ASTRONAUT

Robert L. Behnken

1970 - Today

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Robert Louis Behnken (; born July 28, 1970) is an American engineer, a former NASA astronaut, and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. Behnken holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and the rank of colonel in the U.S. Air Force, where he served before joining NASA in 2000. He flew aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-123 (2008) and STS-130 (2010) as a mission specialist, accumulating over 708 hours in space, including 55 hours of spacewalk time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert L. Behnken has received more than 328,474 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Robert L. Behnken is the 470th most popular astronaut (down from 393rd in 2019), the 15,459th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,195th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular American Astronaut.

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  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert L. Behnken ranks 470 out of 556. Before him are Dominic A. Antonelli, Terry W. Virts, Zhai Zhigang, Konstantin Kozeyev, David Saint-Jacques, and Sultan Al Neyadi. After him are Patrick G. Forrester, Rex J. Walheim, Dafydd Williams, Mark N. Brown, Terry Hart, and Frederick W. Sturckow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Robert L. Behnken ranks 731. Before him are Tionne Watkins, Jiří Novotný, Oktay Urkal, Velko Yotov, WC, and David Saint-Jacques. After him are Maria Bashir, Michal Horňák, Marina Lobatch, Aryana Sayeed, Sabrina Lloyd, and Miguel Ángel Benítez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert L. Behnken ranks 15,459 out of 20,380. Before him are Karyn Kusama (1968), David Pate (1962), Brendon Urie (1987), Brett Dalton (1983), Ariana Marie (1993), and Halle Bailey (2000). After him are Bob Said (1932), Ryback (1981), Richard Schweiker (1926), Bob Corker (1952), Kath Soucie (1953), and Dan Gable (1948).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert L. Behnken ranks 253. Before him are Susan Kilrain (1961), Peter Wisoff (1958), James F. Reilly (1954), Thomas David Jones (1955), Dominic A. Antonelli (1967), and Terry W. Virts (1967). After him are Patrick G. Forrester (1957), Rex J. Walheim (1962), Mark N. Brown (1951), Terry Hart (1946), Frederick W. Sturckow (1961), and Michael Foreman (1957).

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