Kent Rominger
Kent Rominger | |
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| Born | Kent Vernon Rominger August 7, 1956 Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. |
| Other names | Rommel |
| Education | Colorado State University (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA astronaut | |
| Rank | Captain, USN |
Time in space | 67d 2h 58m |
| Selection | NASA Group 14 (1992) |
| Missions | STS-73 STS-80 STS-85 STS-96 STS-100 |
Mission insignia | |
Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger (born August 7, 1956) is an American former astronaut, former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a captain in the United States Navy. Rominger holds the Space Shuttle Orbiter flight time record with 1610 hours. He joined ATK Launch Systems Group in 2006 as Vice President of Advanced Programs.