NASA Astronaut Group 20 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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 |
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| Year selected | 2009 |
| Number selected | 14 |
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
- Mission Specialist, Starliner-1 (future flight)
- 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 (1 flight)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-4 (future flight)
- 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
- Soyuz MS-07
- Mark T. Vande Hei (2 flights)
- Soyuz MS-06
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Soyuz MS-18
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 64/65/66
- Soyuz MS-06
- Gregory R. Wiseman (1 flight)
- Soyuz TMA-13M
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 40/41, Current Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Soyuz TMA-13M
International Mission Specialists
- Jeremy Hansen, Canada
- 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
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