Richard R. Arnold

American - (NASA)

Retired

Date of Birth: Nov. 26, 1963
Age: 60

Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009 and delivered the final set of solar arrays to the International Space Station. He launched again in 2018 to the ISS, onboard Soyuz MS-08.

Spaceflight Record

Richard R. Arnold flew on two previous launch(es).

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-119

National Aeronautics and Space Administration | United States of America
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
March 15, 2009, 11:43 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

STS-119 (ISS assembly flight 15A) was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery during March 2009. It delivered and assembled the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment (S6), and the fourth set of solar arrays and batteries to the station.

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Soyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-08

Progress Rocket Space Center | Russia
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
March 21, 2018, 5:44 p.m.

Status: Success

Mission:

Soyuz MS-08 begins expedition 55 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Richard Arnold to the International Space Station. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, they will rendezvous to the station where they will remain for their 6 month stay.

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Administrator: Bill Nelson

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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