Kevin P. Chilton

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Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton is an American mechanical engineer and retired United States Air Force four-star general, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. His last assignment was as commander of U.S. Strategic Command from October 3, 2007, to January 28, 2011. Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.

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military officer, astronaut, 

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Gen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence SymposiumGen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence Symposium
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Gen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence SymposiumGen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence Symposium
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    classorbitSTS-49Bruce E. Melnick, Daniel Brandenstein, Kathryn C. Thornton, Kevin P. Chilton, Pierre J. Thuot, Richard Hieb, Thomas Akers, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-59Jay Apt, Kevin P. Chilton, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, Sidney M. Gutierrez, Thomas David Jones, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    classorbitSTS-76Kevin P. Chilton, Linda M. Godwin, Michael R. Clifford, Richard A. Searfoss, Ronald M. Sega, Shannon Lucid, human spaceflight,Wikidata
    commonsimageGen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence Symposium Commons
    commonsimageUSS Kentucky wins Omaha Trophy DVIDS324720 Commons
    commonsimageGen. Kevin P. Chilton speaking at the inaugural Deterrence Symposium Commons
    commonsimageKevin P. Chilton Commons
    commonsimageSTS076-349-008 - STS-076 - Crewmembers prepare for sleep - DPLA - 5dde17b4bbf90e0e36633e4f9580d946 Commons
    commonsimageSTS076-371-003 - STS-076 - Crew portrait in middeck in front of ``Spirit of 76`` flag - DPLA - 66d5e757f0c1ab9d0b54c3c0f78404ff Commons
    commonsimageSTS076-356-023 - STS-076 - View of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis forward fuselage from the Mir Space Station - DPLA - da61065a7398328bd7840a7dacd8af9e Commons
    commonsimageS76E5139 - STS-076 - Mission Specialist Shannon Lucid consults procedures manual during rendezvous - DPLA - 9b5fd5740f74142984be7a7d5ea57eb6 Commons
    commonsimageS76E5172 - STS-076 - Commander Kevin Chilton and Mission Specialist Ron Sega in the middeck - DPLA - e2161c85d794efcbc49c530c03277b2e Commons
    commonsimageSTS076-341-013 - STS-076 - Astronaut and cosmonaut activities in shuttle Atlantis and space station Mir - DPLA - ead3ea53797a50bb61933618c441b64b Commons