Stephen Robinson

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Steve Robinson
NASA astronaut
Time in space
48d 9h 52m
SelectionNASA Group 15 (1994)
Total EVAs
3
Total EVA time
20h 5m
MissionsSTS-85
STS-95
STS-114
STS-130
Mission insignia
RetirementJune 30, 2012
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
ThesisThe Kinematics of Turbulent Boundary Layer Structure (1991)

Stephen Kern "Steve" Robinson (born October 26, 1955) is an American former NASA astronaut.

Education

He was active in the

aeronautical engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 1978, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1985; and a doctorate in mechanical engineering, with a minor in aeronautics and astronautics
from Stanford University in 1990.

Organizations

Robinson is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Aerospace Medical Association, and the Experimental Aircraft Association.

Awards and honors

He was awarded the NASA

Ames Honor Award for Scientists in 1989, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Outstanding Technical paper Award for Applied Aerodynamics in 1992, and the NASA/Space Club G. M. Low Memorial Engineering
Fellowship in 1993.

Career

Robinson turns the camera on himself during his historic repair job "underneath" Discovery on August 3, 2005. The Shuttle's heat shield, where Robinson removed a pair of protruding gap fillers, is reflected in his visor

Robinson started work for NASA in 1975 as a student intern at NASA's

Mountain View, California. After graduation from the University of California at Davis, he joined NASA Ames in 1979 as a research scientist in the fields of fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, experimental instrumentation, and computational scientific visualization. While at Ames, Robinson earned masters and doctorate degrees in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, with research emphasis in turbulence physics, and additional research in human eye dynamics. In 1990, Robinson was selected as Chief of the Experimental Flow Physics Branch at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia
, where he led a group of 35 engineers and scientists engaged in aerodynamics and fluid physics research.

In 1993, Robinson was awarded the NASA/Space Club Low Memorial Engineering Fellowship, and was assigned for 15 months to the

GPS
-guided instrument approach procedures, and moving-map displays.

Robinson returned to NASA Langley in September 1994, where he accepted a dual assignment as research scientist in the Multidisciplinary design optimization Branch, and as leader of the Aerodynamics and Acoustics element of NASA's General Aviation Technology program.

Robinson has logged over 1,400 hours in aircraft ranging from antique taildraggers to NASA jets.

Canadarm2 on the International Space Station

Robinson began applying to become an astronaut in 1983, and was selected to join NASA Astronaut Corps in 1995. He has flown on four Space Shuttle missions: STS-85, STS-95, STS-114 and STS-130. Robinson served as backup flight engineer for the International Space Station Expedition 4.[1]

On August 3, 2005, as a Mission Specialist (and Flight Engineer) on STS-114, the first Return to Flight mission following the

podcast from space (transcript & audio) on August 7, 2005. His self-portrait took during the repair was considered one of the early space selfies.[2]

Robinson served as a mission specialist and flight engineer on STS-130, which launched on February 8, 2010, and rendezvoused with the International Space Station on February 10. As Intravehicular Officer, he choreographed the three EVAs involved with the installation and activation of the Node 3 module and Cupola.

Robinson also served as

CAPCOM
for various Space Shuttle missions.

He retired from the Astronaut Corps in July 2012 to take a teaching position as a full-time professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at

Janet Kavandi, Director of Flight Crew Operations. "He was a fellow classmate, and I will personally miss his ever-positive attitude and smiling face. We wish him the best in his future endeavors, and we are confident that he will be a positive influence and wonderful mentor to inquisitive minds at the University of California at Davis."[3]

Robinson currently directs the UC Davis Center for Human/Robotics/Vehicle Integration and Performance (HRVIP).[4]

Personal life

He enjoys

surveyor, and Joyce Robinson, resided in Moraga, California
.

References

  1. ^ "ISS Expedition Four". NASA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2001. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
  2. ^ "Self-portraits and social media: The rise of the 'selfie'". BBC News Magazine. June 6, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  3. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved July 5, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  4. ^ "Home". hrvip.ucdavis.edu.

External links

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