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Australian Space Agency astronaut candidate. Training alongside 2022 ESA Astronaut Group. [31] 23 Mariam Fardous: 1984 Saudi Arabia: Saudi Astronaut Group 1, selected as Axiom Mission 2 backup, February 12, 2023. [32] 24 Nichole Ayers: 1988/1989 United States: NASA Astronaut Group 23: 25 Christina Birch: November 17, 1986 United States: NASA ...
The flags indicate the astronaut's primary citizenship during his or her time as an astronaut. The symbol identifies female astronauts. The symbol indicates astronauts who have left low Earth orbit. The symbol indicates astronauts who have walked on the Moon. The symbol † indicates astronauts who have died in incidents related to a space program.
Watkins participated in NEEMO mission 23 from June 10 to 22, 2019. [18] This mission tested technologies and objectives for deep space mission and lunar explorations on the seafloor. Watkins’ NEEMO mission was the first of its kind to feature an all-female research team led by Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. [18] [19]
NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly as early as next ...
Kathy is not just an ivory-tower scientist. She was part of NASA's first class of female astronauts, selected in 1978, and went on to fly three shuttle missions. She is the first American woman to walk in space and served aboard the mission that deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.
In 2013, Mann was selected as one of the eight members of NASA Astronaut Group 21. She completed her training in 2015 and has since served as a T-38 Talon Safety and Training Officer and was the Assistant to the Chief of Exploration. She worked on development of the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System, and the Exploration Ground Systems.
Mir = Launched to be part of the crew of the Mir Space Station; ISS = Launched to be part of the crew of the International Space Station. Names of astronauts returning from the Mir or ISS on the Space Shuttle are shown in italics. They did not have specific crew roles, but are listed in the Payload Specialist columns for reasons of space.
Isaacman has also approached NASA, offering to fund a Crew Dragon mission to boost the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit and therefore extend its lifespan, since it's currently expected to fall from ...