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Kenneth Cockrell

American astronaut
Person human Q513131

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
April 9, 1950
Place of birth
Austin
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
military officer, astronaut, test pilot
Position held
Chief of the Astronaut Office
Educated at
University of West Florida[7]
Award received
NASA Distinguished Service Medal[8]
Part of
NASA Astronaut Group 13[12]
Family name
Cockrell[14]
Given name
Kenneth[15]
Member of
Max Q[9]
Member of the crew of
STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111[17][18][19][20][21]
Military branch
United States Navy[11]
Military, police or special rank
captain[13]
Time in space
+92904[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kenneth Cockrell en Taco Cockrell en Kenneth D. Cockrell en Kenneth Dale Cockrell ar كينيث كوكريل cs Kenneth D. Cockrell cs Kenneth Cockrell de Kenneth D. Cockrell de Kenneth Dale Cockrell fa کنت کاکرل fr Kenneth Dale Cockrell he קנת קוקרל ja ケネス・D・コックレル ja ケネス・コックレル pl Kenneth Dale Cockrell ru Кеннет Дейл Кокрелл ru Кокрелл, Кеннет Дейл tr Kenneth Dale Cockrell zh 肯尼思·科克雷尔 zh 肯尼斯·科克雷尔
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ken Cockrell.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/02df6j
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m02df6j
Prabook ID
1373583
WikiTree person ID
Cockrell-522

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🔗 Connections
Astronaut mission 5
STS-98, STS-111, STS-56, STS-69, STS-80
← Crew members 5
STS-98, STS-111, STS-56, STS-69, STS-80
Occupation 3
astronaut, military officer, test pilot
Award received 1
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of West Florida
Given name 1
Kenneth
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Named after 1
14917 Taco
Part of 1
NASA Astronaut Group 13
Place of birth 1
Austin
Position held 1
Chief of the Astronaut Office
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Tortuga
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Summary

Kenneth Cockrell was born on April 9, 1950[1], in Austin[2]. He has worked as a military officer[3], astronaut[4], and test pilot[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kenneth Cockrell include 14917 Taco[22], an asteroid[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Kenneth Cockrell include 14917 Taco[22], an asteroid[23].

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Cockrell born?

Kenneth Cockrell's place of birth was Austin[2].

What did Kenneth Cockrell do for work?

Kenneth Cockrell worked as a military officer[3], astronaut[4], and test pilot[5].

Where did Kenneth Cockrell go to school?

Kenneth Cockrell was educated at University of West Florida[7].

What awards did Kenneth Cockrell receive?

Honors received include NASA Distinguished Service Medal[8].

Related Entities

Tortuga United States University of West Florida

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. searchpub.nssc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . airspacemag.com. Retrieved . airspacemag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . spacefacts.de. spacefacts.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of the crew of → STS-56, STS-69, STS-80 +2
    Astronaut mission → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Member of the crew of: STS-56, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257287|batch #257287]]"
  2. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Military branch → United States Navy
    Award received → —
    Member of → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Astronaut mission: STS-69, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257207|batch #257207]]"
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