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Selection Groups
Group 1 - Mercury Astronauts - April 1959 (7)
Malcom Scott CARPENTER; Leroy Gordon COOPER, Jr; John Herschel GLENN, Jr; Virgil Ivan "Gus" GRISSOM; Walter Marty SCHIRRA, Jr; Alan Bartlett SHEPARD, Jr; Donald Kent "Deke" SLAYTON
Group 2 - Pilot Astronauts - September 1962 (9)
Neil Alden ARMSTRONG; Frank BORMAN; Charles "Pete" CONRAD; James Arthur LOVELL, Jr; James Alton McDIVITT; Elliot M. SEE, Jr*; Thomas Patten STAFFORD; Edward Higgins WHITE II; John Watts YOUNG
Group 3 - Pilot Astronauts - October 1963 (14)
Edwin Eugene "Buzz" ALDRIN, Jr; William Alison ANDERS; Charles A. BASSETT*; Alan LaVern BEAN; Eugene Andrew CERNAN; Roger Bruce CHAFFEE; Michael COLLINS; Ronnie Walter CUNNINGHAM; Donn Fulton EISELE; Theodore C. FREEMAN*; Richard Francis GORDON; Russell Louis SCHWEICKART; David Randolph SCOTT; Clifton C. WILLIAMS*
Group 4 - Scientist Astronauts - June 1965 (6)
Owen Kay GARRIOT; Edward George GIBSON; Duane E. GRAVELINE*; Joseph Peter KERWIN; F. Curtis MICHEL*; Harrison Hagan "Jack" SCHMITT
Group 5 - Pilot Astronauts - April 1966 (19)
Vance Devoe BRAND; John S. BULL*; Gerald Paul CARR; Charles Moss DUKE; Joe H. ENGLE*; Ronald Ellwin EVANS; Edward G. GIVENS, Jr*; Fred Wallace HAISE; James Benson IRWIN; Don L. LIND*; Jack Robert LOUSMA; Thomas Kenneth MATTINGLY II; Bruce McCANDLESS II*; Edgar Dean MITCHELL; William Reid POGUE; Stuart Allen ROOSA; John Leonard SWIGERT, Jr; Paul Joseph WEITZ; Afred Merrill WORDEN
Group 6 - Scientist Astronauts - August 1967 (11)
Joe ALLEN*; Philip CHAPMAN**; Anthony ENGLAND*; Karl HEINZE*; Donald HOLMQUEST**; William LENOIR*; John LLEWELLYN**; Story MUSGRAVE*; Brian O'LEARY**; Robert PARKER; William THORNTON*
Group 7 - Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory Astronauts - August 1969 (7)
Karol BOBKO*; Robert CRIPPEN*; Gordon FULLERTON*; Henry HARTSFIELD*; Robert OVERMEYER*; Donald PETERSON**; Richard TRULY*
* Did not fly Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab or ASTP but served as Capcom and/or backup crew.
** Did not fly or serve as Capcom or backup crew until Shuttle program.
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ALDRIN - BRAND
"BUZZ ALDRIN"
NAME: Edwin Eugene Aldrin
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 20 January 1930; Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (mechanical engineering); ScD (astronautics)
MISSIONS: Gemini XII : 11 to 15 November 1966 - Co-Pt; Apollo 11 : 16 to 24 July 1969 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 289 hours in space & 2 hours EVA time; 2nd man to walk on the moon
"BILL ANDERS"
NAME: William Alison Anders
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 17 October 1933; Hong Kong
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Major General, US Air Force Reserve (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (nuclear engineering); MSc (nuclear engineering); Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Apollo 8 : 21 to 27 December 1968 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 147 hours in space; Member of the 1st crew to leave Earth and orbit the moon
"NEIL ARMSTRONG"
NAME: Neil Alden Armstrong
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 5 August 1930; Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Navy; Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (aerospace engineering)
MISSIONS: Gemini VIII : 16 March 1966 - Cdr; Apollo 11 : 16 to 24 July 1969 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 205 hours in space & 2 hours EVA time; 1st man to walk on the moon; Cdr of 1st docking in space
"AL BEAN"
NAME: Alan LaVern Bean
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 15 March 1932; Wheeler, Texas, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School; Graduate of the US School of Aviation Safety
MISSIONS: Apollo 12 : 14 to 24 November 1969 - LMP; Skylab 3 : 28 July to 25 September 1973 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 161 hours in space & 10 hours EVA time; 4th man and only artist to walk on the moon
"FRANK BORMAN"
NAME: Frank Borman
DATE/PLACEOF BIRTH: 14 march 1928; Gary, Indiana, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Military Academy; MSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School; Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School; Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Gemini VII : 4 to 18 December 1965 - Cdr; Apollo 8 : 21 to 27 December 1968 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 447 hours in space; Member of the 1st crew to leave Earth and orbit the moon
"VANCE BRAND"
NAME: Vance Devoe Brand
DATE/PLACE OF BRTH: 9 May 1931; Longmont, Colorado, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Marine Corps; Civilian EDUCATION: BSc (business); BSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (business administration)
MISSIONS: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project : 15 to 24 July 1975 - CMP; Columbia STS-5 : 11 to 16 November 1982 - Cdr; Challenger STS-41B : 3 to 11 February 1984 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 746 hours in space; Crew member of the 1st international space mission (ASTP joint US-USSR)
