Space · astronaut
Robert L. Behnken
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
AMERICAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
93 d 11 h
Spacewalks
10
61 h 10 m outside
Flights
3
3 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
AmericanBorn
28 Jul 1970First flight
11 Mar 2008Most recent flight
30 May 2020Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken is a United States Air Force officer, retired NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. Behnken holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering and holds the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Col. Behnken has logged over 1,000 flight hours in 25 different aircraft. He flew aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-130 as a Mission Specialist, accumulating over 378 hours in space, including 19 hours of spacewalk time. Behnken was also assigned as Mission Specialist 1 to the STS-400 rescue mission. He is married to fellow astronaut K. Megan McArthur.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03 | Falcon 9 Block 5 | SpX-DM2 (Demonstration Mission 2) | 30 May 2020 |
| 02 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-130 | 08 Feb 2010 |
| 01 | Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-123 | 11 Mar 2008 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026