Background
Kregel, Kevin R. was born on September 16, 1956 in Amityville, New York, United States. Son of Alfred H. and Frances T. Kregel.
Kregel, Kevin R. was born on September 16, 1956 in Amityville, New York, United States. Son of Alfred H. and Frances T. Kregel.
Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1978. Master of Public Administration, Troy State University, 1988.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1978, student pilot Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, 1978—1979. Exchange officer Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England, 1980—1983, United States Navy, Whidbey Island Seattle, 1984—1986. Student United States Navy Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1987—1988.
Test pilot Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1988—1990. Resigned United States Air Force, 1990. Aerospace engineer, instructor pilot National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shuttle Flights, 1990—1992.
Astronaut trainee Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1992—1993. Space flight crew member, since 1995.