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Thus, in 1978, a new group of 35 astronauts was selected after 9 years without new astronauts, including the first American female astronauts, with one of them, Judith Resnik, also being the first Jewish American astronaut, as well as the first African-American astronauts to fly, Guion Bluford and Frederick D. Gregory (the first black astronaut ...
- NASA Astronaut Group 8
1978. Number selected. 35. ← 1969. 1980 →. Class patch....
- List of astronauts by name
This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected...
- NASA Astronaut Group 8
Nov 20, 2016 · 1 min read. 1978 Astronaut Class. NASA. Nov 20, 2016. Image Article. This is a montage of the individual portraits of the 35-member 1978 class of astronaut candidates. The Astronaut Class of 1978 was NASA’s first new group of astronauts since 1969.
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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. The selection of the first class of space shuttle astronauts held historic ...
Jun 1, 2017 · English: This category includes photos of astronauts taken in 1978 and images of astronauts in 1978.
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 ...