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Robert J. Cenker

1948 - Today

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Robert Joseph "Bob" Cenker (born November 5, 1948) is an American aerospace and electrical engineer, aerospace systems consultant, and former astronaut. Cenker worked for 18 years at RCA Astro-Electronics, and its successor company GE Astro Space, on a variety of spacecraft projects. He spent most of his career working on commercial communications satellites, including the Satcom, Spacenet and GStar programs. In January 1986, Cenker was a crew member on the twenty-fourth mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, the seventh flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, designated as mission STS-61-C. Cenker served as a Payload Specialist, representing RCA Astro-Electronics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert J. Cenker is the 382nd most popular astronaut (up from 443rd in 2019), the 13,436th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,908th in 2019) and the 190th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert J. Cenker ranks 382 out of 556. Before him are Aleksandr Skvortsov, Aleksey Ovchinin, Stephen Robinson, Thomas Pesquet, James S. Voss, and Jan Davis. After him are Ed Lu, Nicole Stott, Kathryn P. Hire, Linda M. Godwin, Wang Yaping, and Eric Boe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Robert J. Cenker ranks 745. Before him are Oleg Dolmatov, David Davis, Byron K. Lichtenberg, Raymond Keene, Patrika Darbo, and Dan Issel. After him are José Navarro, Georgia Engel, Leonid Levin, Sue Monk Kidd, Lynne Thigpen, and Wolf Blitzer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert J. Cenker ranks 13,440 out of 20,380. Before him are Josh Groban (1981), Helen Mack (1913), Larry Nassar (1963), Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867), Tim Hardaway Jr. (1992), and Matt Salinger (1960). After him are N. K. Jemisin (1972), Kitty O'Neil (1946), John W. Geary (1819), King Baggot (1879), James Patrick Kelly (1951), and Anthony Ruivivar (1970).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert J. Cenker ranks 190. Before him are James Buchli (1945), George Nelson (1950), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), Stephen Robinson (1955), James S. Voss (1949), and Jan Davis (1953). After him are Ed Lu (1963), Nicole Stott (1962), Kathryn P. Hire (1959), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Eric Boe (1964), and David Wolf (1956).

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