NASA Astronaut Group 20

NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps)[1] 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.

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

Mission Specialists

• Serena M. Auñón[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 56/57
• Jeanette J. Epps[2]
  • Future Starliner-1
• Jack D. Fischer[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 52/53
• Michael S. Hopkins[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 37/38
  • Commander, SpaceX Crew-1
• Kjell N. Lindgren[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45
• Kathleen Rubins[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 48/49
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 63/64
• Scott D. Tingle[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 54/55
• Mark T. Vande Hei[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 53/54
• Gregory R. Wiseman[2]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 40/41

International Mission Specialists

• Jeremy Hansen, Canada[3]
• Norishige Kanai, Japan
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 54/55
• Takuya Onishi, Japan
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 48/49
• David Saint-Jacques, Canada[3]
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 58/59
• Kimiya Yui, Japan
  • Flight Engineer, Expedition 44/45

See also

• List of astronauts by selection
• NASA Astronaut Group 21

References

1. "NASA's new astronaut class: call them the "Chumps"". collectSPACE. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
2. NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
3. "2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts". CBC News. May 13, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.

External links

• Current astronauts page
• Retired astronauts page
• Foreign astronauts page
• Payload specialist astronauts page