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Robert D. Cabana

1949 - Today

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Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is a former Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and retired NASA astronaut, having flown on four Space Shuttle flights. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1994 to 1997 and as director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center from 2008 to 2021. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert D. Cabana is the 407th most popular astronaut (down from 324th in 2019), the 14,088th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,944th in 2019) and the 209th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert D. Cabana ranks 407 out of 556Before him are Carl E. Walz, Carl J. Meade, Michael Fincke, Samuel T. Durrance, Paul Scully-Power, and Sergei Zalyotin. After him are Michael J. McCulley, Charles D. Walker, Robert Thirsk, Carlos I. Noriega, Sandra Magnus, and Kathryn C. Thornton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Robert D. Cabana ranks 764Before him are Evgenij Ermenkov, Marilyn Quayle, Tom Watson, Daniel Giger, Nigel Olsson, and John Leckie. After him are Bruce Fairbairn, Susan Lindquist, Junior Murvin, Bruce E. Melnick, Dan Barker, and Amama Mbabazi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert D. Cabana ranks 14,092 out of 20,380Before him are John Sayles (1950), Alexander Martin (1740), Eva Amurri (1985), Jordan Fisher (1994), Sherri Martel (1958), and Billy Taylor (1921). After him are Laurell K. Hamilton (1963), Roy Halladay (1977), Etika (1990), Sophia Ali (1995), Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890), and Tim Witherspoon (1957).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert D. Cabana ranks 209Before him are Scott Altman (1959), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), Carl E. Walz (1955), Michael Fincke (1967), and Samuel T. Durrance (1943). After him are Michael J. McCulley (1943), Charles D. Walker (1948), Sandra Magnus (1964), Kathryn C. Thornton (1952), Jeffrey Ashby (1954), and Bruce E. Melnick (1949).