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CARPENTER - CUNNINGHAM
"SCOTT CARPENTER"
NAME: Malcom Scott Carpenter
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 1 May 1925; Boulder, Colorado, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND:Commander, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Mercury-Atlas 7 [Aurora 7] 24 May 1962
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 4 hours in space; Only one of Original 7 not to fly again after Mercury
"GERRY CARR"
NAME: Gerald Paul Carr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 22 August 1932; Denver, Colorado, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND:Colonel, US Marine Corps (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (mechanical engineering); BSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (aeronautical engineering); Honorary ScD (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Skylab 4 : 16 November 1973 to 8 February 1974 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 2017 hours in space & 15 hours EVA time; Set an 84 day endurance record onboard Skylab
"GENE CERNAN"
NAME: Eugene Andrew Cernan
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 14 March 1934; Chicago, Illinois, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (electrical engineering); MSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Gemini IX : 3 to 6 June 1966 - Co-Pt; Apollo 10 : 18 to 26 May 1969 - LMP; Apollo 17 : 7 to 19 December 1972 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 566 hours in space & 23 hours EVA time; 11th (and last) man to walk on the moon
"ROGER CHAFFEE"
NAME: Roger Bruce Chaffee
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 15 February 1935 - 27 January 1967; Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Lieutenant Commander, US Navy
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Apollo 1 : 27 January 1967 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: The 1st of selection group 3 to be asked to fly on Apollo. During a mock countdown/plugs-outs test on 27 January 1967 a fire broke out in the cockpit of the Apollo CM, asphyxiating the crew
"MIKE COLLINS"
NAME: Michael Collins
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 31 October 1930; Rome, Italy
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Major General, US Air Force Reserve (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (military science); Graduate of the US Aircraft Maintenance Officer School; Graduate of the US Squadron Officer School; Graduate of the Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School; Graduate of the Industrial College of Armed Forces; Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Gemini X : 18 to 21 July 1966 - Co-Pt; Apollo 11 : 16 to 24 July 1969 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 265 hours in space & 1 hour EVA time; 1st man to fly solo in lunar orbit
"PETE CONRAD"
NAME: Charles Conrad, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 2 June 1930 to 8 July 1999; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School
MISSIONS: Gemini V : 21 to 29 August 1965 - Co-Pt; Gemini XI : 12 to 15 September 1966 - Cdr; Apollo 12 : 14 to 24 November 1969 - Cdr; Skylab 2 : 25 May to 22 June 1973 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 1179 hours in space & 14 hours EVA time; 3rd man to walk on the moon; Cdr of 1st US space station On 8 July 1999 he died in hospital in Ojai, California, after a motorcycle accident
"GORDO COOPER"
NAME: Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 6 March 1927; Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Air Force Institute of Technology; ScD (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Mercury-Atlas 9 [Faith 7] 15 to 16 May 1962; Gemini V : 21 to 29 August 1965 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 225 hours in space; 1st US astronaut to fly over 24 hours
"WALT CUNNINGHAM"
NAME: Ronnie Walter Cunningham
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 16 March 1932; Creston, Iowa, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Marine Corps Reserve (Retired)
EDUCATION: BA (physics); MA (physics); Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Apollo 7 : 11 to 21 October 1968 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 260 hours in space; Crew member of the 1st manned Apollo flight
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DUKE - HAISE
"CHARLIE DUKE"
NAME: Charles Moss Duke, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 3 October 1935; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
MILITARY BACHGROUND: Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (Naval sciences); MSc (aeronautics and astronautics); Graduate of the Air Force Aerospace research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Apollo 16 : 16 to 27 April 1972 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 265 hours in space & 20 hours EVA time; 10th man to walk on the moon
"DONN EISELE"
NAME: Donn Fulton Eisele
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 23 June 1930 - 2 December 1987; Columbus, Ohio, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: EDUCATION:Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (astronautics); MSc (astronautics)
