This shot of June 6, 2017 shows NASA astronaut candidate Robb Kulin on Ellington Field in Houston. Kulin retired halfway through his two years at the Johnson Space Center (Houston). A NASA spokeswoman said that his dismissal would take effect on August 31, 2018. He is also said to be leaving for personal reasons that the space agency cannot talk about because of privacy laws.
For the first time in 50 years, the astronaut decided to quit the process of learning at NASA halfway. Astronaut candidate Robb Kulin resigned after 2 years of study at the Johnson Space Center (Houston). A NASA spokeswoman said that his dismissal would take effect on August 31, 2018. It is also said that he leaves for personal reasons that the space agency cannot talk about because of privacy laws. The 34-year-old Kulin was among the 12 new astronauts selected last summer from a record 18,300 applicants. He worked as a senior manager of SpaceX when he was chosen, and said that at that time he dreamed of flying in a vehicle he had participated in developing. Recall that SpaceX and Boeing are developing the first NASA space crews capsules, which they plan to launch in 2019.
He grew up in Anchorage (Alaska) and managed to work as a commercial fisherman in Alaska and an ice driller in Antarctica. The last time that astronauts resigned in the learning process was in 1968.
