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KENNETH D. CAMERON (COLONEL, USMC, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) PERSONAL DATA: Born in Cleveland, Ohio. Married, he and his wife have two sons. He enjoys flying (CFI-SEL), athletics, woodworking, reading, shooting, motorcycle riding and amateur radio.
Ken Cameron became a NASA astronaut in June 1985. His technical assignments included work on tethered satellite payload, flight-software testing in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), launch-support activities at Kennedy Space Center, and spacecraft communicator in Mission Control.
Ken Cameron commanded STS-74, the second space shuttle mission to dock with the Mir space station and the first assembly flight of Phase 1. Cameron and his crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis delivered a Russian-made docking module to be utilized on future Shuttle-Mir missions.
Kenneth Cameron, a visionary in space exploration, epitomizes the journey from earthly soldier to cosmic diplomat. His life, an odyssey from the battlegrounds of Vietnam to the frontier of space, underlines a profound transition: from the competition of the Cold War to the collaboration in space.
Jan 1, 2024 · Meet Astronaut Ken Cameron. Jan 01, 2024 - Jan 02, 2024 Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA selects astronauts from a diverse pool of applicants with a wide variety of backgrounds, from scientists to pilots.
Kenneth Donald Cameron (born November 29, 1949), (Col, USMC, Ret.), is a retired American naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut.
NAME: Kenneth D. Cameron (Colonel, USMC) NASA Astronaut. PERSONAL DATA: Born November 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. Married Michele Renee Fulford of Pensacola, Florida, in November 1973. They have two sons.
