NASA Astronaut Group 20
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.
| 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 |
Mission Specialists
- Serena M. Auñón[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 56/57
- Jeanette J. Epps[2]
- Jack D. Fischer[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 52/53
- Michael S. Hopkins[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 37/38
- Future Flight, Commander, USCV-1
- Kjell N. Lindgren[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Kathleen Rubins[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Future Flight, Flight Engineer, Expedition 63/64
- Scott D. Tingle[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Mark T. Vande Hei[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Gregory R. Wiseman[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 40/41
International Mission Specialists
- Jeremy Hansen, Canada[3]
- Norishige Kanai, Japan
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Takuya Onishi, Japan
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 48/49
- David Saint-Jacques, Canada[3]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 58/59
- Kimiya Yui, Japan
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45
See also
- List of astronauts by selection
- NASA Astronaut Group 21
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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