, fifty-four United States astronauts have graduated from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), more than from any other undergraduate institution. The Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in

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, Maryland, with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps. Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force; known as cross-commissioning. Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system. The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering. Graduates who enter aviation and space-related fields have the opportunity to be selected for astronaut training by the

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(NASA). This list is drawn from graduates of the Naval Academy who became astronauts. The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846. The first alumnus to fly as an astronaut was Alan Shepard, of the class of 1945. , the most recent alumnus to be selected as an astronaut was

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, of the class of 2010. Two alumni were part of Project Mercury, three were part of

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, seven were part of the Apollo program, three walked on the Moon, one was part of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, and forty-two were part of the Space Shuttle program. In addition to the 52 astronauts who are alumni of the Academy, more than 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 45

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and 16 Marshall Scholars. Additional notable graduates include 1 President of the United States, 2 Nobel Prize recipients, and 73 Medal of Honor recipients. __TOC__

Astronauts

In this table, "class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduated early. For example, the Class of 1943 actually graduated in 1942. (Note: The United States Air Force Academy did not graduate its first class until 1959, so a significant percentage of USNA graduates were commissioned in the US Air Force until that time.) {{mem/a2start , ilist= Al Shepard suiting up

Official NASA portrait Charles Moss Duke Jr

, alist= {{mem/a2 , first=Alan , last=Shepard , year=1945 , nota=Rear admiral, World War II veteran, Navy test pilot, first U.S. Astronaut in space onboard Mercury-Redstone 3 and only Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the Moon while commanding

Apollo 14 Apollo 14 (January 31, 1971February 9, 1971) was the eighth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands. It was the last of the " H missions", landings at s ...

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astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

to fly in America's first three space programs: Project Mercury ( Mercury 8),

( Gemini 6A), and Project Apollo (

Apollo 7 Apollo 7 (October 1122, 1968) was the first crewed flight in NASA's Apollo program, and saw the resumption of human spaceflight by the agency after the fire that killed the three Apollo 1 astronauts during a launch rehearsal test on Ja ...

Commander) , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/schirra/schirra.htm , title=Walter M. Schirra Class of 1946 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119124323/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/schirra/schirra.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{cite web, url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269872,00.html, title=Wally Schirra, One of America's Seven Original Mercury Astronauts, Dead at 84, date=May 3, 2007, publisher=Fox News via Associated Press, access-date=February 21, 2009, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226091239/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269872,00.html, archive-date=February 26, 2009, url-status=dead {{mem/a2 , first=James , last=Irwin , year=1951 , nota=Served as an

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pilot and became a NASA

, serving as the lunar module pilot on the

Apollo 15 Apollo 15 (July 26August 7, 1971) was the ninth crewed mission in the United States' Apollo program and the fourth to Moon landing, land on the Moon. It was the first List of Apollo missions#Alphabetical mission types, J mission, with a ...

, on which the first lunar rover was used; walked on the Moon , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/irwin/irwin.htm , title=James Irwin Class of 1951 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119105610/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/irwin/irwin.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{cite web, url=http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/0/1499dee64fa36b5180256ce8003fab31?OpenDocument , title=Astronaut - James Irwin Gives Unique Picture , publisher=The Salvation Army , access-date=February 21, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610164335/http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/0/1499dee64fa36b5180256ce8003fab31?OpenDocument , archive-date=June 10, 2011 {{mem/a2 , first=Donn F. , last=Eisele , year=1952 , nota=Test pilot, CMP on

, the first Apollo program crewed mission , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/eisele/eisele.htm , title=Donn F. Eisele Class of 1952 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 14, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118221332/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/eisele/eisele.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{cite web, url=http://dvs.ohio.gov/veterans_hall_of_fame/inductees/class_of_1993.aspx#Eisele, title=Class of 1993 - Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, publisher=Ohio Veterans Services, access-date=February 21, 2009, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302034753/http://dvs.ohio.gov/veterans_hall_of_fame/inductees/class_of_1993.aspx#Eisele, archive-date=March 2, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Edward , last=Givens , year=1952 , nota=Test pilot, died in an automobile crash before making a spaceflight , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/givens/givens.htm , title=Edward G. Givens Class of 1952 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118210939/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/givens/givens.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{cite book, last=Burgess, first=Colin, author2=Kate Doolan , title=Fallen Astronauts, publisher=University of Nebraska Press, location=Lincoln, NE, year=2003, pages=xvii, isbn=0-8032-6212-4, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ8WwRBNgk0C&q=fallen+astronauts, access-date=February 20, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Jim , last=Lovell , year=1952 , nota=Served in the Korean War, Navy test pilot, astronaut participating in

Gemini 7 Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations. was a 1965 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the fourth crewed Gemini flight, the twelfth crewed American spacefli ...

