| The Chumps | |
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 Front row, from the left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Scott D. Tingle, Michael S. Hopkins, Gregory R. (Reid) Wiseman and Mark T. Vande Hei. Middle row, from the left to right: Jack D. Fischer, Serena M. Auñón, Kathleen (Kate) Rubins and Jeanette J. Epps. Back row, from the left to right: David Saint-Jacques, Takuya Onishi, Norishige Kanai, Kimiya Yui and Kjell N. Lindgren | |
| Year selected | 2009 |
| Number selected | 14 |
NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps)[1] saw the training of nine mission specialists, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011.
Mission specialists
- Serena M. Auñón (1 flight) [2]
- Soyuz MS-09
- Flight engineer, Expedition 56/57
- Soyuz MS-09
- Jeanette J. Epps[2]
- SpaceX Crew-8 (future flight)
- Mission specialist, Expedition 70/71
- SpaceX Crew-8 (future flight)
- Jack D. Fischer (1 flight)[2]
- Soyuz MS-04
- Flight engineer, Expedition 52/53
- Soyuz MS-04
- Michael S. Hopkins (2 flights)[2]
- Soyuz TMA-10M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 37/38
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-1
- Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65
- Soyuz TMA-10M
- Kjell N. Lindgren (2 flights)[2]
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-4
- Flight engineer, Expedition 67/68
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Kathleen Rubins (2 flights)[2]
- Soyuz MS-01
- Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Soyuz MS-17
- Flight engineer, Expedition 63/64
- Soyuz MS-01
- Scott D. Tingle (1 flight)[2]
- Soyuz MS-07
- Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Commander, Starliner-1 (future flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
- Mark T. Vande Hei (2 flights)[2]
- Soyuz MS-06
- Flight engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Soyuz MS-18
- Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65/66
- Soyuz MS-06
- Gregory R. Wiseman (1 flight)[2]
- Former Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Soyuz TMA-13M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 40/41
- Commander, Artemis II (future flight)
International mission specialists
- Jeremy Hansen, Canada[3]
- Mission specialist, Artemis II (future flight)
- Norishige Kanai, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
- Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Soyuz MS-07
- Takuya Onishi, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-01
- Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Soyuz MS-01
- David Saint-Jacques, Canada[3] (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-11
- Flight engineer, Expedition 58/59
- Soyuz MS-11
- Kimiya Yui, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Soyuz TMA-17M
See also
References
- ↑ "NASA's new astronaut class: call them the "Chumps"". collectSPACE. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- 1 2 "2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts". CBC News. May 13, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
External links
- Current astronauts page
- Retired astronauts page
- Foreign astronauts page
- Payload specialist astronauts page
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