Robert Louis Behnken, born July 28, 1970 in St. Ann, Missouri, has been to space three times. He earned a BS in mechanical engineering and phusics from Washington University in St. Louis. Then he earned an MS and PhD in mechanical engineering from California Institute of Technology.
He entered the Air Force and after graduating he flew the F-15 and F-16.
His first trip into space aboard Endeavour (STS-123) as mission specialist to the International Space Station in March 2008. He spent almost 16 days in space.
Behnken's second trip was also aboard Endeavour (STS-130) as mission specialist to the ISS in February 2010. He spent almost 14 days in space.
His third and final trip was aboard Crew Dragon Endeavour Demo-2 as Joint operations commander to the ISS in May 2020. He remained on the space station as part of Expedition 63 before returning to Earth in August 2020. He spent 63 days in space.
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