Kenneth Cockrell

Ken Cockrell
Born
Kenneth Dale Cockrell

(1950-04-09) April 9, 1950
Other namesTaco
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin (BS)
University of West Florida (MS)
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
64d 12h 24m
SelectionNASA Group 13 (1990)
MissionsSTS-56
STS-69
STS-80
STS-98
STS-111
Mission insignia

Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.