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2009 human spaceflight selection of 14 candidates; "The Chumps"

The Chumps
Front row, from the left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Scott D. Tingle, Michael S. Hopkins, Gregory R. (Reid) Wiseman and Mark T. Vande Hei. Middle row, from the left to right: Jack D. Fischer, Serena M. Auñón, Kathleen (Kate) Rubins and Jeanette J. Epps. Back row, from the left to right: David Saint-Jacques, Takuya Onishi, Norishige Kanai, Kimiya Yui and Kjell N. Lindgren
Year selected	2009
Number selected	14
← 19 (2004)21 (2013) →

NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps) saw the training of nine mission specialists, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011.

Mission specialists

Serena M. Auñón (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-09
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 56/57
Jeanette J. Epps
- SpaceX Crew-8
  - Mission specialist, Expedition 70/71/72
Jack D. Fischer (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-04
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 52/53
Michael S. Hopkins (2 flights)
- Soyuz TMA-10M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 37/38
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-1
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65
Kjell N. Lindgren (2 flights)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-4
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 67/68
Kathleen Rubins (2 flights)
- Soyuz MS-01
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Soyuz MS-17
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 63/64
Scott D. Tingle (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Commander, Starliner-1 (future flight)
Mark T. Vande Hei (2 flights)
- Soyuz MS-06
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Soyuz MS-18/MS-19
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65/66
Gregory R. Wiseman (1 flight)
- Former Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Soyuz TMA-13M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 40/41
- Commander, Artemis II (future flight)

International mission specialists

Jeremy Hansen, CSA
- Mission specialist, Artemis II (future flight)
Norishige Kanai, JAXA (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
Takuya Onishi, JAXA (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-01
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
David Saint-Jacques, CSA (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-11
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 58/59
Kimiya Yui, JAXA (1 flight)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45

See also

References

"NASA's new astronaut class: call them the "Chumps"". collectSPACE. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
^ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
^ "2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts". CBC News. May 13, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

External links

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NASA Astronaut Group 20, "The Chumps", 2009

NASA Astronaut Group 19 ← NASA Astronaut Group 20 → NASA Astronaut Group 21

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Mission specialists

International
mission specialists

Jeremy Hansen (Canada)
Norishige Kanai (Japan)
Takuya Onishi (Japan)
David Saint-Jacques (Canada)
Kimiya Yui (Japan)

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