Robert J. Cenker
Robert Joseph Cenker is an electrical engineer, RCA engineer, and shuttle . That professional background preceded Cenker's participation in the mission's sponsoring organization's human-spaceflight program.
- Born
- November 5, 1948
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Uniontown, Pennsylvania,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
0
EVA time
N/A
In space
6 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes
Bio
STS-61-C launched on January 12, 1986 aboard STS-61-C flight stack, with Cenker serving as Payload Specialist.
The Space Shuttle missions joined launch and entry operations with payload deployment, laboratory work, satellite servicing, or station assembly, depending on the flight. Robert J. Cenker therefore has 1 completed spaceflight; backup, training, canceled, and future assignments are excluded from that total. The mission connected Cenker's professional experience with direct work aboard a crewed spacecraft and a completed flight assignment. The flight converted that professional background into direct experience of launch, weightlessness, Earth viewing, , and recovery.