NASA Astronaut Group 22

NASA Astronaut Group 22 (nicknamed "The Turtles") is a group of twelve astronauts selected in June 2017.

History

NASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in November 2015 and accepted applications for astronaut hires from December 2015 through February 2016.^[1] A record number of applications - over 18,300 - were received. The final group of twelve selected candidates was publicly announced on June 7, 2017.^[2]

The Group 22 Astronaut Candidates (the term for a newly selected NASA astronaut who has not completed basic training and is not yet eligible for mission assignment) arrived at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for training in August 2017, and when their approximately two-year-long training program is complete, they will be available for future missions.

The class was introduced at a press conference at the Johnson Space Center by U. S. Vice President Mike Pence. The ages of the seven men and five women ranged from 29 to 42 at the time of announcement.

Candidates

Kayla Barron (born 1987): Lt., U.S. Navy
Zena Cardman (born 1987): doctoral candidate at Penn State University
Raja Chari (born 1977): Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force
Matthew Dominick (born 1981): Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy
Bob Hines (born 1975): NASA research pilot
Warren Hoburg (born 1985): assistant professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT
Dr. Jonny Kim: Lt., U.S. Navy SEAL
Robb Kulin (born 1983): Launch Chief Engineer, SpaceX
Jasmin Moghbeli (born 1983): Maj., U.S. Marine Corps
Loral O'Hara (born 1983): research engineer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Francisco Rubio (born 1975): Maj., U.S. Army
Jessica Watkins (born 1988): postdoctoral fellow, California Institute of Technology

References

^ http://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/timeline.htm
^ NASA. "NASA's Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions". NASA. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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[1] ttp://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/timeline.htm

[2017class-2] NASA. "NASA's Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions". NASA. Retrieved June 7, 2017.

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