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   What was the astronaut class of 1978?

   • 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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   Was the class of 1978 a women astronaut?

   • However, the Class of 1978 was not, in fact, the original class of American women astronauts. Although never a NASA program, a group of women had been chosen and tested by William Randolph Lovelace, the man who originally helped to develop the tests for NASA’s Mercury Program in the early 1960s.

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   How did the class of 1978 reshaped NASA?

   • The class of 1978 reshaped NASA forever. NASA astronauts Kathryn Sullivan (left) and Sally Ride during space shuttle mission STS-41-G in October 1984. Sullivan and Ride were part of the pioneering 1978 NASA astronaut class that included new dimensions of diversity. (Image credit: NASA)

   Astronaut diversity changed in a single NASA class in 'The New Guys

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   Who were the '78 astronauts?

   • These changes resulted in the class of ’78: the 35 members of NASA Astronaut Group 8 who were colloquially known as the New Guys. “This was the first time NASA hired women and people of color,” as astronauts, Bagby explained. “And that was a big deal.” This group was different from previous classes in terms of background and approach as well.

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   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. The class was the first to include female and minority astronauts; of the 35 selected, six were women, one of them being Jewish American, three were African American ...

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   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 · 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 and the first women.

5. www.nasa.gov › history › 45-years-ago-nasa-selects45 Years Ago: NASA Selects 35 New Astronauts - NASA

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   Jan 13, 2023 · Ellison S. Onizuka, the first Asian American selected as an astronaut by NASA in the Class of 1978. NASA. Two weeks after NASA announced their selection, the new group of astronauts traveled to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for three days of orientation and tours.

6. www.nature.com › articles › d41586/023/00401-wHow NASA’s breakthrough ‘class of ’78’ changed the face of ...

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   Feb 13, 2023 · NASA’s first astronaut class, chosen in 1959, was the iconic Mercury Seven that included John Glenn, Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. The next six groups were in the same vein: all white, male...

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   Apr 9, 2023 · The first Black men selected by NASA as astronauts in the Class of 1978:Ronald E. McNair, left, Guion S. Bluford, and Frederick D. Gregory NASA. Even as mission specialists, astronauts had to...

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   Feb 5, 2023 · "The Thirty-Five New Guys," as the 1978 astronaut class called itself, brought unprecedented diversity to the previously all-white, all-male astronaut corps. That class included the first...