#DidYouKnow On December 18, 2006, Robert Lee Curbeam Jr. set a new single mission American ***** ewalk record when he completed four ***** e walks.
Curbeam was born on March 5, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1980, he graduated from Woodlawn High School and received a nomination to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1884, Curbeam graduated and later completed Naval Flight Officer training. He was assigned to the USS Forrestal where he served in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, and the Artic and Indian Oceans.
In 1990, Curbeam graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. In 1991, he completed Test Pilot School and reported to the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate in Patuxent River, Maryland. In August 1994, he returned to the Naval Academy as a Captain and instructor in the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department.
In December 1994, Curbeam was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate. After a year of training and evaluation, he was selected as an astronaut for future ***** e flight missions. On August 7, 1997, Curbeam participated in his first ***** eflight mission to test equipment for use on the future International ***** e Station. On December 9, he departed for his third ***** eflight mission, where he’d complete a record setting four ***** ewalks. A ***** ewalk, or extravehicular activity, is work done by an astronaut outside of the ***** ecraft. During these ***** ewalks, Curbeam helped install new electrical systems on the International ***** e Station.
In 2007, after thirteen years at NASA, #RobertCurbeam retired. He continues to speak at school and community events to inspire future astronauts to one day land on Mars.
Join us daily until April 8, to learn about the members of the #Afronauts (the affinity group of African American astronauts) who also served in the military and some safety tips to enjoy the upcoming eclipse.
📸Photo: Captain Robert Curbeam, courtesy of NASA
Curbeam was born on March 5, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1980, he graduated from Woodlawn High School and received a nomination to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1884, Curbeam graduated and later completed Naval Flight Officer training. He was assigned to the USS Forrestal where he served in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, and the Artic and Indian Oceans.
In 1990, Curbeam graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, with a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. In 1991, he completed Test Pilot School and reported to the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate in Patuxent River, Maryland. In August 1994, he returned to the Naval Academy as a Captain and instructor in the Weapons and Systems Engineering Department.
In December 1994, Curbeam was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate. After a year of training and evaluation, he was selected as an astronaut for future ***** e flight missions. On August 7, 1997, Curbeam participated in his first ***** eflight mission to test equipment for use on the future International ***** e Station. On December 9, he departed for his third ***** eflight mission, where he’d complete a record setting four ***** ewalks. A ***** ewalk, or extravehicular activity, is work done by an astronaut outside of the ***** ecraft. During these ***** ewalks, Curbeam helped install new electrical systems on the International ***** e Station.
In 2007, after thirteen years at NASA, #RobertCurbeam retired. He continues to speak at school and community events to inspire future astronauts to one day land on Mars.
Join us daily until April 8, to learn about the members of the #Afronauts (the affinity group of African American astronauts) who also served in the military and some safety tips to enjoy the upcoming eclipse.
📸Photo: Captain Robert Curbeam, courtesy of NASA
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