Kent Rominger | |
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Born | Kent Vernon Rominger August 7, 1956 Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. |
Other names | Rommel |
Education | Colorado State University (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
Space career | |
NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 67d 2h 58m |
Selection | NASA Group 14 (1992) |
Missions | STS-73 STS-80 STS-85 STS-96 STS-100 |
Mission insignia |
Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger (born August 7, 1956) is an American former astronaut, former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a captain in the United States Navy. Rominger holds the Space Shuttle Orbiter flight time record with 1610 hours.[1] He joined ATK Launch Systems Group in 2006 as Vice President of Advanced Programs.[2]