NASA Astronaut Group 17

The Penguins
The Penguins
	The astronauts of Group 17
Year selected	1998
Number selected	32

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: Lee Archambault, Kenneth Ham, Gregory C. Johnson, Gregory H. Johnson, William Oefelein, Alan Poindexter, George Zamka, and Christopher Ferguson; 17 mission specialists, and seven international mission specialists who became NASA-qualified astronauts. They began training in August 1998.

Pilots

Lee Archambault (2 flights)
Group Patch
- Pilot, STS-117 (Atlantis)
- Commander, STS-119 (Discovery)
Christopher Ferguson (3 flights)[2]
- Pilot, STS-115 (Atlantis)
- Commander, STS-126 (Endeavour)
- Commander, STS-135 (Atlantis)
Kenneth Ham (2 flights)[3]
- Pilot, STS-124 (Discovery)
- Commander, STS-132 (Atlantis)
Gregory C. Johnson (1 flight)[4]
- Pilot, STS-125
Gregory H. Johnson (2 flights)[5]
- 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)[6]
Alan Poindexter (2 flights)[7]
- Pilot, STS-122, (Atlantis)
- Commander, STS-131 (Discovery)
George Zamka (2 flights)[8]
- Pilot, STS-120, (Discovery)
- Commander, STS-130, (Endeavour)

Mission specialists

Clayton Anderson (2 flights)[9]
- STS-117 (Atlantis); launched to the ISS
- Flight engineer, Expedition 15
- STS-120 (Discovery; landed from ISS)
- STS-131 (Discovery)
Tracy Caldwell (2 flights)[10]
- STS-118 (Endeavour)
- Soyuz TMA-18
- Flight engineer, Expedition 23/Expedition 24
Gregory Chamitoff (2 flights)[11]
- 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)[12]
- Soyuz TMA-17
- Flight engineer, Expedition 22/Expedition 23
Michael Foreman (2 flights)[13]
- Mission specialist, STS-123 (Endeavour)
- Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis)
Michael Fossum (3 flights)[14]
- 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)[15]
- Mission specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis)
Leland Melvin (2 flights)[16]
- Mission specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis)
- Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis)
Barbara Morgan (1 flight)[17]
- STS-118 (Endeavour)
John Olivas (2 flights)[18]
- Mission specialist, STS-117 (Atlantis)
- Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery)
Nicholas Patrick (2 flights)[19]
- Mission specialist, STS-116 (Discovery)
- Mission specialist, STS-130 (Endeavour)
Garrett Reisman (2 flights)[20]
- STS-123 (Endeavour; launched to ISS)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 16/Expedition 17
- STS-124 (Discovery; landed from ISS)
- STS-132 (Atlantis)
Patricia Robertson[21]
Steven Swanson (3 flights)[22]
- 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)[23]
- Mission specialist, STS-120 (Discovery)
- Soyuz TMA-19
- Flight engineer, Expedition 24
- Commander, Expedition 25
Sunita Williams (2 flights)[24]
- 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
- Commander, Starliner-1 (Future Flight November 2020)
Neil Woodward[25]

International mission specialists

Léopold Eyharts, France (2 flights)[26]
- 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)[27]
- STS-120 (Discovery – ISS mission)
- Soyuz TMA-20
- Expedition 26
- Expedition 27
Marcos Pontes, Brazil (1 flight) (first Brazilian in space)[28][29]
- Soyuz TMA-8 (launched only)
- Soyuz TMA-7 (landed only)
- Expedition 13, International Space Station (9 days only)
Hans Schlegel, Germany (2 flights)[30]
- Payload Specialist, STS-55 (Columbia – Spacelab)
- Mission Specialist, STS-122 (Atlantis – to ISS)
Robert Thirsk, Canada (2 flights)[31]
- Payload Specialist, STS-78 (Columbia; Spacelab)
- Soyuz TMA-15
- Expedition 20
Bjarni Tryggvason, Canada (1 flight)[32]
- Payload Specialist, STS-85 (Discovery)
Roberto Vittori (Italy) (3 flights)[33]
- 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)

NASA biographies

"NASA NAMES ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 1998". June 4, 1998. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
"Christopher Ferguson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Kenneth Ham". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Gregory C. Johnson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Gregory H. Johnson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"William Oefelein". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Alan Poindexter". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"George Zamka". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Clayton Anderson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Tracy Caldwell". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Gregory Chamitoff". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Timothy Creamer". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Michael Foreman". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Michael Fossum". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Stanley Love". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Leland Melvin". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Barbara Morgan". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"John Olivas". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Nicholas Patrick". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Garrett Reisman". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Patricia Robertson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Steven Swanson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Douglas H. Wheelock". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Sunita Williams". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"Neil Woodward". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.
"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.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "NASA NAMES ASTRONAUT CLASS OF 1998". June 4, 1998. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[2] "Christopher Ferguson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[3] "Kenneth Ham". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[4] "Gregory C. Johnson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[5] "Gregory H. Johnson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[6] "William Oefelein". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[7] "Alan Poindexter". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[8] "George Zamka". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[9] "Clayton Anderson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[10] "Tracy Caldwell". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[11] "Gregory Chamitoff". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[12] "Timothy Creamer". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[13] "Michael Foreman". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[14] "Michael Fossum". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[15] "Stanley Love". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[16] "Leland Melvin". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[17] "Barbara Morgan". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[18] "John Olivas". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[19] "Nicholas Patrick". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[20] "Garrett Reisman". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[21] "Patricia Robertson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[22] "Steven Swanson". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[23] "Douglas H. Wheelock". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[24] "Sunita Williams". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[25] "Neil Woodward". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[26] "Léopold Eyharts". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[27] "Paolo Nespoli". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[28] Marcos Pontes

[29] "Astronaut Biography: Marcos Pontes". www.spacefacts.de. Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[30] "Hans Schlegel". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[31] "Robert Thirsk". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.

[32] Bjarni Tryggvason

[33] "Roberto Vittori". Retrieved Apr 29, 2019.