Robert L. Behnken
Robert L. Behnken is an astronaut from United States of America affiliated with the government agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration, embarked on 3 space flights and engaging in 10 spacewalk(s) during his/her career as an astronaut.
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.
- Date of Birth: 07/28/1970
- Status: Retired
- First Flight: 03/11/2008
- Last Flight: 05/30/2020
- In Space: No
Launches
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2)
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-130
- Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-123
Spacewalks
STS-123 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 03/17/2008 22:51 UTC and ended at 03/18/2008 05:44 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 53 minutes.
STS-123 EVA 4
The spacewalk began at 03/20/2008 22:04 UTC and ended at 03/21/2008 04:28 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 24 minutes.
STS-123 EVA 5
The spacewalk began at 03/22/2008 20:34 UTC and ended at 03/23/2008 02:36 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 2 minutes.
STS-130 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 02/12/2010 02:17 UTC and ended at 02/12/2010 08:49 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 32 minutes.
STS-130 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 02/14/2010 02:20 UTC and ended at 02/14/2010 08:14 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 54 minutes.
STS-130 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 02/17/2010 02:15 UTC and ended at 02/17/2010 08:03 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 48 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 2
The spacewalk began at 07/01/2020 10:13 UTC and ended at 07/01/2020 16:14 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 1 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 3
The spacewalk began at 07/16/2020 11:10 UTC and ended at 07/16/2020 17:10 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 0 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 4
The spacewalk began at 07/21/2020 11:12 UTC and ended at 07/21/2020 16:41 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 5 hours and 29 minutes.
Expedition 63 EVA 1
The spacewalk began at 06/26/2020 11:32 UTC and ended at 06/26/2020 17:39 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 7 minutes.
