Robert L. Satcher Jr.
Robert Lee Satcher Jr. is an American orthopedic surgeon, chemical engineer, physician-scientist, and former NASA astronaut.
- Born
- September 22, 1965
- Died
- N/A
- Birthplace
- Hampton, Virginia,United States
Flights
1
Spacewalks
2
EVA time
12 hours, 19 minutes
In space
10 days, 19 hours, 16 minutes
Bio
Satcher earned chemical engineering degrees from MIT and a medical degree and doctorate from Harvard. Before NASA he built a career in orthopedic oncology and biomedical research.
He flew STS-129, an International logistics and spare-parts mission. During that flight he performed two with Mike Foreman, working on external station hardware and equipment transfer.
Robert L. Satcher Jr. flew on STS-129. The EVA record lists 2 spacewalks totaling 12 hours, 19 minutes, adding a direct operations dimension beyond launch and landing statistics.