, Gemini 12,

Apollo 8 Apollo 8 (December 21–27, 1968) was the first crewed spacecraft to leave low Earth orbit and the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon. The crew orbited the Moon ten times without landing, and then departed safely back to Earth. These ...

, and commanding the ill-fated

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted aft ...

, which he brought back safely , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lovell/lovell.htm , title=James A. Lovell Class of 1952 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118211718/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lovell/lovell.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{cite book, last=Townley, first=Alvin, date=December 26, 2006, title=Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts, publisher=St. Martin's Press, location=New York, pages=80–86, isbn=0-312-36653-1 {{mem/a2 , first=Thomas P. , last=Stafford , year=1952 , nota=Pilot, Gemini 6A, commanded

Gemini 9A Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations. was a 1966 crewed spaceflight in NASA's Gemini program. It was the seventh crewed Gemini flight, the 13th crewed American flight ...

, Apollo 10, and Apollo-Soyuz Test Project , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/stafford/stafford.htm , title=Thomas P. Stafford Class of 1952 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 14, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119071636/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/stafford/stafford.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{cite web, url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST011.html, title=Stafford, Thomas Patten (1930 - ), publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society, access-date=February 21, 2009, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126002715/http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/S/ST011.html, archive-date=January 26, 2008 {{mem/a2 , first=Theodore , last=Freeman , year=1953 , nota=Test pilot, died in a plane crash before making a spaceflight , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/freeman/freeman.htm , title=Theodore C. Freeman Class of 1953 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119063550/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/freeman/freeman.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{cite book, last=Burgess, first=Colin, author2=Kate Doolan , title=Fallen Astronauts, publisher=University of Nebraska Press, location=Lincoln, NE, year=2003, page=1, isbn=0-8032-6212-4, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ8WwRBNgk0C&q=fallen+astronauts, access-date=February 20, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=William , last=Anders , year=1955 , nota=Astronaut, flew on

; ambassador to Norway (1975–1977) , ref={{cref, a{{cref, c{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Ambassadors/bios/anders.htm , title=William Anders Class of 1955 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 14, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117062936/https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Ambassadors/bios/anders.htm , archive-date=January 17, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Charles , last=Duke , year=1957 , nota=Lunar Module Pilot

Apollo 16 Apollo 16 (April 1627, 1972) was the tenth crewed mission in the United States Apollo space program, administered by NASA, and the fifth and penultimate to land on the Moon. It was the second of Apollo's " J missions", with an extended sta ...

; walked on the Moon , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/duke/duke.htm , title=Charles Moss Duke, Jr Class of 1957 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 14, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601225030/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/duke/duke.htm , archive-date=June 1, 2010 {{mem/a2 , first=Bruce , last=McCandless II , year=1958 , nota=Performed the first un-tethered spacewalk on

STS-41-B STS-41-B was the tenth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth flight of the . It launched on 3 February 1984, and landed on 11 February 1984 after deploying two communications satellites. It was also notable for including the first untethere ...

and also flew on

STS-31 STS-31 was the 35th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program. The primary purpose of this mission was the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) into low Earth orbit. The mission used the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' (the tenth missio ...

; son of Rear Admiral Bruce McCandless, Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, class of 1932 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/mccandless/mccandless.htm , title=Bruce McCandless Class of 1958 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 14, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119103854/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/mccandless/mccandless.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=S. David , last=Griggs , year=1962 , nota=Performed an unscheduled spacewalk during STS-51-D , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/griggs/griggs.htm , title=David Griggs Class of 1962 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118212747/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/griggs/griggs.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Robert C. , last=Springer , year=1964 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-29 STS-29 was the 28th NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' inserted a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) into Earth orbit. It was the third shuttle mission following the ''Challenger'' disaster in 1986, an ...

and

STS-38 STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It was the 37th shuttle mission, and carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). It was the seventh flight for ''Atlantis'' and the se ...

