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After further training on the Northrop T-38 Talon and TH-57 helicopter, Kim formally completed his flight training in March 2023 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, receiving the rare dual-designation as both a Navy flight surgeon and naval aviator.
Apr 21, 2023 · Jonny Kim is a Navy SEAL, a Harvard Medical School-trained doctor, and an astronaut. Now he can add naval aviator to his achievements.
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 5, 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, a former SEAL Team THREE member and current NASA astronaut, delivers remarks during SEAL Team THREE's 40th anniversary commemoration ceremony at...
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Jonathan Yong Kim was born on 5 February 1984 in Los Angeles, California. His parents emigrated from South Korea to the United States in the early 1980s, and his father had scarcely completed a high-school education. The family opened a liquor store in South Los Angeles, and his mother worked as a substitute elementary school teacher while raising ...
U.S. Navy
Kim learned about and decided to become a Navy SEALat age 16, investing his remaining high-school years physically conditioning himself for the rigors of Special Warfare training. Of this decision, Kim said, "Going into the Navy was the best decision I ever made in my life because it completely transformed that scared boy who didn't have any dreams to someone who started to believe in himself." After enlisting with the United States Navy in 2002 as a seaman recruit, Kim graduated BUD/S class...
NASA
While studying at Harvard Medical School, Kim met and was inspired by astronaut–physician Scott E. Parazynski to apply for Astronaut Candidacy. On June 7, 2017, Kim was one of twelve candidates chosen from a pool of over 18,300 applicants to join NASA Astronaut Group 22. He reported for duty on 21 August 2017,and graduated from training on 10 January 2020. According to NASA, Kim will work in the Astronaut Office while awaiting a flight assignment. In 2020, Kim began working as a capsule commu...
Roza, David (22 January 2020). "'I made promises to the people that I lost'— How the Iraq war forged a Navy SEAL's path to Harvard Medical School and NASA". Task & Purpose. Archived from the origin...
Jonny Kim on TwitterMedia related to Jonny Kimat Wikimedia CommonsJun 4, 2021 · From Navy SEAL to Harvard-educated physician, and now NASA astronaut, it seems so astounding. NASA Jonny Kim was selected for the NASA ARTEMIS team of astronauts preparing for missions to...
Jan 17, 2020 · As a former Navy SEAL, a Harvard educated medical doctor, and now, a member of NASA’s astronaut corps, Dr. Kim has taken the internet by storm in recent weeks, thanks in no small part to a flurry memes comparing us normal folks to the legendary “Space shuttle door gunner” Jonny Kim.
Jan 17, 2020 · US Navy Lt. Jonny Kim, former Navy SEAL and second-generation Korean-American who earned a Harvard medical degree, took the spotlight when he became a NASA astronaut. A Texas senator said...
