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The New Nine class of U.S. astronauts (the second group of astronauts selected by NASA) has the most recipients of the medal, with seven. Second is NASA Astronaut Group 8 which received five awards, four for astronauts killed in the Challenger Disaster ( Shannon Lucid is the only Group 8 astronaut to receive the award who was not killed in the ...
Astronaut Status is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Future. It was released on January 12, 2012. [ 1 ] The album features guest appearances from rappers Gucci Mane , Young Jeezy , Ludacris and Rocko . [ 2 ]
Readdy is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, the Explorers Club, and the Royal Astronautical Society and is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. He also belongs to the Association of Space Explorers. Readdy currently serves on the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education as Treasurer.
Allen was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, in June 1937.His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Allen III, had resided in Frankfort, Indiana.He attended Mills School, and is a graduate of Crawfordsville High School in Indiana, Class of 1955; received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Physics from DePauw University in 1959, where he was a member of The Delta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, [1 ...
Russell Louis "Rusty" Schweickart (also Schweikart; born October 25, 1935) is an American aeronautical engineer, and a former NASA astronaut, research scientist, U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, as well as a former business executive and government executive. Schweickart was selected in 1963 for NASA's third astronaut group.
Artemis II, the first crewed mission of the program, is planned to launch four astronauts in May 2024 [63] on a free-return flyby of the Moon at a distance of 4,000 miles (6,400 km). [ 64 ] [ 65 ] After Artemis II, the Power and Propulsion Element of the Lunar Gateway and three components of an expendable lunar lander are planned to be ...
Four civilian astronauts blasted off into space on Tuesday, Sept. 10 — launching from Cape Canaveral, Fla., en route, they hope, to fly deeper into the cosmos (870 miles, to be exact) than any ...
Born July 26, 1951, and raised in Red Springs, North Carolina, McArthur was active in the Boy Scouts of America where he achieved its second highest rank, Life Scout. [2] He attended the United States Military Academy, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Science and Engineering in 1973, and earned his commission in the U.S. Army.