Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Happy birthday, Space Shuttle astronaut Kenneth Cameron!


Kenneth Donald Cameron, born November 29, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio, is a veteran of three Space Shuttle flights.  He became an astronaut in June 1985 and flew his first mission on Atlantis (STS-37) in April 1991 as pilot.

His second mission was on Discovery (STS-56) as commander in April 1993.  It was the first flight of Ellen Ochoa, first Latina in space.

His third and final mission was back on Atlantis (STS-74) as commander in November 1995.  It was the fourth mission of the Shuttle-Mir program and the second docking of the Space Shuttle with Mir.


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