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RELEASE NO: 79-124 October 1979

CONTENTS

Preface 1

Alphabetical List of All Astronauts 2-4

Status, Flights and Affiliations 5-13

Astronauts Who Have Flown in Space 14-15

Astronauts Comparative Space Flight Time.... 16

U.S. Manned Flight Record 17-23

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Record 24

Cover:Drawings by artist Paul Calle.


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PREFACE

Of 108 pilots and scientists selected as astronautssince April 1959, 62 were on flight status in October 1979as recruiting began for additional candidates. Thirty-oneof the 62 were pilot astronauts and 31 were mission spe-cialist or scientist astronauts.

Eight groups of astronauts have been selected. InGroup 1 were the seven Mercury astronauts selected in April1959. Nine test pilots, Group 2, were selected in September1962. In Group 3 were 14 pilot astronauts selected inOctober 1963. Group 4, the first six scientist astronauts,was selected in June 1965. In April 1966, 19 pilot astro-nauts were selected in Group 5. Group 6, 11 scientist-astronauts, was selected in August 1967. Seven Air ForceManned Orbital Laboratory pilots joined the NASA pilotastronaut program in August 1969, as Group 7.

In January 1978, 35 astronaut candidates were selectedby NASA to participate in a two-year training program atthe Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Thisgroup of 20 mission specialists and 15 pilots began trainingin July 1978 and completed training in August 1979, joiningthe active astronaut corps a year earlier than anticipatedas Group 8.In August 1979, NASA announced that it would beginrecruiting astronaut candidates annually. These new astro-naut candidates will become Space Shuttle pilots and missionspecialists upon completion of training. Announcement ofannual recruiting periods will be issued well in advance ofthe dates when applications will be accepted.

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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF ALL ASTRONAUTS

NameAldrin, Edwin E., Jr.Allen, Joseph P.Anders, William A.Armstrong, Neil A.Bassett, Charles A.Bean, Alan L.Bluford, Guion S.Bobko, Karol J.Borman, FrankBrand, Vance D.Brandenstein, Daniel C,Buchli, James F.Bull, John S.Carpenter, M. ScottCarr, Gerald P.Cernan, Eugene A.Chaffee, Roger B.Chapman, Philip K.Coats, Michael L.Collins, MichaelConrad, Charles, Jr.Cooper, L. GordonCovey, Richard 0.Creighton, John 0.Crippen, Robert LCunningham, WalterDuke, Charles M., Jr.Eisele, Donn F.England, Anthony W.Engle, Joe H.Evans, Ronald E.Fabian, John M.Fisher, Anna L.Freeman, Theodore C.Fullerton, Charles G.

StatusRetiredFlightRetiredResignedDeceasedFlightFlightFlightRetiredFlightFlightFlightResignedRetiredRetiredRetiredDeceasedResignedFlightResignedRetiredRetiredFlightFlightFlightResignedResignedRetiredFlightFlightRetiredFlightFlightDeceasedFlight

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Name Status Group

Gardner, Dale A.Garriott, Owen K.Gibson, Edward G.Gibson, Robert L.Givens, Edward G.Glenn, John H.Gordon, Richard F., Jr.Graveline, Duane E.Gregory, Frederick D.Griggs, Stanley D.Grissom, Virgil I.Haise, Fred W., Jr.Hart, Terry J.Hartsfield, Henry W.Hauck, Frederick H.Hawley, Steven A.Henize, Karl G.Hoffman, Jeffrey A.Holmquest, Donald L.Irwin, James B.Kerwin, Joseph P.Lenoir, William B.Lind, Don L.Llewellyn, John A.Lousma, Jack R.Lovell, James A., Jr.Lucid, Shannon W.Mattingly, Thomas K. IIMcBride, Jon A.McCandless, Bruce IIMcDivitt, James A.McNair, Ronald E.Michel, F. CurtisMitchell, Edgar D.Mullane, Richard M.Musgrave, F. Story

