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1978. January 16 – NASA Group 8 – TFNG Thirty-Five New Guys (USA) Pilots: Daniel Brandenstein, Michael Coats, Richard Covey, John Creighton, Robert Gibson, Frederick D. Gregory, Frederick Hauck, Jon McBride, Francis "Dick" Scobee, Brewster Shaw, Loren Shriver, David Walker, Donald Williams
1978. Number selected. 35. ← 1969. 1980 →. Class patch. Artwork by Robert McCall. NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. It was the first NASA selection since Group 6 in 1967, and was the largest group to that date.
NameBornDiedWatertown, Wisconsin, U.S. January 17, ...Brandenstein graduated from Watertown ...Sacramento, California, U.S. January 16, ...Coats graduated from Ramona High School ...Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. August 1, ...Covey graduated from Choctawhatchee High ...Orange, Texas, U.S. April 28, 1943Creighton graduated from Ballard High ...Introduction List of astronauts by year of selection; North American X-15 Pilots Group (USA) 1958; 1959; 1960; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1992; 1994; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2003; 2004; 2006; 2008; 2009 ...
Jan 13, 2023 · Jan 13, 2023. Article. Patch of the 1978 Astronaut Class, designed by noted space artist Robert T. McCall. On Jan. 16, 1978, NASA announced the selection of 35 new astronauts, the first time in more than eight years that the agency had admitted new astronauts.
This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. For a list of everyone who has flown in space, see List of space travelers by name. More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts.
Mar 21, 2013 · The Astronaut Class of 1978, otherwise known as the “Thirty-Five New Guys,” was NASA’s first new group of astronauts since 1969. This class was notable for many reasons, including having the first African-American and first Asian-American astronauts.
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Nov 20, 2016 · S78-26481 (January 1978) — This is a montage of the individual portraits of the 35-member 1978 class of astronaut candidates. The Astronaut Class of 1978, otherwise known as the “Thirty-Five New Guys,” was NASA’s first new group of astronauts since 1969.
