Robb Kulin

Robb Michael Kulin
Official NASA portrait, with NASA T-38 aircraft in background
Born	Robb Michael Kulin (1983-12-07) December 7, 1983 Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Status	Resigned
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Denver (B.S.) University of California, San Diego (Ph.D.)
Space career
Former NASA Astronaut Candidate
Current occupation	Engineer
Selection	NASA Group 22
Missions	None, resigned before being completing initial training

Robb Michael Kulin is an American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and former NASA astronaut candidate. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22 but resigned before completing astronaut training.

Personal, education, and career

Robb Kulin was born and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska.

He studied engineering as an undergraduate at the University of Denver, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a master's degree in Materials Science, and a doctorate in Engineering, both from the University of California, San Diego. His doctorate studies focused on dynamic bone fracture.

He worked as a commercial fisherman in Chignik, Alaska, and was previously an ice driller in Antarctica on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Taylor Glacier.

At the time of his selection as astronaut candidate in June 2017, Kulin was senior manager for flight reliability at SpaceX, leading the Launch Chief Engineering group in Hawthorne, California, where he had worked since 2011.