Robert S. Kimbrough

• STS- 126 (2008)

Robert Shane Kimbrough ( born June 4, 1967 in Killeen, Texas, United States) is an American astronaut and an officer in the United States Army.

Kimbrough left 1985, the Lovett School in Atlanta (Georgia ) and began studying at the military academy of the U.S. Army at West Point. There he received in 1989 a Bachelor's in aeronautical engineering. At the flight school of the U.S. Army, he was trained to Army aviators. In 1990 he took part in the Second Gulf War. He was promoted to squadron leader of combat helicopters and regimental commander.

In 1998, he earned a degree as a Master of Science in Operations Research from the Georgia Institute of Technology, after which he worked as assistant professor at the Military Academy at West Point.

Kimbrough was released in September 2000 and worked at NASA Ellington Field Airport in Houston as a simulation engineer for the Shuttle Training Aircraft.

Astronauts activity

Kimbrough was selected by NASA as an astronaut in May 2004 (NASA -19 Selection ). In February 2006 he completed his astronaut candidate training, scientific and technical units, intensive instruction to the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station ISS, physiological training, flight hours with the Northrop T-38 as well as water and survival training contained. The completion of this initial training qualified him for the various technical tasks within the Astronaut Corps for future flight assignment as a mission specialist.

On 15 November 2008 he started with the STS-126 mission to his first spaceflight.

Private

Kimbrough is married and has three children.