Robert D. Cabana

Robert Cabana
10th Director of the Kennedy Space Center
In office October 26, 2008 – May 17, 2021
Preceded by	William Parsons
Succeeded by	Janet Petro
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-23) January 23, 1949 (age 75) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Education	United States Naval Academy (BS)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Space career
NASA astronaut
Rank	Colonel, USMC
Time in space	37d 22h 42min
Selection	NASA Group 11 (1985)
Missions	STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88
Mission insignia

Robert Donald Cabana (born January 23, 1949) is a former Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and retired NASA astronaut, having flown on four Space Shuttle flights.^[1][2] He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1994 to 1997 and as director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center from 2008 to 2021. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.