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Name Status Group

Nagel, Steven R.Nelson, George D.O'Leary, Brian T.Onizuka, Ellison S.Overmyer, Robert F.Parker, Robert A.Peterson, Donald H.Pogue, William R.Resnik, Judith A.Ride, Sally K.Roosa, Stuart A.Schirra, Walter M., Jr.Schmitt, Harrison H.Schweickart, Russell L.Scobee, Francis R.Scott, David R.Seddon, Margaret R.See, Elliott J.Shaw, Brewster H., Jr.Shepard, Alan B., Jr.Shriver, Loren J.Slayton, Donald K.Stafford, Thomas P.Stewart, Robert L.Sullivan, Kathryn D.Swigert, John L., Jr.Thagard, Norman E.Thornton, William E.Truly, Richard H.van Hoften, James D. .Walker, David M.Weitz, Paul J.White, Edward H. IIWilliams, Clifton C.> Jr,Williams, Donald E.Worden, Alfred M.Young, John W.

FlightFlightResignedFlightFlightFlightFlightRetiredFlightFlightRetiredRetiredResignedResignedFlightRetiredFlightDeceasedFlightRetiredFlightFlightRetiredFlightFlightResignedFlightFlightFlightFlightFlightFlightDeceasedDeceasedFlightRetiredFlight

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STATUS, FLIGHTS AND AFFILIATIONS

Aldrin, Edwin E., Jr. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired;Group 3, October 1963; Gemini 12, Apollo 11;' resigned fromNASA July 1971 and served as Commander of the Air Force Aero-space Research Pilots School, Edwards, Calif., until he re-tired from active duty March 1, 1972; President of Researchand Engineering Consultants, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.Allen, Joseph P. Civilian; Ph.D. (physics); flight; Group 6,August 1967; NASA Assistant Administrator for Legislative Affairs,August 1975-August 1978.Anders, William A. Civilian; retired; Group 3, October 1963;Apollo 8; formerly U.S. Ambassador to Norway; formerly Chair-man, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and a commissioner of theAtomic Energy Commission, August 1973; served as ExecutiveSecretary, National Aeronautics and Space Council, 1969-1973;general manager, Nuclear Energy Products Division, GeneralElectric Co., San Jose, Calif.Armstrong, Neil A. Civilian; resigned;Group 2, September1962; Gemini 8, Apollo 11; was Deputy Associate Administrator,Aeronautics, NASA Headquarters Office of Advanced Research andTechnology, 1970; Professor of Engineering, University ofCincinnati, since October 1971.Bassett, Charles A. Major, USAF; deceased; Group 3, October1963; died in T-38 jet crash with Elliott See, Feb. 28, 1966,Lambert Municipal Airport, St. Louis.Bean, Alan L. Captain, USN (Ret.); flight; Group 3, October1963; Apollo 12, Skylab 3.Bluford, Guion S. Major, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJanuary 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Bobko, Karol J. Colonel, USAF; flight; Group 7, August 1969.Borman, Frank Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 2,September 1962; Gemini 7, Apollo 8; retired from NASA-and AirForce in July 1970; President and Chief Executive Officer,Eastern Airlines, Miami, Fla.Brand, Vance D. Civilian; flight; Group 5, April 1966;Apollo Soyuz Test Project.Brandenstein, Daniel C. Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight;Group 8, selected January, began training July 1978, namedastronaut August 1979. -more-


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Buchli, James F. -.- Major, USMC; flight; Group 8, selected Jan.1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Bull, John S. Lieutenant Commander, USN (Ret.); resigned;Group 5, April 1966; withdrew because of pulmonary diseaseJuly 1968. Employed in Guidance and Navigation Branch, NASAAmes Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.Carpenter, M. Scott Commander, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 1,April 1959; Mercury 7; joined U.S. Navy Sealab program in 1967;retired from Navy July 1969 and is in private business, LosAngeles.Carr, Gerald P. Colonel, USMC (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Skylab 4; resigned June 25, 1977, to join BovayEngineers, Inc., Houston, as Corporate Manager for BusinessDevelopment.Cernan, Eugene A. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 3,October 1963; Gemini 9, Apollo 10, Apollo 17; retired fromthe Navy and NASA July 1, 1976; Executive Vice President,International Coral Petroleum Co., Houston.Chaffee, Roger B. Lieutenant Commander, USN; deceased;Group 3, October 1963; died in Apollo spacecraft fire, KennedySpace Center, Jan. 27, 1967.Chapman, Philip K. Civilian; Sc.D. (aeronautics and astro-nautics).; resigned; Group 6, August 1967; resigned in July1972; was principal research scientist with AVCO Everett Re-search Laboratories, Everett, Mass., and a senior researchassociate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Measure-ment Systems Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass.; with Arthur D.Little Co., Cambridge, Mass.Coats, Michael L. ~ Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.Collins, Michael --Civilian (Major General, USAF Reserve);resigned; Group 3, October 1963; Gemini 10, Apollo 11; becameAssistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in January1970; became Director, National Air and Space Museum inFebruary 1971; Under Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,Washington, D.C., April 24, 1978.Conrad, Charles, Jr. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 2,September 1962; Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2; re-tired Feb. 1, 1974. Vice President, International CommercialSales, McDonnell Douglas Automation Co., Long Beach, Calif.