MISSIONS: Apollo 7 : 11 to 21 October 1968 - CMP Over 260 hours in space; Crew member of the 1st manned Apollo flight
SPECIAL NOTES: On 2 December 1987 he died of a heart attack in Japan, Tokyo
"RON EVANS"
NAME: Ronald Ellwin Evans
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH:10 November 1933 - 7 April 1990; St. Francis, Kansas, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (electrical engineering); MSc (aeronautics and astronautics
MISSIONS: Apollo 17 : 7 to 19 December 1972 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: More than 301 hours in space & 1 hour EVA time On 7 April 1990 he died of a heart attack at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
"OWEN GARRIOTT"
NAME: Owen Kay Garriott
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 22 November 1930; Enid, Oklahoma, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Navy Electronics Officer; Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (electrical engineering); MSc (electrical engineering); PhD (electrical engineering)
MISSIONS: Skylab 3 : 28 July to 25 September 1973 - Science Pilot; Columbia STS-9 : 28 November 8 December 1983 - Mission Specialist
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 1674 hours in space & 13 hours EVA time
"ED GIBSON"
NAME: Edward George Gibson
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 8 November 1936; Buffalo, New York, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (electrical engineering); MSc (engineering); PhD (engineering and physics)
MISSIONS: Skylab 4 : 16 November 1973 to 8 February 1974 - Science Pilot
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 2017 hours in space & 15 hours EVA time; Set an 84 day endurance record onboard Skylab
"JOHN GLENN"
NAME: John Herschel Glenn, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 18 July 1921; Cambridge, Ohio, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Marine Corps (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (engineering)
MISSIONS: Mercury-Atlas 6 [Friendship 7] 20 February 1962; Discovery STS-95 : 29 October to 7 November 1998 - Payload specialist
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 220 hours in space; 1st American to orbit the Earth; Only one Original 7 to fly onboard the Space Shuttle; Oldest man to fly in space, aged 77 years
"DICK GORDON"
NAME: Richard Francis Gordon
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 5 October 1929; Seattle, Washington, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (chemistry); Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School; Graduate student in Operations Analysis; Honorary ScD from Niagra University
MISSIONS: Gemini XI : 12 to 15 September 1966 - Co-Pt; Apollo 12 : 14 to 24 November 1969 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 315 hours in space & 1 hour EVA time
"GUS GRISSOM"
NAME: Virgil Ivan Grissom
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 3 April 1926 - 27 January 1967; Mitchell, Indiana, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force
EDUCATION: BSc (mechanical engineering)
MISSIONS: Mercury-Redstone 4 [Liberty Bell 7] 21 July 1961; Gemini 3 : 23 March 1965 - Cdr; Apollo 1 : 27 January 1967 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 5 hours in space; 1st man to be asked to fly in space 3 times; Cdr of the 1st Apollo crew During a mock countdown/plugs-outs test on 27 January 1967 a fire broke out in the cockpit of the Apollo CM, asphyxiating the crew
"FRED HAISE"
NAME: Fred Wallace Haise, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 14 November 1933; Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Air Force; Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Apollo 13 : 11 to 17 April 1970 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 142 hours in space; Chief pilot for landing tests with the Space Shuttle Enterprise
ROOSA - SWIGERT
"STU ROOSA"
NAME: Stuart Allen Roosa
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 16 August 1933 - 12 December 1994; Durungo, Colorado, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Air Command and Staff College; Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School; Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Apollo 14 : 31 January to 9 February 1971 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 216 hours in space On 12 December 1994 he died due to complications of pancreatitis
"WALLY SCHIRRA"
NAME: Walter Mary Schirra, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 12 March 1923; Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Naval Academy; Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School
MISSIONS: Mercury-Atlas 8 [Sigma 7] 3 October 1962; Gemini VI : 15 to 16 December 1965 - Cdr; Apollo 7 : 11 to 21 October 1968 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 295 hours in space; Only one of Original 7 to fly on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo
"JACK SCHMITT"
NAME: Harrison Hagan Schmitt
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 3 July 1935; Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (geology); PhD (geology)
