Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Frank L. Culbertson Jr. is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Frank L. Culbertson Jr. flew on 3 spaceflights and completed 1 spacewalk, logging 143 days, 14 hours, 50 minutes, 37 seconds in space.
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.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 05/15/1949 |
|---|---|
| Status | Retired |
| First Flight | 11/15/1990 |
| Last Flight | 08/10/2001 |
| In Space | No |
| Time in Space | 143 days, 14 hours, 50 minutes, 37 seconds |
| EVA Time | 5 hours, 5 minutes |
| Landings | 3 |
Spaceflights by Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Explore the 3 spaceflights Frank L. Culbertson Jr. participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalk by Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
Discover the 1 spacewalk Frank L. Culbertson Jr. performed during their career, logging a total of 5 hours, 5 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 11/12/2001 21:41 UTC and ended at 11/13/2001 02:46 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 5 minutes.