Kenneth Cockrell
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Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell 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.
Ken Cockrell
Cockrell during STS-56
Cockrell as STS-98 commander, emerges from behind a rack curtain in Destiny.
STS-98
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STS-98 was a 2001 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the first human spaceflight launch of the 21st century. STS-98 delivered to the stati
Kenneth Cockrell
…West Florida (MS) Space career NASA astronaut Rank Captain, USN Time in space 64d 12h 24m Selection NASA Group 13 (1990) Missions STS-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…
Atlantis' Canadarm grapples Destiny, prior to the module's installation on the ISS
L-R: Robert Curbeam, Mark Polansky, Marsha Ivins, Kenneth Cockrell and Thomas JonesSpace Shuttle program← STS-97 (101)STS-102 (103) →
A Crawler-Transporter ferrying Space Shuttle Atlantis to launch pad 39-A for the STS-98 mission.
STS-98 following liftoff.