MISSIONS: Apollo 17 : 7 to 19 December 1972 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE:Over 301 hours on the moon & 22 hours EVA time; 12th man and only member of selection group 4 to walk on the moon; First of selection group 4 to fly in space; Only geologist to practise his profession on a place other than Earth
"RUSTY SCHWEICKART"
NAME: Russell Louis Schweickart
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 25 October 1935; Neptune, New Jersey, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Air Force; Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (aeronautics and astronautics)
MISSIONS: Apollo 9 : 3 to 13 June 1969 - LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 214 hours in space & 1 hour EVA time; 1st man to enter a LM in space
"DAVE SCOTT"
NAME: David Randolph Scott
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 6 June 1932; San Antonio, Texas, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (military science); MSc (aeronautics and astronautics); Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Gemini VIII : 16 March 1966 - Co-Pt; Apollo 9 : 3 - 13 March 1969 - CMP; Apollo 15 : 26 July to 7 August 1971 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 546 hours in space & 20 hours EVA time; 7th man to walk on the moon; 1st man to fly solo in the CM
"AL SHEPARD"
NAME: Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 18 November 1923 - 22 July 1998; East Derry, New Hampshire, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Naval Academy; Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School; Graduate of the Naval War College
MISSIONS: Mercury-Redstone 3 [Freedom 7] 5 May 1961; Apollo 14 : 31 January to 9 February 1971 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 216 hours in space & 9 hours EVA time; 1st American in space; 5th, eldest, and only one of Original 7 to walk on the moon On 22 July 1998 he died in hospital with Leukaemia
"DEKE SLAYTON"
NAME: Donald Kent Slayton
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 1 March 1924 - 13 June 1993; Sparta, Wisconsin, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Major, US Air Force Reserve
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project : 15 to 24 July 1975 - DMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 217 hours in space; Last of Original 7 to fly in space; Only one of Original 7 not to fly on Mercury; Flew on the first joint US-USSR mission On 13 June 1993 he died due to complications of a brain tumour at his home in League City, Texas
"TOM STAFFORD"
NAME: Thomas Patten Stafford
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 17 September 1930; Weatherford, Oklahoma, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Naval Academy; Graduate of the US Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School
MISSIONS: Gemini VI : 15 to 16 December 1966 - Co-Pt; Gemini IX : 3 to 6 June 1966 - Cdr; Apollo 10 : 18 to 24 May 1969 - Cdr; Apollo-Soyuz Test Project : 15 to 24 July 1975; Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 507 hours in space; Cdr of the 1st international space mission (ASTP, joint US-USSR)
"JACK SWIGERT"
NAME: John Leonard Swigert, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 30 August 1939 - 27 December 1982; Denver, Colorado, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Air Force; Civilian
EDUCATION: BSc (mechanical engineering); MSc (aerospace science); MBA (business administration)
MISSIONS: Apollo 13 : 11 to 17 April 1970 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 142 hours in space. On 27 December 1982 he died of Lymphoma
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IRWIN - POGUE
"JIM IRWIN"
NAME: James Benson Irwin
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 17 March 1930 - 8 August 1971; Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (Naval sciences) MSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (instrumentation engineering); Graduate of the US Squadron Officer School; Graduate of the US Air Command and Staff College; Graduate of the US Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School; Graduate of the US Air Force Research Pilots School
MISSIONS: Apollo 15 : 26 July to 7 August 1971 - LMP Over 295 hours in space & 18 hours EVA time; 8th man on the moon
SPECIAL NOTE: On 8 August 1991 he died of a heart attack
"JOE KERWIN"
NAME: Joseph Peter Kerwin
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 19 February 1932; Oak Park, Illinois, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, Medical Corps, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BA (philosophy); MD., Northwestern Medical School
MISSIONS: Skylab 1 : 25 May - 22 June 1973 - Science Pilot
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 672 hours in space & 3 hours EVA time; 1st US physician to fly in space
"JACK LOUSMA"
NAME: Jack Robert Lousma
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 29 February 1936; Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Marine Corps (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Degree of aeronautical engineer
MISSIONS: Skylab 3 : 28 July to 25 September 1973 - Pilot; Columbia STS-3 : 22 to 30 March 1982 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 1619 hours in space & 11 hours EVA time
"JIM LOVEL"
