Robert Curbeam

Robert Curbeam
Curbeam in January 2001
Born
Robert Lee Curbeam Jr.

(1962-03-05) March 5, 1962 (age 62)
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS, MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
37d 14h 33m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
Total EVAs
7
Total EVA time
45h 34m
MissionsSTS-85
STS-98
STS-116
Mission insignia

Robert Lee Curbeam Jr. (born March 5, 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy.[1] He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight, accomplished during the STS-116 mission, when Curbeam completed four spacewalks.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Biographical data: Robert L. Curbeam Jr., (Captain, USN, Ret.) NASA Astronaut (former)" (PDF). NASA. December 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2021.