Kent Rominger
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Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger 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 Shut
Kent Rominger
STS-80
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STS-80 was a Space Shuttle mission flown by Space Shuttle Columbia. The launch was originally scheduled for October 31, 1996, but was delayed to November 19 for several reasons. Likewise, the landing,
Kent Rominger
…logged over 1,600 hours in space These were all as a STS Orbiter crew member, the highest total in this category. He flew as pilot on STS-73 in 1995, STS-80 in 1996 and STS-85 in 1997, and was crew commander on STS-96 in 1999 and STS-100 in 2001. Rominger served as Chief of the Astronaut Office and professional…
The Wake Shield Facility takes flight for a third time, after being deployed by Columbia's Canadarm
From left: Rominger, Jernigan, Musgrave, Jones and CockrellSpace Shuttle program← STS-79STS-81 →
The payload being prepared for launch in a transfer container. Visible is the WSF-3 (being lowered in), and ORFEUS-SPAS II (Already in place)
The ORFEUS SPAS is prepared for launch