Kevin P. Chilton
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United StatesBorn 1954 · age 71Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011.
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Kevin Chilton with his wife Cathy Chilton during a test pilot training on F-15 at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1987.
Kevin P. Chilton during his career on NASA in 1987
Chilton, standing second from left, with his STS-49 crewmates
Astronaut Kevin P. Chilton on the deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-76 missions. Chilton was the commander of the STS-76 mission.
General Kevin P. Chilton in 2007Awards 5
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Frederick HauckAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
Don L. LindAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Jim WetherbeeAlso won United States Astronaut Hall of Fame
William Frederick FisherAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
John E. BlahaAlso won NASA Exceptional Service Medal
Richard M. LinnehanAlso won NASA Exceptional Service MedalAbout this person
Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.
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