R. Shane Kimbrough
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| NASA Astronaut | |
| Nationality | American |
| Status | Active |
| Born | June 4, 1967 Killeen, Texas |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army |
| Selection | 2004 NASA Group 19 |
| Missions | STS-126 |
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Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967 in Killeen, Texas) was among the first candidates selected for astronaut training in the United States following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
[edit] Biography
Kimbrough attended The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia. Kimbrough graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1989 with a B.A. in aerospace engineering and served as an Apache helicopter pilot in the first Gulf War, Desert Storm in 1991. Kimbrough later attended and graduated from Georgia Tech with a master’s degree in Operations Research in 1998. He helped NASA train astronauts on landing procedures for several years before he himself was selected for training.
As of January 1, 2006, he holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.
[edit] NASA Career
Kimbrough is assigned as a Mission Specialist on STS-126.
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