Kevin P. Chilton
280
Kevin P. Chilton
b. Mar 11, 1954
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Air Force Brigadier General
MISSIONS
3
TIME IN SPACE
29D:08H:22M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
Kevin P. Chilton
280
Kevin P. Chilton
b. Mar 11, 1954
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Air Force Brigadier General
MISSIONS
3
TIME IN SPACE
29D:08H:22M
SPACEWALKS
-
SPACEWALK TIME
-
Badges
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
Crewmates
Daniel C. Brandenstein
131
Daniel C. Brandenstein
United States of America
United States of America
NASA
NASA
4
MISSIONS
32.9
DAYS IN SPACE
-
SPACEWALKS
-
DAYS SPACEWALKING
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Crossed Kármán Line
Space Resident
Space Resident
Space Resident
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer, and former United States Air Force four-star General and test pilot. His last assignment was as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007 to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.