Robert Curbeam
Astronaut
1962 –
Who is Robert Curbeam?
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 Award.
He currently holds the record for the most spacewalks during a single spaceflight. During the STS-116 mission, Curbeam completed four spacewalks.
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- Born
- Mar 5, 1962
Baltimore - Parents
- Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Naval Postgraduate School
- Lived in
- Baltimore
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on July 23, 2013
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