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Kenneth Cockrell

1950 - Today

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Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Cockrell is the 362nd most popular astronaut (down from 140th in 2019), the 13,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,290th in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Kenneth Cockrell ranks 362 out of 556. Before him are Helen Sharman, Charles L. Veach, Guy Gardner, Michael R. Clifford, Christopher Ferguson, and Janet L. Kavandi. After him are Gerhard Thiele, Curtis Brown, Frederick Hauck, John-David F. Bartoe, Jean-François Clervoy, and Andreas Mogensen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Kenneth Cockrell ranks 678. Before him are Wilner Nazaire, Austin Stevens, Karen Joy Fowler, Vladimir Semenets, Colin McGinn, and Markku Aro. After him are Alan Rosenberg, Russell Carpenter, John Boozman, Joanna Gleason, Pertti Ukkola, and Branko Babić.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Cockrell ranks 13,027 out of 20,380. Before him are Gallagher (1946), Susan Saint James (1946), Harry Solter (1873), June Haver (1926), Virginia Brown Faire (1904), and Nimród Antal (1973). After him are Brian Hallisay (1978), Stephen Rerych (1946), Polly Ann Young (1908), Aron Jóhannsson (1990), Deb Haaland (1960), and Irene Sharaff (1910).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Kenneth Cockrell ranks 179. Before him are Jerome Apt (1949), Charles L. Veach (1944), Guy Gardner (1948), Michael R. Clifford (1952), Christopher Ferguson (1961), and Janet L. Kavandi (1959). After him are Curtis Brown (1956), Frederick Hauck (1941), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), James Buchli (1945), and George Nelson (1950).

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