NASA Astronaut Group 15
| The Flying Escargot | |
|---|---|
 The astronauts of Group 15 | |
| Year selected | 1994 |
| Number selected | 23 |
NASA Astronaut Group 15 ("The Flying Escargot") was a group of 23 NASA astronauts announced on December 8, 1994.[1][2] Group members adopted The Flying Escargot as their moniker, in reference to two members of the group being from France.[3] The group featured ten pilots, nine mission specialists, and four international mission specialist trainees from France,[4][5][6] Canada[7] and Japan.[7]
Three members of this group, Rick Husband, Michael P. Anderson, and Kalpana Chawla, died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[8] These three received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.[9][10][11]
Another member of the group Pamela Melroy, currently serves as Deputy Administrator of NASA, taking office on June 21, 2021, having been appointed by US President Joe Biden.[12]
Pilots
[edit]- Scott Altman[13]
- Jeffrey Ashby[18]
- Michael Bloomfield[22]
- Joe F. Edwards, Jr.[26]
- Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie[28]
- Rick Husband[9]
- Steven Lindsey[35]
- Pamela Melroy[40]
- Susan L. Still-Kilrain[44]
- Frederick Sturckow[47]
Mission Specialists
[edit]- Michael P. Anderson[10]
- Kalpana Chawla[11]
- Robert Curbeam[52]
- Kathryn Hire[56]
- Janet Kavandi[58]
- Edward Tsang Lu[59]
- Mission Specialist, STS-84 Atlantis[60]
- Mission Specialist, STS-104 Atlantis[21]
- Flight Engineer, Soyuz TMA-2[61]
- Flight Engineer, Expedition 7[61]
- Carlos I. Noriega[62]
- James F. Reilly[63]
- Stephen Robinson[64]
International mission specialists
[edit]- Jean-Loup Chrétien (France)[7]
- Research Cosmonaut, Soyuz T-6[66]: 49(64)
- Research Cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-6/TM-7[66]: 55(70) (Mir Aragatz)
- Mission Specialist, STS-86 Atlantis [23]
- Takao Doi (Japan)[67]
- Michel Tognini (France)[7]
- Dafydd Williams (Canada)[68]
References
[edit]- ^ Hess, Mark; Campion, Ed; Herring, Kyle (8 December 1994). "1995 Astronaut Candidates Selected" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "NASA Names 19 New Astronaut Candidates". The Tyler Courier-Times. Houston, Texas. Associated Press. 9 December 1994. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T-shirt, Class of '95, Shuttle (Melroy)". National Air and Space Museum. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Herring, Kyle (1 March 1995). "95-016: Veteran French Astronauts Lend Expertise to Training". Johnson News. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Rahn, Debbie; Buckingham, Bruce; Herring, Kyle (12 September 1997). "97-199: Atlantis' Sveneth Mission to Mir Set for Sept. 25" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ McCarter, Jennifer; Hawley, Eileen M. (13 November 1997). "H97-263: Tognini Named to STS-93 Crew" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rahn, Debbie; Herring, Kyle (13 January 1995). "95-003: Two International Candidates to Join 1995 Astronaut Class" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Howell, Jefferson D. Jr. (2 February 2003). "J03-07: Statement From JSC Director, Lt. Gen. Jefferson D. Howell, Jr". Johnson News. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Rick Douglas Husband" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Michael P. Anderson" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "President Biden nominates former astronaut Pamela Melroy for NASA deputy administrator". Space.com. 16 April 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (September 2010). "Scott D. Altman" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-90". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-106". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (16 February 2010). "STS-109". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Kauderer, Amiko (30 September 2009). "STS-125". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (January 2018). "Jeffrey S. Ashby" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-93". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-100". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-104". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (September 2007). "Michael J. Bloomfield" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (26 October 2010). "STS-86". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-97". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (16 February 2010). "STS-110". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2002). "Joe Frank Edwards, Jr" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-89". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (June 2010). "Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-91". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (12 February 2010). "STS-99". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-108". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b Nevills, Amiko (8 April 2008). "STS-125". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-96". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-107". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (July 2011). "Steven W. Lindsey" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-87". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-95". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "STS-121". Mission Archives. NASA. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Kauderer, Amiko (15 March 2011). "STS-133". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (April 2013). "Pamela Ann Melroy" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-92". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-112". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Jeanne, Ryba (2 April 2008). "STS-120". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (June 2005). "Susan Kilrain" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-83". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-94". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (April 2013). "Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (10 February 2011). "STS-88". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-105". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b "STS-117". Mission Archives. NASA. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Kauderer, Amiko (23 September 2009). "STS-128". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (December 2007). "Robert L. Curbeam, Jr" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-85". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (15 February 2010). "STS-98". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "STS-116". Mission Archives. NASA. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (March 2010). "Kathryn P. Hire" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Kauderer, Amiko (1 March 2010). "STS-130". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (October 2019). "Janet Lynn Kavandi, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (August 2007). "Edward Tsang Lu, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ a b Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-84". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center; Petty, John Ira (25 April 2003). "International Space Station Status Report #03-18". Johnson News. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (August 2011). "Carlos I. Noriega" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2008). "James F. Reilly, II, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (July 2012). "Stephen K. Robinson, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (23 November 2007). "STS-114". Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Portree, David S. (March 1995). "Mir Hardware Heritage" (PDF). NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Takao Doi, Ph.D." Biographies. JAXA. 2 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Biography of Dr. Dafydd (Dave) Rhys Williams". Astronauts. Canadian Space Agency. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "STS-118". Mission Archives. NASA. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
External links
[edit]NASA Astronaut Group 14 ← NASA Astronaut Group 15 → NASA Astronaut Group 16 | |||||||
| Pilots and commanders | |||||||
| Mission specialists | |||||||
| International mission specialists |
| ||||||
| |||||||