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STS-36 STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (believed to have been a Misty reconnaissance satellite) into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th sh ...

and

STS-48 STS-48 was a Space Shuttle mission that launched on September 12, 1991, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The orbiter was . The primary payload was the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The mission landed on September 18 at 12:38 a. ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/creighton/creighton.htm , title=John O. Creighton Class of 1966 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119064947/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/creighton/creighton.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=David , last=Walker , link=David M. Walker (astronaut) , year=1966 , nota=Pilot of

STS-51-A STS-51-A (formerly STS-19) was the 14th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the second flight of Space Shuttle ''Discovery''. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on November 8, 1984, and landed just under eight days later on ...

, commanded

STS-30 STS-30 was the 29th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fourth mission for Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. It was the fourth shuttle launch since the Challenger disaster and the first shuttle mission since the disaster to have a female astronaut on ...

STS-53 STS-53 was a NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission in support of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The mission was launched on December 2, 1992, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Crew Mission highlights ''Discovery'' c ...

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STS-61-A STS-61-A (also known as Spacelab D-1) was the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. It was a scientific Spacelab mission, funded and directed by West Germany – hence the non-NASA designation of D-1 (for Deutschland-1). STS-61-A was th ...

and

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/buchli/buchli.htm , title=James F. Buchli Class of 1967 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119011621/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/buchli/buchli.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Michael J. , last=Smith , year=1967 , nota=Pilot of the {{OV, 099 when it was destroyed during

STS-51-L STS-51-L was the 25th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. Planned as the first Teacher in Space Project flight in addition to observing Halley's Comet for six days and performing a ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/smith/smith.htm , title=Michael J. Smith Class of 1967 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118213842/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/smith/smith.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Charles , last=Bolden , year=1968 , nota=Major General; United States Marine Corps test pilot; pilot of STS-61-C and

; commanded STS-45 and STS-60; nominated in 2009 to be NASA Administrator , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bolden/bolden.htm , title=Charles F. Bolden Class of 1968 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118171838/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bolden/bolden.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Michael , last=Coats , year=1968 , nota=Pilot of STS-41-D, and commanded

and STS-39 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/coats/coats.htm , title=Michael L. Coats Class of 1968 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118200811/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/coats/coats.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Bryan D. , last=O'Connor , year=1968 , nota=Pilot of STS-61-B, and commanded STS-40 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/oconnor/oconnor.htm , title=Bryan D. O'Connor Class of 1968 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118212753/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/oconnor/oconnor.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=John M. , last=Lounge , year=1969 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-51-I, STS-26 and STS-35 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lounge/lounge.htm , title=John M. Lounge Class of 1969 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118213237/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lounge/lounge.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Robert D. , last=Cabana , year=1971 , nota=Pilot of STS-41 and

, commanded STS-65 and STS-88 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/cabana/cabana.htm , title=Robert D. Cabana Class of 1971 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118215000/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/cabana/cabana.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Frank L. , last=Culbertson Jr. , year=1971 , nota=Pilot of

, commanded

STS-51 STS-51 was a NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission that launched the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) in September 1993. The flight also featured the deployment and retrieval of the SPAS-ORFEUS satellite and its IMAX cam ...

and International Space Station Expedition 3 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/culbertson/culbertson.htm , title=Frank L. Culbertson Class of 1971 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118185759/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/culbertson/culbertson.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=David , last=Leestma , year=1971 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-41-G STS-41-G (formerly STS-17) was the 13th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. ''Challenger'' launched on October 5, 1984, and conducted the second shuttle landing at Kennedy Space Center o ...

STS-28 STS-28 was the 30th NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fourth shuttle mission dedicated to United States Department of Defense (DoD) purposes, and the eighth flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia''. The mission launched on August 8, 1989, and travel ...

and STS-45 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/leestma/leestma.htm , title=David C. Leestma Class of 1971 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119075325/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/leestma/leestma.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=William , last=Shepherd , year=1971 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-27 STS-27 was the 27th NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. Launching on December 2, 1988, on a four-day mission, it was the second shuttle flight after the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster of Janu ...

