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Ken "Hock" Ham

Astronaut, Navy Test Pilot, Speaker

Astronaut, Navy Test Pilot, Speaker

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North Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Ken "Hock" Ham Biography

Ken “Hock” Ham is a former naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer (graduate of the US Naval Academy) and NASA astronaut.

As a military pilot, Hock was the lead carrier suitability test pilot for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, conducted combat missions as an air wing strike leader over Bosnia, North Iraq, and Afghanistan and was an F/A-18 demonstration pilot. He has over 6,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft types, with over 300 shipboard and 300 land-based arrested landings.

While at NASA he served a crewmember on the KC-135, was an ascent/entry CAPCOM (including for Return To Flight, STS-114, after the Columbia disaster), was an International Space Station (ISS) CAPCOM and lead astronaut for the space shuttle closeout crew/astronaut support personnel. Ken’s first assignment to fly in space came as the Pilot of Discovery, STS-124 in June 2008, which delivered and assembled the Japanese Pressurized Module on ISS. Hock then served as Commander of Atlantis, STS-132 which delivered the Russian MRM-1 module to ISS. During his last two years at NASA, Ken served as a T-38N flight instructor & high altitude research pilot on the WB-57F.

As a civilian test pilot, Hock was the first person to fly the Millennium Jet, Solotrek. He is an FAA Commercial, CFI, CFII, & MEI pilot. Ken currently owns a Bellanca Super Viking.

Post NASA, Hock served as the Chair of the Aerospace Engineering Department and the Senior Aviator at the US Naval Academy. He was the Director of Flight Crews & Client Astronauts and Director of Spacecraft Systems Operational Safety at Bigelow Aerospace. He is currently an aerobatics & air combat flight instructor with Sky Combat Ace in Henderson Nevada and a Senior Tactical Systems Analyst with Tactical Air Support.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/24/2024.

Ken "Hock" Ham Speaking Topics

  • Motivational Talks with students of All Ages

  • Aviation from rotor blades to rockets

  • Leadership in Life from the Military to Space and Beyond

  • Life in Space

Ken "Hock" Ham Videos

  • Part 1: The Sky At Night: STS-132 Ken Ham & Piers Sellers Interview ...
  • Part 2: The Sky At Night: STS-132 Ken Ham & Piers Sellers Interview ...

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    Ken "Hock" Ham is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Astronauts, Engineering, Lifestyle, Military, Navy, Science, Space, Technology.
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Ken "Hock" Ham is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Motivational Talks with students of All Ages, Aviation from rotor blades to rockets, Leadership in Life from the Military to Space and Beyond and Life in Space. The estimated speaking fee range to book Ken "Hock" Ham for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Ken "Hock" Ham generally travels from North Las Vegas, NV, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Robert Curbeam, Daniel Tani, Sandra Magnus, Aprille Ericsson and Fred Gregory. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Ken "Hock" Ham for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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