NASA Astronaut Group 20
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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.
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.
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Mission Specialists [edit]
- Serena M. Auñón[2]
- Jeanette J. Epps[2]
- Jack D. Fischer[2]
- Michael S. Hopkins[2]
- Kjell N. Lindgren[2]
- Kathleen Rubins[2]
- Scott D. Tingle[2]
- Mark T. Vande Hei[2]
- Gregory Reid Wiseman[2]
International Mission Specialists [edit]
- Jeremy Hansen, Canada[3]
- Norishige Kanai, Japan
- Takuya Onishi, Japan
- David Saint-Jacques, Canada[3]
- Kimiya Yui, Japan
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "NASA's new astronaut class: call them the "Chumps"". collectSPACE. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts". CBC News. May 13, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Current astronauts page
- Retired astronauts page
- Foreign astronauts page
- Payload specialist astronauts page
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