Robert Shane Kimbrough
Robert Shane Kimbrough is an American retired Army officer and NASA astronaut. He flew one shuttle mission and two long-duration ISS missions, accumulating one of the larger totals among NASA astronauts of his generation.
- Born
- June 4, 1967
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Killeen, Texas,United States
Flights
3
Spacewalks
9
EVA time
59 hours, 28 minutes
In space
388 days, 17 hours, 28 minutes
Bio
Kimbrough graduated from the United States Military Academy and Georgia Tech, then served as an Army aviator and officer before NASA selected him with Astronaut Group 19 in 2004.
He first flew on STS-126 in 2008, an ISS logistics and outfitting mission. He later launched on Soyuz MS-02 for 49 and 50, commanding Expedition 50, and returned to the station as of SpaceX Crew-2 for Expeditions 65 and 66.
Kimbrough performed nine EVAs across his station missions, working on station assembly, maintenance, and upgrades. His record spans shuttle-era station construction and the era.