NASA Astronaut Group 22 explained

The Turtles
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NASA Astronaut Group 22 (nicknamed "The Turtles") is a group of twelve NASA astronauts selected in June 2017. They were joined by two Canadian Space Agency astronauts for training.

History

NASA announced the creation of this astronaut group in November 2015 and accepted applications for astronaut hires from December 2015 through February 2016.[1] A record number of applications - over 18,300 - were received. The final group of twelve selected candidates was publicly announced on June 7, 2017.[2] The class was introduced at a press conference at the Johnson Space Center by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence. The ages of the seven men and six women ranged from 29 to 42 at the time of announcement.

The Group 22 astronaut candidates arrived at the Johnson Space Center in Houston for training in August 2017, and when their approximately two-year-long training program was complete in January 2020, they became available for future missions.[3]

The group earned their "Turtles" nickname after experiencing flooding from Hurricane Harvey shortly after arriving at NASA.[4] The name was chosen by the preceding astronaut group, "The 8-Balls", according to NASA traditions.

The first astronauts of this astronaut group to fly to space, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron on SpaceX Crew-3 took a toy stuffed turtle as zero-g indicator to pay a tribute to their astronaut group.[5]

Group members

Canadian partner astronauts

The U.S. astronauts trained alongside two Canadian astronaut candidates:

Former group member

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Astronaut Selection . 2017-06-08 . 2013-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130703050017/http://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/timeline.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: NASA's Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and Deep Space Missions. NASA. 7 June 2017. NASA. June 7, 2017.
  3. Web site: Grush . Loren . NASA's newest astronaut class, the Turtles, become eligible for space missions . The Verge . 10 January 2020 . 12 January 2020.
  4. Web site: 'Turtles' on a really high post: NASA's new astronauts get their nickname collectSPACE. collectSPACE.com. 2019-10-04.
  5. Berger . Eric . SciGuySpace . 1458620101784129547 . 10 November 2021 . If you're wondering about the "turtle" zero-g mascot, both Chari and Barron are members of "The Turtles" astronaut class, selected in 2017. They are the first class members to fly into space. https://t.co/LgVFGI7imX . en . 8 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211114081901/https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/1458620101784129547 . 14 November 2021 . live.
  6. Web site: Active Duty Promotions to the Permanent Grades of Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commande.
  7. Web site: Active Duty Promotions to the Permanent Grades of Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commande.
  8. 1484043796467929088. roscosmos. В случае подписания между Роскосмосом и @NASA соглашения о «перекрестных» полетах на МКС Анну Кикину планируется вв…. 20 January 2022.
  9. Web site: NASA Assigns Astronaut Jessica Watkins to NASA's SpaceX Crew-4 Mission. November 16, 2021. NASA. 16 November 2021.
  10. Web site: 2017 Astronaut Candidates Available for Interviews Before Training . 2017-08-16 . NASA.
  11. http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-082718a-kulin-nasa-astronaut-candidate-resigns.html "NASA astronaut candidate resigns prior to qualifying for spaceflight"

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