ASTRONAUT

Robert D. Cabana

1949 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert D. Cabana has received more than 174,922 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert D. Cabana is the 324th most popular astronaut (down from 320th in 2019), the 11,945th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,748th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert D. Cabana ranks 324 out of 556Before him are Mike Massimino, Karl Gordon Henize, John M. Lounge, John-David F. Bartoe, Frederick D. Gregory, and Joseph M. Acaba. After him are Naoko Yamazaki, Oleg Artemyev, George D. Zamka, Joan Higginbotham, Alvin Drew, and Oleg Novitsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Robert D. Cabana ranks 699Before him are Poul Ruders, Trevor Coker, Sean Chen, Christina Heinich, James Williamson, and Yuri Balashov. After him are Günther Schumacher, Mihály Kozma, Natalya Lebedeva, Zygmunt Kalinowski, Roger Saint-Vil, and Hank Williams Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert D. Cabana ranks 11,945 out of 20,380Before him are Will Forte (1970), Wendell Ford (1924), Crystal Waters (1964), Frank Faylen (1905), Paul Kelly (1899), and Earl Hooker (1930). After him are John Kennedy (1951), James Rector (1884), Aimee Mann (1960), Blair Underwood (1964), Greg Valentine (1951), and George Walsh (1889).

Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert D. Cabana ranks 148Before him are Mike Massimino (1962), Karl Gordon Henize (1926), John M. Lounge (1946), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), and Joseph M. Acaba (1967). After him are George D. Zamka (1962), Joan Higginbotham (1964), Alvin Drew (1962), James van Hoften (1944), Robert L. Gibson (1946), and Mike Mullane (1945).