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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 325,065 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert L. Behnken is the 393rd most popular astronaut (down from 192nd in 2019), the 13,228th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,366th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Astronaut.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Robert L. Behnken ranks 393 out of 524. Before him are F. Drew Gaffney, Oleg Artemyev, George D. Zamka, Oleg Skripochka, Joseph R. Tanner, and Roger K. Crouch. After him are Michael J. McCulley, Nicole Stott, Sandra Magnus, Ed Lu, Mark N. Brown, and Andy Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Robert L. Behnken ranks 549. Before him are Dean DeBlois, Oleg Artemyev, Hans Vonk, Julie Halard-Decugis, Ronald Waterreus, and Leonardo Astrada. After him are Eugenio Corini, Koman Coulibaly, Stefano Secco, Yanic Truesdale, Valeriu Streleț, and Astrid Kumbernuss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert L. Behnken ranks 13,228 out of 18,182. Before him are Julie Bennett (1932), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Kristoff St. John (1966), Deb Fischer (1951), Mickey Kantor (1939), and Brian Pillman (1962). After him are Shanna Moakler (1975), Zach Gilford (1982), Hana Mae Lee (1988), Amber Rayne (1984), David J. Tholen (1955), and Rachael Yamagata (1977).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Robert L. Behnken ranks 193. Before him are Charles L. Veach (1944), Daniel M. Tani (1961), F. Drew Gaffney (1946), George D. Zamka (1962), Joseph R. Tanner (1950), and Roger K. Crouch (1940). After him are Michael J. McCulley (1943), Nicole Stott (1962), Sandra Magnus (1964), Ed Lu (1963), Mark N. Brown (1951), and Carl E. Walz (1955).

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