Ricky Arnold | |
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| Born | Richard Robert Arnold II November 26, 1963 |
| Education | Frostburg State University (BS) University of Maryland, College Park (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 209d 13h 29m |
| Selection | NASA Group 19 (2004) |
Total EVAs | 5 |
Total EVA time | 32h 4m |
| Missions | STS-119 Soyuz MS-08 (Expedition 55/56) |
Mission insignia |    |
Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly, Maryland) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station.[1] He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.
Arnold was raised in Bowie, Maryland and is married to Eloise Miller Arnold of Bowie. They have two daughters.
- ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Assigns Crew for Final Solar Array Delivery to Station". NASA. Retrieved October 19, 2007.