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The first group of astronauts was hired by NASA in 1959. From a pool of 500 applicants, seven men were selected to become the first American astronauts, known as the Mercury 7. Initially, these...
As of October 2024, the corps has 47 "active" astronauts consisting of 20 women and 27 men [8] The highest number of active astronauts at one time was in 2000 when there were 149. [9] All of the current astronaut corps are from the classes of 1996 (Group 16) or later. Missions in italics are scheduled and subject to change.
Prior to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. [1] He retired from the Air Force on February 1, 2011, after having achieved the highest rank of any military astronaut. On January 30, 2012, General Chilton was named to the board of directors of Orbital Sciences Corporation.
Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008.
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Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 [1] [2] and pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover is a captain and F/A-18 pilot in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School . [ 3 ]
The first time Fossum became interested in being an astronaut was at age 12 while watching the Apollo 11 Moon landing. He rekindled this dream while with the Air Force at Johnson Space Center during the early 1990s. [2] In January 1993, Fossum was employed by NASA as a Systems Engineer.
NASA has since changed the rules and will not allow married astronauts on the same flight. [ 1 ] Lee was a mission specialist on his third flight, mission STS-64 , running from September 9–20, 1994.