Bob Dempsey

Robert "Dr. Bob" Dempsey is a NASA flight director for the International Space Station,[1] selected in 2005.

As astronomer he worked at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) prior to joining the ISS project.

For five years he worked in the Onboard Data Interfaces and Networks (ODIN) group and then as a Communication and Tracking Officer before being selected as a flight director in 2005.

He grew up in Michigan, is married to his wife Dorothea, and he enjoys cooking and traveling.

[3] Dempsey is a member of the International Astronomical Union[4] Dempsey oversaw the jettisoning of the 1,400-pound (640 kg), refrigerator-sized Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS), along with an unused stanchion which had previously held a camera, from the International Space Station during Expedition 15.