Kevin Kregel

Kevin Richard Kregel born September 16, 1956 grew up in Amityville, New York. He graduated from Amityville Memorial High School, Amityville, New York. National Merit Scholar in 1974. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in 1978 and received a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from Troy University in 1988. Kregel graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1978, and earned his pilot wings in August 1979 at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. Upon graduation he was assigned to Eglin AFB, Florida, conducting weapons and electronic systems testing on the F-111, F-15, and the initial weapons certification test of the F-15E aircraft. Kregel resigned from active duty in 1990 in order to work for NASA. He has logged over 5,000 flight hours in 30 different aircraft. Selected by NASA in March 1992, Kregel reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. He completed one year of training and is qualified for assignment as a pilot on future Space Shuttle flight crews. Kregel was assigned to the Space Launch Initiative Project, Engineering Directorate, Johnson Space Center, until 2003, when he decided to retire from NASA. He is currently employed as a pilot for Southwest Airlines.

Spaceflights:
No. Mission Position Time Duration
1 STS-70 PLT 13.07. - 22.07.1995 8d 22h 20m
2 STS-78 PLT 20.06. - 07.07.1996 16d 21h 47m
3 STS-87 CDR 19.11. - 05.12.1997 15d 16h 34m
4 STS-99 CDR 11.02. - 22.02.2000 11d 05h 38m
Total 52d 18h 19m