NASA Astronaut Group 20
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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[edit]
- Serena M. Auñón[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 56/57
- Jeanette J. Epps[2]
- Future Starliner-1
- Jack D. Fischer[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 52/53
- Michael S. Hopkins[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 37/38
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-1
- Kjell N. Lindgren[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Kathleen Rubins[2]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 48/49
- 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[edit]
- 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[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.