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4 giorni fa · The "Hairballs" nickname, according to Jones in his book Sky Walking, came after the group, the 13th NASA astronaut class, put a black cat on its group patch. February – CNES Group 3 (France) Léopold Eyharts, Jean-Marc Gasparini, Philippe Perrin, Benoit Silve Group 3 was the last group of CNES astronauts chosen.
3 giorni fa · His selection as one of fourteen members of NASA's Astronaut Group 3 was announced on October 18, 1963. This made him the first astronaut with a doctoral degree which, combined with his expertise in orbital mechanics, earned him the nickname "Dr. Rendezvous" from his fellow astronauts.
3 giorni fa · She was selected as a mission specialist astronaut with NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first class of NASA astronauts to include women. After completing her training in 1979, she served as the ground-based capsule communicator (CapCom) for the second and third Space Shuttle flights, and helped develop the Space Shuttle's robotic arm .
4 giorni fa · Astronaut Group 1 Alan Shepard: USN Gemini 3 Command Pilot — Astronaut Group 2 Elliot See: Civilian: Gemini 9 Command Pilot: Gemini 5 Pilot Astronaut Group 3 William Anders: USAF — Gemini 11 Pilot Charles Bassett: Gemini 9 Pilot — Alan Bean: USN — Gemini 10 Command Pilot Clifton Williams: USMC — Gemini 10 Pilot
2 giorni fa · Mercury-Atlas 7. Mission insignia. Retirement. August 10, 1967. Malcolm Scott Carpenter (May 1, 1925 – October 10, 2013) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for NASA 's Project Mercury in April 1959.
17 mag 2024 · On December 21, 1968, three NASA astronauts embarked on a journey that would take them “Round the moon and back.” The Apollo 8 mission proved the performance of the command and service module and was the first crewed launch of the Saturn V rocket.
23 mag 2024 · Johnson Space Center. May 23, 2024. Article. On May 23, 1984, NASA announced the selection of its 10 th group of astronauts. Chosen from nearly 5,000 applicants, the group comprised 17 astronaut candidates – seven pilots and 10 mission specialists – and included three women and one Hispanic American.