NAME: James Arthur Lovell, Jr
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 25 March 1928; Cleveland, Ohio, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc., US Naval Academy; Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School; Graduate of the School of Aviation Safety; Completed Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program
MISSIONS: Gemini VII : 4 to 18 December 1965 - Co-Pt; Gemini XII : 11 to 15 November 1966 - Cdr; Apollo 8 : 21 to 27 December 1968 - CMP; Apollo 13 : 11 to 17 April 1970 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 715 hours in space; Member of the 1st crew to leave Earth and orbit the moon; 1st man to fly in space 4 times & to the Moon twice; After Gemini XII became the most travelled man at that time
"KEN MATTINGLY"
NAME: Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 17 March 1936; Chicago, Illinois, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Rear Admiral, US Navy
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Apollo 16 : 16 to 27 April 1972 - CMP; Columbia STS-4 : 27 June to 4 July 1982 - Cdr; Discovery STS-51C : 24 to 27 January 1985 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 508 hours in space & 1 hour EVA time; Original CMP of Apollo 13 replaced due to exposure to German Measles; 2nd Apollo astronaut to fly the Space Shuttle
"JIM McDIVITT"
NAME: James Alton McDivitt
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 10 June 1929 Chicago, Illinois, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Gemini IV : 3 to 7 June 1965 - Cdr; Apollo 9 : 3 to 13 March 1969 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 338 hours in space; 1st man to fly the LM in space
"ED MITCHELL"
NAME: Edgar Dean Mitchell
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 17 September 1930; Hereford, Texas, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (industrial management); BSc (aeronautical engineering); ScD (aeronautics and astronautics); Graduate of the Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Apollo 14 : 31 January - 9 February 1971: LMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 216 hours in space & 9 hours EVA time; 6th man to walk on the moon
"BILL POGUE"
NAME: William Reid Pogue
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 23 January 1930; Okemah, Oklahoma, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Colonel, US Air Force (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (education); MSc (mathematics)
MISSIONS: Skylab 4 : 16 November 1973 to 8 February 1974
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 2017 hours in space & 13 hours EVA time; Set an 84 day endurance record onboard Skylab
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WEITZ - YOUNG
"PAUL WIETZ"
NAME: Paul Joseph Weitz
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 25 July 1932; Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); MSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Skylab 1 : 25 May to 22 June 1973 - Pilot; Challenger STS-6 : 4 to 9 April 1983 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 793 hours in space; Crew member of the first US space station
"ED WHITE"
NAME: Edward Higgins White II
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 14 November 1930 - 27 January 1967; San Antonio, Texas, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Lieutenant Colonel, US Air Force Test Pilot
EDUCATION: BSc., US Military Academy; MSc (aeronautical engineering)
MISSIONS: Gemini IV : 3 to 7 June 1965 - Co-Pt; Apollo 1 : 27 January 1967 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 97 hours in space & 23 minutes EVA time; 1st American to walk in space During a mock countdown/plugs-outs test on 27 January 1967 a fire broke out in the cockpit of the Apollo CM, asphyxiating the crew
"AL WORDEN"
NAME: Alfred Merrill Worden
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 7 February 1972; Jackson, Michigan, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: US Air Force Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (military science); MSc (aeronautical and astronautical engineering); MSc (industrial engineering); Graduate of the US Instrument Pilots Instructor School; Graduate of the Empire Test Pilot School; Graduate of the US Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School
MISSIONS: Apollo 15 : 26 July to 7 August 1971 - CMP
SPECIAL NOTE: Over hours in space & 39 minutes EVA time
"JOHN YOUNG"
NAME: John Watts Young
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 24 September 1930; San Francisco, California, USA
MILITARY BACKGROUND: Captain, US Navy (Retired)
EDUCATION: BSc (aeronautical engineering); Graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School
MISSIONS: Gemini 3 : 23 March 1965 - Co-Pt; Gemini X : 18 to 21 July 1966 - Cdr; Apollo 10 : 18 to 26 May 1969 - CMP; Apollo 16 : 16 to 27 April 1972 - Cdr; Columbia STS-1 : 12 to 14 April 1981 - Cdr; Columbia STS-9 : 28 November to 8 December 1983 - Cdr
SPECIAL NOTE: Over 835 hours in space & 20 hours EVA time; 9th man to walk on the moon; 1st man to fly the Space Shuttle in space; Only Moonwalker to fly onboard the Space Shuttle
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