Highest military rank achieved by astronauts - collectSPACE: …
Thomas J. Hennen is the only non-commissioned active-duty military astronaut. He was a chief warrant officer-4 in the US Army, after having risen through the enlisted ranks. RobertB Member . Posts: 160 From: Israel Registered: Nov 2012: posted 07-13-2017 07:38 AM
Astronauts' military ranks when selected - collectSPACE: Messages
Registered: Jul 2009. posted 08-11-2017 07:33 AM. According to Wikipedia, Marc Garneau was a Commander in the Canadian navy when he was seconded to the Canadian Astronaut Program in 1984. Apparently he had already retired from the navy as a Captain when he was selected for NASA Astronaut Group 14 in 1992. ColinBurgess.
Apollo astronaut ranks / civilian status - collectSPACE: Messages
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Astronaut Hall of Fame adds three astronauts still making history
Nov 13, 2021 · Astronaut Hall of Fame adds three astronauts still making history. November 13, 2021. — Typically, the space explorers inducted annually into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame do not add significantly to their records between the time when they are announced and when they are enshrined. This year's class, though, was anything but typical.
Belarus cosmonauts to fly on Russia's Soyuz - collectSPACE: …
Dec 24, 2022 · North Americans and western Europeans like to boast of diversity, equality and inclusion within their astronaut ranks. But when Belarus selects a women-only shortlist of cosmonauts, it's "propaganda"? SkyMan1958 Member . Posts: 1290 From: CA. Registered: Jan 2011: posted 12-25-2022 03:22 PM
Astronaut Hall of Fame to add shuttle vets Hilmers and Ivins in June
On Tuesday (Feb. 6), Hilmers and Ivins were announced as the next honorees to enter the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The two NASA veterans will be celebrated at a public ceremony on June 1 under the retired space shuttle Atlantis at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Thirty-nine years ago, Hilmers and Ivins were both aboard ...
First 'Guardian' in space: NASA astronaut on ISS enters Space Force
December 18, 2020. — The U.S. Space Force has added its first astronaut to its ranks, newly-named the "Guardians," during a ceremony held from Earth orbit. Col. Michael Hopkins, who has served for 27 years in the Air Force, voluntarily transferred to the Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, on Friday (Dec. 18), while ...
The New Guys (Meredith Bagby) - collectSPACE: Messages
Feb 22, 2022 · For the first time ever, the astronaut ranks were open to candidates beyond white male fighter pilots. This is surely not true. Harrison Schmitt and other members of his selection were not fighter pilots. Henry Heatherbank Member . Posts: 324 From: Adelaide, South Australia Registered: Apr 2005: posted 02-18-2023 09:42 PM
Astronaut Christina Koch lands on Earth after record-setting space ...
Feb 6, 2020 · Soyuz MS-13 was the 59th Soyuz to launch for the International Space Station. It traveled 85.2 million miles (137 million km) completing 3,216 orbits of Earth. NASA astronaut Christina Koch, newly back on Earth after a record 328 days in space, smiles as she is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft on the Kazakh steppe, Feb. 6, 2020.
Astronaut Hall of Fame adds space shuttle fliers Jim Buchli, Janet ...
April 8, 2019. — Although their own space missions came decades after the first humans landed on the moon, Jim Buchli and Janet Kavandi have now joined the same ranks as Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Veterans of NASA's space shuttle program, Buchli and Kavandi became the 98th and 99th space travelers to be inducted into ...