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Cooper, L. Gordon Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 1,April 1959; Mercury 9, Gemini 5; Vice President for Researchand Development, WED Enterprises, Glendale, Calif.Covey, Richard O. Major, USAF; flight; Group 8, selected Jan.1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Creighton, John 0. Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.Crippen, Robert L. Commander, USN; flight; Group 7, August1969; scheduled to pilot first Space Shuttle orbital testflight.Cunningham, Walter Civilian; resigned; Group 3, October 1963;Apollo 7; resigned Aug. 1, 1971; Senior Vice President, 3D/International, Houston.Duke, Charles M., Jr. Former USAF Colonel; resigned; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 16; resigned from USAF, Jan. 1, 1976, toestablish a business in San Antonio, Texas.Eisele, Donn F. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); resigned; Group 3,October 1963; Apollo 7; resigned from NASA and retired fromAir Force, July 1972 and joined the Peace Corps. Was tech-nical assistant for manned space flight, NASA Langley ResearchCenter, 1970-1972, before leaving to become Eastern Manager,Marion Power Shovel Co., Williamsburg, Va.; in 1979 he becameExecutive Vice President for Trans Carib Air, Washington, D.C.England, Anthony W. Civilian; flight; Ph.D. (geology andphysics); Group 6, August 1967; resigned in August 1972 toaccept position with the U.S. Geological Survey; rejoinedNASA in 1979 as a scientist-astronaut; will be a missionspecialist on Space Shuttle.Engle, Joe H. Colonel, USAF; flight; Group 5, April 1966;commanded Enterprise Space Shuttle free flight approach andlanding tests 2 and 4, .Sept. 13 and Oct. 12, 1977.Evans, Ronald E. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 17; resigned March 15, 1977. Manager,Advanced Programs, Sperry Flight Systems, Phoenix, Ariz.Fabian, John M. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979. .Fisher, Anna L. Civilian; M.D.; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Auq. 1979.

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Freeman, Theodore C. Captain, USAF; deceased; Group 3,October 1963; died in T-38 crash, Ellington AFB, Houston,Oct. 31, 1964.Fullerton, Charles G. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; flight;Group 7, August 1969; piloted Enterprise Space Shuttle freeflight approach and landing tests 1, 3 and 5 on Aug. 12,Sept. 23 and Oct. 26, 1977.Gardner, Dale A. Lieutenant, USN; flight, Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 197 .Garriott, Owen K. Civilian; Ph.D. (electrical engineering);flight; Group 4, June 1965; Skylab 3; Assistant Director forSpace Sciences, Space and Life Sciences Directorate, JohnsonSpace Center.Gibson, Edward G. Civilian; Ph.D. (engineering and physics);flight; Group 4, June 1965; Skylab 4.Gibson, Robert L. Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,August 1979; will be a pilot on Space Shuttle.Givens, Edward G. Major, USAF; deceased; Group 5, April 1966,died in an automobile accident near Houston, June 6, 1967.Glenn, John H., Jr. Colonel, USMC (Ret.); resigned; Group 1,April 1959; Mercury 6; resigned in 1964; elected U.S. Senator(D-Ohio), November 1974.Gordon, Richard F., Jr. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired;Group 3, October 1963; Gemini 11, Apollo 12; retired fromNavy and NASA Jan. 1, 1972; President of REDCO, Inc., Houston.Graveline, Duane E. Civilian, M.D.; resigned; Group 4, June1965; resigned in August 1965; with Vermont Department ofPublic Health, Burlington.Gregory, Frederick D. Major, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Griggs, Stanley D. Civilian; flight; Group 8, selected Jan.1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Grissom, Virgil I. Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; deceased;Group 1, April 1959; Mercury 4, Gemini 3; died in Apollo space-craft fire at Kennedy Space Center, Jan. 27, 1967.

