Background
Cockrell, Kenneth Dale was born on April 9, 1950 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Dale and Jewell Cockrell.
Cockrell, Kenneth Dale was born on April 9, 1950 in Austin, Texas, United States. Son of Dale and Jewell Cockrell.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University Texas, 1972. Master of Science in Aeronautical Systems, University Würzburg. Florida, 1974.
Commissioned lieutenant United States Navy, 1972, naval aviator Pensacola, Florida, 1974—1975. Served on United States Ship Midway, 1975—1978. Various assignments naval air test center United States Navy, 1979—1982.
Commander United States Ship Ranger Naval Station, San Diego, 1982—1985. Aerospace engineer, research pilot Ellington Field, Houston, 1987—1990. Astronaut National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1991.
Astronaut Discovery, 1993, Endeavour, 1995, Columbia, 1996, Atlantis, 2001, Endeavour, 2002.
Member of Association Space Explorers, Society Experimental Test Pilots.
2 children.