Facts: - mission: sts-73 , sts-80 , sts-85 , sts-96 , sts-100 - other names: kent vernon rominger - type: nasa astronaut - insignia: 30px30px30px30px30px - status: retired - selection: 1992 nasa group 14 - birth date: 7 august 1956 - name: kent v. rominger - time: 67d 02h 58m - nationality: american - image: kent rominger.jpg - birth place: del norte , colorado , u.s. - rank: captain , usn - occupation: test pilot Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kent rominger .
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kent vernon '' rommel '' rominger -lrb- born august 7 , 1956 -rrb- is an american former astronaut , former nasa chief of the astronaut office at johnson space center , and a captain in the united states navy .he joined atk launch systems group in 2006 as vice president of advanced programs .