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Robert D. Cabana

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Jan. 23, 1949
Age: 77


Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He is also a former naval flight officer and naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps.

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission with a primary objective the launch the Ulysses probe as part of the International Solar Polar Mission.

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-53

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense. The mission was launched on 2 December 1992 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-65

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The flight was commanded by Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center.

Low Earth Orbit
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-88

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Status: Success
Mission:

STS-88 was the first Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour, and took the first American module, the Unity node, to the station.

Low Earth Orbit
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Administrator: Jared Isaacman

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


Falcon 9
Success
19 hours, 27 minutes ago
Starlink Group 17-50
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Zhuque-3
Success
23 hours, 53 minutes ago
Honghu-03
Launch Area 96B - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Note: Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket and first ever successful orbital launch vehicle booster recovery by a Chinese private launch ser…


Long March 2C
Success
2 days, 20 hours ago
Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO)
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Satellite for Earth Observation (SEO) is an Earth observation satellite project of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by the National Space Science and T…


Long March 12
Success
3 days, 19 hours ago
SatNet LEO Group 24
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

A batch of 9 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites for the Chinese state owned SatNet constellation operated by the China Satellite Network Group.…


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 21 hours ago
USSF-366
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

USSF-366 is a classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites for a US government entity ba…