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-9-Haise, Fred W. , Jr. Civilian; resigned; Group 5, April 1966;Apollo 13; commanded Enterprise Space Shuttle free flight ap-proach and landing tests 1, 3 and 5 on Aug. 12, Sept. 23 andOct. 26, 1977; resigned from NASA in June 1979; Vice Presidentfor Space Programs, Grumman Aerospace Corp., Bethpage, N.Y.Hart, Terry J. Civilian; flight; Group 8, selected Jan.1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Hartsfield, Henry W., Jr. Colonel, USAF; flight; Group 7,August 1969.Hauck, Frederick H. Commander, USN; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Hawley, Steven A. Civilian; Ph.D. (astronomy and astrophysics);flight; Group 8, August 1979; will be a mission specialist onSpace Shuttle.Henize, Karl G. Civilian; Ph.D. (astronomy); flight; Group 6,August 1967.Hoffman, Jeffrey A. Civilian; Ph.D. (astrophysics); flight;Group 8, selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, namedastronaut Aug. 1979.Holmquest, Donald L. Civilian; M.D., Ph.D. (physiology);resigned; Group 6, August 1967; took leave of absence May 1971to hold position of Assistant Professor of Radiology and Physio-logy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Later resigned fromNASA to become Associate Dean of Medicine, Texas A&M University,College Station; with the Navasota Medical Center, Navasota,Texas.Irwin, James B. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 15; retired from USAF and NASA Aug. 1, 1972;Chairman of the Board of Christian evangelical organization,High Flight Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colo.Kerwin, Joseph P. Captain, USN; M.D.; flight; Group 4, June1965; Skylab 2.Lenoir, William B. Civilian; Ph.D. (electrical engineering);flight; Group 6, August 1967.Lind, Don L. Civilian; Ph.D. (physics); flight; Group 5,April 1966.Llewellyn, John A. Civilian; Ph.D. (chemistry); resigned;Group 6, August 1967; resigned August 1968; professor ofchemistry, State University of Florida, Tallahassee.

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Lousma, Jack R. -- Lieutenant Colonel, USMC; flight; Group 5,April 1966; Skylab 3.Lovell, James A., Jr. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 2,September 1962; Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13;served as Deputy Director of Science and Applications, JohnsonSpace Center, May 1971-March 1973 when he retired from NASAand the Navy; president of Fisk.Telephone Systems, Inc., Houston.Lucid, Shannon W. Civilian; Ph.D. (biochemistry); flight;Group 8, selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, namedastronaut Aug. 1979.Mattingly, Thomas K. II Commander, USN; flight; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 16.McBride, Jon A: Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.McCandless, Bruce II Commander, USN; flight; Group 5, April1966.McDivitt, James A. Brigadier General, USAF (Ret.); retired;Group 2, September 1962; Gemini 4, Apollo 9; was Manager, ApolloSpacecraft Program, Johnson Space Center, September 1969-1972;retired from NASA and the Air Force Sept. 1, 1972; President ofPullman Standard Co., Chicago.McNair, Ronald E. Civilian; Ph.D. (physics); flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.Michel, F. Curtis Civilian; Ph.D. (physics); resigned;Group 4, June 1965; resigned August 1969 to return to scien-tific research at Rice University, Houston.Mitchell, Edgar D. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 14; retired Navy and NASA Oct. 1, 1972;President, Edgar D. Mitchell and Associates, Inc., Palm Beach,Fla.Mullane, Richard M. Major, USAF; flight; Group 8,selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Musgrave, F. Story Civilian; M.D., Ph.D. (physiology);flight; Group 6, August 1967.Nagel, Steven R. Captain, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.

