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Shane Kimbrough

Portrait photograph of Shane Kimbrough

Photo: NASA / Public domain (US government work)

Shane Kimbrough is a retired United States Army officer and former NASA astronaut, born on 4 June 1967. He was part of the first group of astronaut candidates selected after the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia. He has flown three times: the Space Shuttle mission STS-126 in 2008, a six-month stay on the International Space Station on Soyuz MS-02 in 2016 and 2017, where he commanded Expedition 50, and SpaceX Crew-2 in 2021. Wikidata records 388 days and 17 hours in space.

Born
4 June 1967
Country
United States
Flights
3: STS-126 (2008), Soyuz MS-02 (2016), SpaceX Crew-2 (2021)
Time in space
388 days 17 hours
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 66, Expedition 50, Expedition 49
Flights with a company
SpaceX Crew-2 (SpaceX)

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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  1. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    Free Documentary – Space
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Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

Free Documentary – Space

Duration 51:20

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  1. Thomas Pesquet’s Mission Alpha: Six Months Aboard the ISS

    DocumentaryFree Documentary – Space · 51:20

    Mission: Crew-2 (2021)

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