Kevin Chilton | |
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| Born | Kevin Patrick Chilton November 3, 1954 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Chilli |
| Education | United States Air Force Academy (BS) Columbia University (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | General, USAF |
Time in space | 29d 8h 22m |
| Selection | NASA Group 12 (1987) |
| Missions | STS-49 STS-59 STS-76 |
Mission insignia |    |
| Retirement | February 1, 2011 |
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton (born November 3, 1954) is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut.[1] He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (March 2008). "Kevin P. Chilton" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.