It was our honor and privilege.
The hard part's getting us into orbit. Now we get to enjoy the ride.
What they aspire to
He hopes commercial crew vehicles like Dragon will make routine human access to space affordable and reliable.
Biography
Pioneered commercial crew spaceflight as joint operations commander on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 — the first crewed launch from American soil since 2011.
Before NASAU.S. Air Force flight test engineer with a PhD in mechanical engineering from Caltech who flew F-22 and F-15 test missions before joining NASA in 2000.
Notable Missions
STS-123STS-130SpaceX Demo-2
Beyond the Mission
Hobbies & Interests
runningskiingrock climbing
Causes They Champion
STEM education
Languages
EnglishRussian
Awards & Honors
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- Air Force Meritorious Service Medal
- NASA Space Flight Medal
Fun fact
He is married to fellow astronaut K. Megan McArthur, and the two have each flown the same SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Endeavour, on separate missions.
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