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The selection and training of astronauts are integrated processes to ensure the crew members are qualified for space missions. [6] The training is categorized into five objectives to train the astronauts on the general and specific aspects: basic training, advanced training, mission-specific training, onboard training, and proficiency maintenance training. [7]
1952–1970 (active) 1970–1982 (reserve) Signature. Michael "Mike" Collins (October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021) was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on the surface. He was also a test pilot and major ...
Anne McClain. Anne Charlotte McClain (born June 7, 1979) is a Colonel in the U.S. Army, engineer and a NASA astronaut. [ 2] Her call sign, "Annimal", dates back to her bruising rugby days; [ 3] she also uses the call sign in her Twitter handle, AstroAnnimal. She was a Flight Engineer for Expedition 58 / 59 to the International Space Station .
Jasmin Moghbeli (born June 24, 1983) is an American U.S. Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, and Naval Test Pilot School. Moghbeli was mission commander for SpaceX Crew-7 and flight engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 69 ...
STS-7. STS-41-G. Mission insignia. Retirement. August 15, 1987. Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana ...
Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986), ( Capt USN) was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, breaking up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet (14.6 km ), [1] killing all seven crew members.
Buzz Aldrin ( / ˈɔːldrɪn /; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander ...
José Moreno Hernández (born August 7, 1962) is a Mexican-American engineer [ 3] and astronaut. He currently serves as a Regent of the University of California . Hernández was assigned to the crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-128. He also served as chief of the Materials and Processes branch of Johnson Space Center.