Frank L. Culbertson Jr.

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Frank Culbertson
Culbertson in 2001
Born	Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (1949-05-15) May 15, 1949 (age 75) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS)
Awards	Legion of Merit Defense Superior Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Captain, USN
Time in space	143d 14h 50m
Selection	NASA Group 10 (1984)
Total EVAs	1
Total EVA time	5h 4m[1]
Missions	STS-38 STS-51 STS-105 Expedition 3 STS-108
Mission insignia
Retirement	August 24, 2002

Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) (Capt, USN, Ret.) is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, NASA astronaut, graduate of the US Naval Academy, and member of the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame. He served as the commander of the International Space Station for almost four months in 2001 and was the only U.S. citizen not on Earth when the September 11 attacks occurred.^[2][3]

Culbertson retired as President of the Space Systems Group at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems,^[4] where he was responsible for the execution, business development, and financial performance of the company's human spaceflight, science, commercial communications, and national security satellite activities, as well as technical services to various government customers. These include some of Northrop Grumman's largest programs such as NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) initiatives to the International Space Station (ISS) as well as various national security-related programs.^[5]