NASA Astronaut Group 17, were chosen by NASA in 1998 and announced on June 4 of that year.[1] The group of 32 candidates included eight pilots, 17 mission specialists, and seven international mission specialists who became NASA astronauts. They began training in August 1998.
| The Penguins | |
|---|---|
 The astronauts of Group 17 | |
| Year selected | 1998 |
| Number selected | 32 |
Pilots
edit- Lee Archambault (2 flights)[2]
- Christopher Ferguson (3 flights)[5]
- Kenneth Ham (2 flights)[9]
- Gregory C. Johnson (1 flight)[12]
- Gregory H. Johnson (2 flights)[14]
- William Oefelein (dismissed from the NASA astronaut corps and reassigned to the U.S. Navy, later retiring from military service) (1 flight)[17]
- Alan Poindexter (2 flights)[19]
- George Zamka (2 flights)[22]
Mission specialists
edit- Clayton Anderson (2 flights)[25]
- Tracy Caldwell (3 flights)[26]
- STS-118 (Endeavour)[27]
- Soyuz TMA-18
- Flight engineer, Expedition 23/Expedition 24
- Soyuz MS-25
- Flight engineer, Expedition 70/Expedition 71
- Gregory Chamitoff (2 flights)[28]
- Timothy Creamer (1 flight)[29]
- Soyuz TMA-17
- Flight engineer, Expedition 22/Expedition 23
- Michael Foreman (2 flights)[30]
- Michael Fossum (3 flights)[32]
- Mission specialist, STS-121 (Discovery)[33]
- Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery)[10]
- Soyuz TMA-02M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 28
- Commander, Expedition 29
- Stanley G. Love (1 flight)[34]
- Leland Melvin (2 flights)[35]
- Barbara Morgan (1 flight)[36]
- John Olivas (2 flights)[37]
- Nicholas Patrick (2 flights)[39]
- Garrett Reisman (2 flights)[40]
- STS-123 (Endeavour; launched to ISS)[15]
- Flight engineer, Expedition 16/Expedition 17
- STS-124 (Discovery; landed from ISS)[10]
- STS-132 (Atlantis)[11]
- Patricia Robertson[41]
- Steven Swanson (3 flights)[42]
- Mission specialist, STS-117 (Atlantis)[3]
- Mission specialist, STS-119 (Discovery)[4]
- Soyuz TMA-12M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 39
- Commander, Expedition 40
- Douglas H. Wheelock (2 flights)[43]
- Mission specialist, STS-120 (Discovery)[23]
- Soyuz TMA-19
- Flight engineer, Expedition 24
- Commander, Expedition 25
- Sunita Williams (3 flights)[44]
- STS-116 (Discovery; launched to ISS)[18]
- Flight engineer, Expedition 14/Expedition 15
- STS-117 (Atlantis; landed from ISS)[3]
- Soyuz TMA-05M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 32
- Commander, Expedition 33
- Pilot, Boeing CFT (Calypso)
- Mission specialist, SpaceX Crew-9 (Crew Dragon Freedom)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 71
- Flight engineer, Expedition 72
- Neil Woodward[45]
International mission specialists
edit- Léopold Eyharts, France (2 flights)[46]
- Soyuz TM-27 (to Mir; launched only)
- Soyuz TM-26 (from Mir; landed only)
- STS-122 (Atlantis – to International Space Station (ISS); launched only)
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 16
- STS-123 (Endeavour – from ISS; landed only)
- Paolo Nespoli, Italy (3 flights)[47]
- STS-120 (Discovery – ISS mission)
- Soyuz TMA-20
- Expedition 26
- Expedition 27
- Marcos Pontes, Brazil (1 flight) (first Brazilian in space)[48][49]
- Spaceflight Participant, Soyuz TMA-8 (launched only)
- Spaceflight Participant, Soyuz TMA-7 (landed only)
- Spaceflight Participant, Expedition 13, International Space Station (9 days only)
- Hans Schlegel, Germany (2 flights)[50]
- Robert Thirsk, Canada (2 flights)[51]
- Payload Specialist, STS-78 (Columbia; Spacelab)
- Soyuz TMA-15
- Expedition 20
- Bjarni Tryggvason, Canada (1 flight)[52]
- Roberto Vittori (Italy) (3 flights)[53]
- Soyuz TM-34 (launched only)
- Soyuz TM-33 (landed only)
- Soyuz TMA-6 (launched only)
- Expedition 11 (10 days only)
- Soyuz TMA-5 (landed only)
- Mission Specialist, STS-134 (Endeavour)
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "George D. Zamka" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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- ^ "Clayton C. Anderson" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. January 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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- ^ "Gregory Errol Chamitoff" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. July 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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- ^ "Michael J. Foreman" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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- ^ "Michael E. Fossum" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. January 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "STS-121 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. May 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Stanley G. Love" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Leland D. Melvin" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. March 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Barbara Radding Morgan" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. July 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "John D. Olivas" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "STS-128 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. August 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Nicholas J. M. Patrick" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Garett E. Reisman" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. June 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Patricia Hilliard Robertson" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Steven R. Swanson" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Douglas H. Wheelock" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Sunita L. Williams" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. August 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Neil W. Woodward III" (PDF). Biographical Data. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. October 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ "Léopold Eyharts". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
- ^ "Paolo Nespoli". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
- ^ Marcos Pontes
- ^ "Astronaut Biography: Marcos Pontes". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
- ^ "Hans Schlegel". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Thirsk". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
- ^ Bjarni Tryggvason
- ^ "Roberto Vittori". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.