Kenneth Cockrell Autographs
Kenneth Dale "Taco" Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is a retired American astronaut, engineer and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions. He served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1997 to 1998.
Cockrell was born in Austin, Texas, to Buford Dale Cockrell and Jewell Moorman. Growing up, he spent some time living in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He graduated from Rockdale High School in nearby Rockdale, Texas, in 1968. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972 and received his commission in the United States Navy that same year. He also earned a master's in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida in 1974. He was trained as a pilot and was stationed from 1975 to 1978 aboard the aircraft carrier USSÂ Midway. Cockrell then became a test pilot for several years before serving two tours of duty aboard USSÂ Constellation. In 1987, Cockrell resigned from the Navy and joined the Aircraft Operations Division of Johnson Space Center as a research pilot.
Selected by NASA in January 1990, Cockrell became an astronaut in July 1991. His technical assignments to date include: duties in the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, working on landing, rollout, tires and brakes issues; CAPCOM in Mission Control for ascent and entry; Astronaut Office representative for Flight Data File, the numerous books of procedures carried aboard Shuttle flights. He also served as Assistant to the Chief of the Astronaut Office for Shuttle operations and hardware, Chief of the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, and Chief of the Astronaut Office. He served one year as Director of Operations, Russia, in Star City, Russia. He served as the liaison between the Astronaut Office and the training organization at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City. Cockrell is currently the Assistant Director, Flight Crew Operations, for aircraft operations. In addition, he serves as an instructor pilot in the T-38 airplane.
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Traded items with a signature of Kenneth Cockrell
The most expensive item with a signature of Kenneth Cockrell (Kenneth Cockrell signed autographed NASA 8x10 photo! RARE! AMCo Authenticated!) was sold in September 2019 for $25.00 while the cheapest item (Kenneth Cockrell NASA Astronaut Signed Autograph Photo) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2013 with an average selling price of $11.51 for an autographed item of Kenneth Cockrell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2019 with $25.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2008. In average, an autographed item from Kenneth Cockrell is worth $9.99.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Astronaut Kenneth Cockrell Signed 8x10 Official NASA Photo | $9.90 |  |
| ASTRONAUT KENNETH COCKRELL, SIGNED/AUTOGRAPHED STS-111 COVER | $5.50 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell NASA Astronaut Authentic Autographed & Inscribed 8x10 Photo | $3.01 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell NASA Astronaut Authentic Autographed 8x10 Photo To Victoria | $13.01 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell NASA Astronaut Signed Autograph Photo | $19.99 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell Signed 8x10 NASA Astronaut Photograph | $4.99 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell signed autographed NASA 8x10 photo! RARE! AMCo Authenticated! | $19.00 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell signed autographed NASA 8x10 photo! RARE! AMCo Authenticated! | $19.00 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell signed autographed NASA 8x10 photo! RARE! AMCo Authenticated! | $25.00 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell Signed Autographed Photo Astronaut | $19.99 | |
| Kenneth Cockrell signed/autographed picture STS-56 | $16.49 | |
| NASA astronaut Kenneth Cockrell authentic signed 8X10 photo | $9.90 | |
| NASA Astronaut Kenneth Cockrell signed 8 x 10 Photo S111E5013 Space Station | $7.99 | |
| NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut KENNETH COCKRELL Autographed Signed 8 x 10 Photo | $24.95 | |
| STS-80 Landing Photograph Signed by Kenneth Cockrell | $10.00 | |
