Robert Curbeam

Robert Curbeam

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1962-03-05

Status Retired

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy. Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore County, Maryland in 1980. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1984, a Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1990, and a master's degree in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1991. He is a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and the Association of Old Crows. Curbeam was named Fighter Wing One Radar Intercept Officer of the Year in 1989 and received the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Best Developmental Thesis (DT-II) Award. He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight. During the STS-116 mission, Curbeam completed four spacewalks.

Robert Curbeam's Launches

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-116

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-98

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Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-85

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Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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