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Nelson, George D. Civilian; Ph.D. (astronomy); flight;Group 8, selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, namedastronaut Aug. 1979.O'Leary, Brian T. Civilian; Ph.D. (astronomy); resigned;Group 6, August 1967; resigned for personal reasons, April 1968.Onizuka, Ellison S. Captain, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Overmyer, Robert F. Lieutenant Colonel, USMC; flight;Group 7, August 1969.Parker, Robert A. Civilian; Ph.D. (astronomy); flight;Group 6, August 1967.Peterson, Donald H. Colonel, USAF; flight; Group 7, August1969.Pogue, William R. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Skylab 4; retired from NASA and Air Force; withPublic Service Co. of Oklahoma, Tulsa.Resnik, Judith A. Civilian; Ph.D. (electrical engineering);flight; Group 8, selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978,named astronaut Aug. 1979.Ride, Sally K. Civilian; Ph.D. (physics); flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.Roosa, Stuart A. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 14; retired from Air Force and NASA Feb. 1,1976; president of Jet Industries, Austin, Texas.Schirra, Walter M., Jr. Captain, USN (Ret.); retired;Group 1, April 1959; Mercury 8, Gemini 6, Apollo 7; retiredin July 1969; heads Schirra Enterprises, a research anddevelopment firm, Englewood, Colo.Schmitt, Harrison H. Civilian; Ph.D. (geology); resigned;Group 4, June 1965; Apollo 17; Special Assistant to NASAAdministrator for Energy Research and Development, February1974; appointed NASA Assistant Administrator for Energy Pro-grams, May 1974; resigned from NASA August 1975; elected U.S.Senator (R-New Mexico), November 1976.Schweickart, Russell L. Civilian; resigned; Group 3, October1963; Apollo 9; transferred to NASA Headquarters, Washington,D.C., May 1, 1974; detailed to California Governor in 1977 underIntergovernmental Personnel Act; resigned in August 1979.

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Scobee, Francis R. Major, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Scott, David R. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); resigned; Group 3,October 1963; Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15; Special Assistantfor Mission Operations, Apollo Spacecraft Program Office, . .Johnson Space Center from July 1972-August 1973; Deputy Director,NASA Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif.,.from August 1973 until April 1975, when he was appointed CenterDirector; resigned from NASA Oct. 30, 1977, to enter privatebusiness Scott Science and Technology Los Angeles.Seddon, Margaret R. Civilian; M.D.; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 197, named astronaut Aug. 1979.See, Elliott J. Civilian; deceased; Group 2, September 1962;died in T-38 crash Feb. 28, 1966, Lambert Municipal Airport,St. Louis.Shaw, Brewster H., Jr. Captain, USAF; flight; Group 8,selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Shepard, Alan B., Jr. Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.); retired;Group 1, April 1959; Mercury 3, Apollo 14; retired from theNavy and NASA Aug. 1, 1974; President of Windward Co., DeerPark, Texas.Shriver, Loren J. Captain, USAF; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Auqy 1979.Slayton, Donald K. Civilian; flight; Group 1, April 1959;Apollo Soyuz Test Project; Manager for Orbital Flight Tests,Space Shuttle Program Office, Johnson Space Center, Houston.Stafford, Thomas P. Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret.); retired;Group 2, September 1962; Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10, ApolloSoyuz Test Project; returned to active Air Force status Nov. 1,1975, as Deputy Chief of Staff, Research and Development, .Head-quarters, USAF, Washington, D.C.; retired from Air Force Nov. 1,1979. . . - . ; , . .Stewart, Robert L. Major, USA; flight; Group 8, selected ,Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named.astronaut Aug. 1979.Sullivan, Kathryn D. Civilian; Ph.D. (geology); :.flight;Group 8, selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, namedastronaut Aug. 1979.

