Kevin Anthony Ford (born July 7, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut.

Ford has also logged more than 6,100 flying hours and also holds FAA certificates for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and balloons.

Following a three-year assignment to pursue full-time studies as a doctoral candidate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, he was assigned to the Air Force Test Pilot School where he served as the director of plans and programs, taught academics, and instructed students on flight test techniques in the F-15, F-16, and gliders.

Following the completion of two years of training and evaluation, he was assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office Advanced Vehicles Branch, working advanced exploration issues, and to the Space Shuttle Branch, working on the development and test of the Shuttle Cockpit Avionics Upgrade.

At the 2007 Grand Prix of Houston, Ford got to ride the Minardi F1 two-seater race car, driven by Zsolt Baumgartner.

1998 David B. Barnes Outstanding Flight Instructor Award, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.