Kent Rominger

Kent Rominger
Born
Kent Vernon Rominger

(1956-08-07) August 7, 1956 (age 68)
Other namesRommel
EducationColorado State University (BS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
67d 2h 58m
SelectionNASA Group 14 (1992)
MissionsSTS-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]

  1. ^ Legler, R. D.; Bennett, F. V. (2011). "Space Shuttle Missions Summary, NASA TM-2011-216142" (PDF). NASA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-26.
  2. ^ "Kent Rominger Joins ATK Launch Systems Group As VP Advanced Programs". Spacedaily. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

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