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Swigert/ John L. Jr. Civilian; resigned; Group 5, April1966; Apollo 13; appointed Staff Director, Coinmittee on Scienceand Astronautics, House of Representatives in April 1973; re-signed from NASA and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senatefrom Colorado in 1978; private consultant in Denver.Thagard, Norman E. Civilian; M.D.; flight; Group 8, selectedJan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut Aug. 1979.Thornton, William E. Civilian; M.D.; flight; Group 6, August.1967.Truly, Richard H. Commander, USN; flight; Group 7, August1969; piloted Enterprise Space Shuttle free flight approachand landing tests 2 and 4 on Sept. 13 and Oct. 12, 1977.van Hoften, James D. Civilian; Ph.D. (fluid mechanics);flight; Group 8, August 1979; will be a mission specialiston Space Shuttle.Walker, David M. Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronautAug. 1979.Weitz, Paul J. Captain, USN; flight; Group 5, April 1966;Skylab 2.White, Edward H. II Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; deceased;Group 2, September 1962; Gemini 4; died in Apollo spacecraftfire at Kennedy Space Center Jan. 27, 1967.Williams, Clifton C., Jr. Major, USMC; deceased; Group 3,October 1963; died in T-38 crash near Tallahassee, Fla.,Oct. 5, 1967.Williams, Donald E. Lieutenant Commander, USN; flight; Group 8,selected Jan. 1978, began training July 1978, named astronaut,Aug. 1979.Worden, Alfred M. Colonel, USAF (Ret.); retired; Group 5,April 1966; Apollo 15; was Chief, Systems Studies Division,NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.; Presidentof Americans for the National Dividend, a non-profit corpora-tion and Energy Management Services, Palm Beach, Fla.Young, John W. Captain, USN (Ret.); flight; Group 2,September 1962; Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16;Chief, Astronaut Office, Johnson Space Center, Houston;assigned as commander of first Space Shuttle orbital flighttest.

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ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE FLOWN IN SPACE (43)

One Flight (26)William A. AndersVance D. BrandM. Scott CarpenterGerald P. CarrWalter CunninghamCharles M. Dukef Jr.Bonn F. EiseleRonald E. EvansOwen K. GarriottEdward G. GibsonJohn H. GlennFred W. Haise, Jr.James B. IrwinJoseph P. KerwinJack R. LousmaThomas K. Mattingly, IIEdgar D. MitchellWilliam R. PogueStuart A. RoosaHarrison H. SchmittRussell L. SchweickartDonald K. SlaytonJohn L. Swigert, Jr.Paul J. WeitzEdward H. White, IIAlfred M. Worden

Apollo 8Apollo Soyuz Test ProjectMercury 7Skylab 4Apollo 7Apollo 16Apollo 7Apollo 17Skylab 3Skylab 4Mercury 6Apollo 13Apollo 15Skylab 2Skylab 3Apollo 16Apollo 14Skylab 4Apollo 14Apollo 17Apollo 9Apollo Soyuz Test ProjectApollo 13Skylab 2Gemini 4Apollo 15

Two Flights (10)Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.Neil A. ArmstrongAlan L. BeanFrank BormanMichael CollinsL. Gordon CooperRichard F. Gordon, Jr.Virgil I. GrissomJames A. McDivittAlan B. Shepard, Jr.

Gemini 12Gemini 8,Apollo 12Gemini 7,Gemini 10Mercury 9Gemini 11Mercury 4Gemini 4,Mercury 3

, Apollo 11Apollo 11, Skylab 3Apollo 8, Apollo 11, Gemini 5, Apollo 12, Gemini 3Apollo 9, Apollo 14

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Three Flights (3)

Eugene A. Cernan

Walter M. Schirra, Jr,

David R. Scott

Gemini 9, Apollo 10,Apollo 17Mercury 8, Gemini 6,Apollo 7Gemini 8, Apollo 9,Apollo 15

Four Flights (4)

Charles Conrad, Jr.

James A. Lovell, Jr,John W. Young

Thomas P. Stafford

Gemini 5, Gemini 11,Apollo 12, Skylab 2Gemini 7, Gemini 12,Apollo 8, Apollo 13Gemini 3, Gemini 10,Apollo 10, Apollo 16Gemini 6, Gemini 9, Apollo 10,Apollo Soyuz Test Project

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ASTRONAUTS COMPARATIVE SPACE FLIGHT TIME

ASTRONAUTCarrGibsonPogue*Bean (4th)GarriottLousma*Conrad (3rd)Love11KerwinWeitz*Cernan (llth)*Scott (7th)*Young (9th)StaffordBormanMcDivittGordonEvans*Schmitt (12th)Schirra*Irwin (8th)Woden*Aldrin (2nd)CollinsMattingly*Duke (10th)EiseleCunninghamSchweickartCooperBrandSlay on*Shepard (5th)*Mitchell (6th)Roosa*Armstrong (.1st)AndersHaiseSwigertWhiteGrissomCarpenterGlenn

FLIGHTS1112114411334422211 .311221111121121121111211

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