2009 human spaceflight selection of 14 candidates; "The Chumps"
| The Chumps | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps) 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)
- Soyuz MS-09
- Flight engineer, Expedition 56/57
- Soyuz MS-09
- Jeanette J. Epps
- SpaceX Crew-8
- Mission specialist, Expedition 70/71
- SpaceX Crew-8
- Jack D. Fischer (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-04
- Flight engineer, Expedition 52/53
- Soyuz MS-04
- Michael S. Hopkins (2 flights)
- 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)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-4
- Flight engineer, Expedition 67/68
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Kathleen Rubins (2 flights)
- Soyuz MS-01
- Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Soyuz MS-17
- Flight engineer, Expedition 63/64
- Soyuz MS-01
- Scott D. Tingle (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
- Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Commander, Starliner-1 (future flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
- Mark T. Vande Hei (2 flights)
- Soyuz MS-06
- Flight engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Soyuz MS-18/MS-19
- Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65/66
- Soyuz MS-06
- Gregory R. Wiseman (1 flight)
- 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
- 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 (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.
- ^ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ "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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