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NASA Astronaut Group 14

NASA Astronaut Group 14 is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand NASA Astronaut Group 14 rather than just read about it. In short: NASA Astronaut Group 14 ("The Hogs") was a group of 24 astronauts announced by NASA on 31 March 1992. The group's name derived from The Muppet Show skit "Pigs in Space" and from the group's sponsorship of a pot-bellied pig at the Houston Zoo.

Key takeaways

NASA Astronaut Group 14 belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect NASA Astronaut Group 14 to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of NASA Astronaut Group 14 from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

NASA Astronaut Group 14 ("The Hogs") was a group of 24 astronauts announced by NASA on 31 March 1992. The group's name derived from The Muppet Show skit "Pigs in Space" and from the group's sponsorship of a pot-bellied pig at the Houston Zoo.

Pilots Scott J. Horowitz (born 1957), U.S. Air Force (4 flights) STS-75 Columbia STS-82 Discovery STS-101 Atlantis STS-105 Discovery Brent W. Jett Jr. (born 1958), U.S. Navy (4 flights) STS-72 Endeavour STS-81 Atlantis STS-97 Endeavour STS-115 Atlantis Kevin R. Kregel (born 1956), U.S. Air Force (4 flights) STS-70 Discovery STS-78 Columbia STS-87 Columbia STS-99 Endeavour Kent V. Rominger (born 1956), U.S. Navy (5 flights) STS-73 Columbia STS-80 Columbia STS-85 Discovery STS-96 Discovery STS-100 Endeavour

Mission Specialists Daniel T. Barry (born 1953), Scientist (3 flights) STS-72 Endeavour STS-96 Discovery STS-105 Discovery Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951-2006), U.S. Navy (1 flight) STS-78 Columbia Catherine Coleman (born 1960), U.S. Air Force (3 flights) STS-73 Columbia STS-93 Columbia Soyuz TMA-20 Expedition 26/27 Michael Gernhardt (born 1956), Bioengineer (4 flights) STS-69 Endeavour STS-83 Columbia STS-94 Columbia STS-104 Atlantis John Grunsfeld (born 1958), Physicist (5 flights) STS-67 Endeavour STS-81 Atlantis STS-103 Discovery STS-109 Columbia STS-125 Atlantis Wendy B. Lawrence (born 1959), U.S. Navy (4 flights) STS-67 Endeavour STS-86 Atlantis STS-91 Discovery STS-114 Discovery Jerry Linenger (born 1955), U.S. Navy (2 flights) STS-64 Discovery STS-81 Atlantis (Launched to MIR) STS-84 Atlantis (Returned from MIR) Richard Linnehan (born 1957), Veterinarian (4 flights) STS-78 Columbia STS-90 Columbia STS-109 Columbia STS-123 Endeavour Michael Lopez-Alegria (born 1958), U.S. Navy (6 flights) STS-73 Columbia STS-92 Discovery STS-113 Endeavour Soyuz TMA-9 (Launch vehicle for Expedition 14) Expedition 14 Axiom Mission 1 (Private spaceflight to the ISS) Axiom Mission 3 (Private spaceflight to the ISS) Scott Parazynski (born 1961), Physician (5 flights) STS-66 Atlantis STS-86 Atlantis STS-95 Discovery STS-100 Endeavour STS-120 Discovery Winston Scott (born 1950), U.S. Navy (2 flights) STS-72 Endeavour STS-87 Columbia Steven Smith (born 1958), Engineer (4 flights) STS-68 Endeavour STS-82 Discovery STS-103 Discovery STS-110 Atlantis Joseph Tanner (born 1950), U.S. Navy (4 flights) STS-66 Atlantis STS-82 Discovery STS-97 Endeavour STS-115 Atlantis Andy Thomas (born 1951), Engineer (4 flights) STS-77 Endeavour STS-89 Endeavour (Launched to MIR) STS-91 Discovery (Returned from MIR) STS-102 Discovery STS-114 Discovery Mary Weber (born 1962), Scientist (2 flights) STS-70 Discovery STS-101 Atlantis

International Astronauts Marc Garneau (born 1949), Royal Canadian Navy (3 flights) STS-41-G Challenger STS-77 Endeavour STS-97 Endeavour Chris Hadfield (born 1959), Royal Canadian Air Force (3 flights) STS-74 Atlantis STS-100 Endeavour Soyuz TMA-07M (Launched to ISS) Expedition 34 (Last part of expedition) Expedition 35 (All of expedition) Maurizio Cheli (born 1959), Italian Air Force (1 flight) STS-75 Columbia Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), Engineer (3 flights) STS-66 Atlantis STS-84 Atlantis STS-103 Discovery Koichi Wakata (born 1963), Engineer (5 flights) STS-72 Endeavour STS-92 Discovery STS-119 Discovery/STS-127 Endeavour ISS Expedition 18/19/20 Soyuz TMA-11M ISS Expedition 38/39 (During Expedition 39 he became the first Japanese ISS commander) SpaceX Crew-5 ISS Expedition 68

See also List of astronauts by year of selection

References

External links Astronaut Biographies

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NASA Astronaut Group 14

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what NASA Astronaut Group 14 claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to NASA Astronaut Group 14 before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NASA Astronaut Group 14 ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NASA Astronaut Group 14

In research: NASA Astronaut Group 14 appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses NASA Astronaut Group 14 in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: NASA Astronaut Group 14 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1992 establishments in the United States, 1992 in spaceflight, Lists of astronauts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for NASA Astronaut Group 14 outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study NASA Astronaut Group 14 in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is NASA Astronaut Group 14 in simple terms?

Why does NASA Astronaut Group 14 matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study NASA Astronaut Group 14?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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