Kenneth Cockrell
Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.
Ken Cockrell | |
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| Born | Kenneth Dale Cockrell April 9, 1950 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Taco |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (BS) University of West Florida (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 64d 12h 24m |
| Selection | NASA Group 13 (1990) |
| Missions | STS-56 STS-69 STS-80 STS-98 STS-111 |
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