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NASA Astronaut Group 17

NASA Astronaut Group 17 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 17 rather than just read about it. In short: NASA Astronaut Group 17, were chosen by NASA in 1998 and announced on June 4 of that year. The group of 32 candidates included eight pilots, 17 mission specialists, and seven international mission specialists who became NASA astronauts.

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Reference excerpt

NASA Astronaut Group 17, were chosen by NASA in 1998 and announced on June 4 of that year. 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.

Pilots

Lee Archambault (2 flights) Pilot, STS-117 (Atlantis) Commander, STS-119 (Discovery) Christopher Ferguson (3 flights) Pilot, STS-115 (Atlantis) Commander, STS-126 (Endeavour) Commander, STS-135 (Atlantis) Kenneth Ham (2 flights) Pilot, STS-124 (Discovery) Commander, STS-132 (Atlantis) Gregory C. Johnson (1 flight) Pilot, STS-125 Gregory H. Johnson (2 flights) Pilot, STS-123, (Endeavour) Pilot, STS-134, (Endeavour) William Oefelein (dismissed from the NASA astronaut corps and reassigned to the U.S. Navy, later retiring from military service) (1 flight) Pilot, STS-116, (Discovery) Alan Poindexter (2 flights) Pilot, STS-122, (Atlantis) Commander, STS-131 (Discovery) George Zamka (2 flights) Pilot, STS-120, (Discovery) Commander, STS-130, (Endeavour)

Mission specialists Clayton Anderson (2 flights) STS-117 (Atlantis); launched to the ISS Flight engineer, Expedition 15 STS-120 (Discovery; landed from ISS) STS-131 (Discovery) Tracy Caldwell (3 flights) STS-118 (Endeavour) Soyuz TMA-18 Flight engineer, Expedition 23/Expedition 24 Soyuz MS-25 Flight engineer, Expedition 70/Expedition 71 Gregory Chamitoff (2 flights) NEEMO 3 Mission Specialist, STS-124 (Discovery; launched to ISS) Flight engineer, Expedition 17/Expedition 18 (also served as a science officer) Mission Specialist, STS-126 (Endeavour; landed from ISS) Mission Specialist, STS-134 (Endeavour) Timothy Creamer (1 flight) Soyuz TMA-17 (Expedition 22/23) Michael Foreman (2 flights) Mission specialist, STS-123 (Endeavour) Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis) Michael Fossum (3 flights) Mission specialist, STS-121 (Discovery) Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery) Soyuz TMA-02M Flight engineer, Expedition 28 Commander, Expedition 29 Stanley G. Love (1 flight) Mission specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis) Leland Melvin (2 flights) Mission specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis) Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis) Barbara Morgan (1 flight) Mission specialist, STS-118 (Endeavour) John Olivas (2 flights) Mission specialist, STS-117 (Atlantis) Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery) Nicholas Patrick (2 flights) Mission specialist, STS-116 (Discovery) Mission specialist, STS-130 (Endeavour) Garrett Reisman (2 flights) STS-123 (Endeavour; launched to ISS) Flight engineer, Expedition 16/Expedition 17 STS-124 (Discovery; landed from ISS) STS-132 (Atlantis) Patricia Robertson Steven Swanson (3 flights) Mission specialist, STS-117 (Atlantis) Mission specialist, STS-119 (Discovery) Soyuz TMA-12M Flight engineer, Expedition 39 Commander, Expedition 40 Douglas H. Wheelock (2 flights) Mission specialist, STS-120 (Discovery) Soyuz TMA-19 Flight engineer, Expedition 24 Commander, Expedition 25 Sunita Williams (3 flights) STS-116 (Discovery; launched to ISS) Flight engineer, Expedition 14/Expedition 15 STS-117 (Atlantis; landed from ISS) Soyuz TMA-05M Flight engineer, Expedition 32 Commander, Expedition 33 Pilot, Boeing CFT (Calypso) (Launched on Calypso for Expedition 71/72) Mission specialist, SpaceX Crew-9 (Crew Dragon Freedom) (Landed on Freedom for Expedition 71/72) Flight engineer, Expedition 71 Commander, Expedition 72 Neil Woodward

International mission specialists Léopold Eyharts, France (2 flights) 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) STS-120 (Discovery – ISS mission) Soyuz TMA-20 (Expedition 26/27) Soyuz MS-05 (Expedition 52/53) Marcos Pontes, Brazil (1 flight) (first Brazilian in space) 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) Payload Specialist, STS-55 (Columbia – Spacelab) Mission Specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis – to ISS) Robert Thirsk, Canada (2 flights) Payload Specialist, STS-78 (Columbia; Spacelab) Soyuz TMA-15 (Expedition 20/21) Bjarni Tryggvason, Canada (1 flight) Payload Specialist, STS-85 (Discovery) Roberto Vittori (Italy) (3 flights) Soyuz TM-34 (launched only), Soyuz TM-33 (landed only) Soyuz TMA-6 (launched only), Soyuz TMA-5 (landed only) Mission Specialist, STS-134 (Endeavour)

See also List of astronauts by selection

Notes

References

External links Current astronauts page Retired astronauts page Foreign astronauts page Payload specialist astronauts page

Illustrations

NASA Astronaut Group 17: Group Patch — Group Patch

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NASA Astronaut Group 17

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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 17 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 17 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 17

In research: NASA Astronaut Group 17 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 17 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 17 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1998 establishments in the United States, 1998 in spaceflight, Lists of astronauts, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for NASA Astronaut Group 17 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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