Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
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Frank Culbertson | |
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NASA astronaut | |
Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 143d 14h 50m |
Selection | NASA Group 10 (1984) |
Total EVAs | 1 |
Total EVA time | 5h 4m[1] |
Missions | STS-38 STS-51 STS-105 Expedition 3 STS-108 |
Mission insignia | |
Retirement | August 24, 2002 |
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (born May 15, 1949) (
Culbertson retired as President of the Space Systems Group at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems,[4] where he was responsible for the execution, business development, and financial performance of the company's human spaceflight, science, commercial communications, and national security satellite activities, as well as technical services to various government customers. These include some of Northrop Grumman's largest programs such as NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) initiatives to the International Space Station (ISS) as well as various national security-related programs.[5]
Early life
Culbertson was born on May 15, 1949, in Charleston, South Carolina, but considers Holly Hill, South Carolina, to be his hometown. He has five children and nine grandchildren.
Culbertson was a
Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971, Culbertson served aboard USS Fox in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to reporting to flight training in Pensacola, Florida.
After designation as a
Following graduation with distinction in June 1982, he was assigned to the Carrier Systems Branch of the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate where he served as Program Manager for all F-4 testing and as a test pilot for automatic carrier landing system tests and carrier suitability. He was engaged in fleet replacement training in the
He has logged over 8,900 hours flying time in 55 different types of aircraft, and has made 450 carrier landings, including over 350 arrested landings, and numerous tests of the Automated Carrier Landing System.
NASA career
Selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in May 1984, Culbertson completed basic astronaut training in June 1985. Technical assignments since then included: member of the team that redesigned and tested the
He became lead astronaut at the
Spaceflight experience
A veteran of three space flights, Culbertson has logged over 146 days in space .
STS-38 Atlantis (November 15–20, 1990) was a five-day mission during which the crew conducted Department of Defense operations. The mission concluded after 80 orbits of the Earth in 117 hours, 54 minutes, 28 seconds, the first Shuttle to land in Florida since 1985.
The
Organizations
He is a member of a number of organisations, including the
Awards and honors
Culbertson has received numerous awards, including the
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the
- ^ Frank L. Culbertson's EVA experience
- ^ nbcnews.com
- ^ 9/11 Perspective from Space, Astronaut Frank Culbertson shares his experience from 9/11 being onbooard ISS (Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, posted to YouTube on September 10, 2014)
- ^ "Innovation Systems Sector Leadership". Northrop Grumman. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ "Frank L. Culbertson Jr. Biography on Orbital ATK Web Site" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ Frank L. Culbertson Jr. at scouting.org Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greene, Nick. "September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks - 9/11 Attacks Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine" About.com:Space/Astronomy.
- ^ news.blogs.cnn.com, 2011/09/09.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan, "The 9/11 attack seen from space – an image of impotence", The Guardian, March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ 9/11 Perspective from Space, Astronaut Frank Culbertson shares his experience from 9/11 being onbooard ISS (Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, posted to YouTube on September 10, 2014)
- ^ Best, Keilani (June 6, 2010). "Astronauts Enter Hall". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- "FRANK L. CULBERTSON, JR. (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)" (PDF). NASA. April 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- Astronautix biography of Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
- Spacefacts biography of Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
- Culbertson at Spaceacts Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Appearances on C-SPAN