Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
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Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. is an American former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, NASA astronaut, graduate of the US Naval Academy, and member of the United States Astronaut Ha
Culbertson in 2001
Culbertson as the ISS-03 Commander
Culbertson inside Soyuz TM-32 during its moving to another docking port
Culbertson at Antares press conference in 2014
STS-38
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STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the 37th shuttle mission and carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense. It was the seventh fli
Frank L. Culbertson Jr.
…A veteran of three space flights, Culbertson has logged over 143 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…
Atlantis in orbit; in-flight photography of this Department of Defense support mission is limited
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Atlantis (right) and Columbia pass
Sunlight on the ocean