, STS-41 and

STS-52 STS-52 was a ''Space Transportation System'' ( NASA Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle ''Columbia'', and was launched on October 22, 1992. Crew Backup crew Mission highlights Primary mission objectives were deployment of t ...

; commanded International Space Station Expedition 1 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/shepherd/shepherd.htm , title=William M. Shepherd Class of 1971 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118210132/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/shepherd/shepherd.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=John L. , last=Phillips , year=1972 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-100 and

STS-119 STS-119 ( ISS assembly flight 15A) was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by space shuttle Discovery during March 2009. It delivered and assembled the fourth starboard Integrated Truss Segment (S6), ...

; flight engineer of International Space Station Expedition 11 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/phillips/phillips.htm , title=John L. Phillips Class of 1972 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118202733/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/phillips/phillips.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Stephen S. , last=Oswald , year=1973 , nota=Pilot of STS-42 and

STS-56 STS-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' mission to perform special experiments. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 8, 1993. Crew Mission highlights The primary payload of the flight was the Atm ...

, commanded

STS-67 STS-67 was a human spaceflight mission using that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 2 March 1995. Crew Mission highlights Ultraviolet Imaging Experiments Astro-2 was the second dedicated Spacelab mission to conduct astronom ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/oswald/oswald.htm , title=Stephen S. Oswald Class of 1973 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119105005/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/oswald/oswald.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Kenneth S. , last=Reightler Jr. , year=1973 , nota=Pilot of

and STS-60 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/reightler/reightler.htm , title=Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr Class of 1973 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119103900/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/reightler/reightler.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=William F. , last=Readdy , year=1974 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-42, pilot of

and commanded STS-79 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/readdy/readdy.htm , title=William F. Readdy Class of 1974 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119082538/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/readdy/readdy.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Stephen , last=Thorne , link=Stephen Thorne (astronaut) , year=1975 , nota=Test pilot and Space Shuttle program trainee, died in a plane crash before making a spaceflight , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/thorne/thorne.htm , title=Stephen D. Thorne Class of 1975 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120022630/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/thorne/thorne.htm , archive-date=January 20, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Jerry M. , last=Linenger , year=1977 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-64, and long-duration spaceflight on the Mir space station , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/linenger/linenger.htm , title=J.M. Linenger Class of 1977 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118141405/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/linenger/linenger.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Pierre J. , last=Thuot , year=1977 , nota=Mission specialist on

, STS-49 and STS-62 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/thuot/thuot.htm , title=Pierre J. Thuot Class of 1977 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118224821/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/thuot/thuot.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Ken , last=Bowersox , year=1978 , nota=Pilot of

STS-50 STS-50 (U.S. Microgravity Laboratory-1) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the 12th mission of the '' Columbia'' orbiter. ''Columbia'' landed at Kennedy Space Center for the first time ever due to bad weather at Edwards Air Force Base caused b ...

, commanded STS-61, STS-73, STS-82 and International Space Station Expedition 6 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bowersox/bowersox.htm , title=Kenneth D. Bowersox Class of 1978 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119225924/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bowersox/bowersox.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Daniel W. , last=Bursch , year=1979 , nota=Mission specialist on

, STS-68 and STS-77; flight engineer of International Space Station

Expedition 4 Expedition 4 was the fourth expedition to the International Space Station (7 December 2001 - 15 June 2002). Crew Mission parameters *Perigee: 384 km *Apogee: 396 km *Inclination: 51.6° *Period: 92 min Mission objectives The Inte ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bursch/bursch.htm , title=Daniel W. Bursch Class of 1979 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119075320/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bursch/bursch.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Michael , last=Foreman , link=Michael Foreman (astronaut) , year=1979 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-123 STS-123 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was flown by Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. STS-123 was the 1J/A ISS assembly mission. The original launch target date was 14 February 2008 but after the delay of ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/foreman/foreman.htm , title=Michael J. Foreman Class of 1979 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119101605/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/foreman/foreman.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Dominic L. Pudwill , last=Gorie , year=1979 , nota=Pilot of STS-91 and STS-99; commanded

STS-108 STS-108 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. Its primary objective was to deliver supplies to and help maintain the ISS. STS-108 was the 12th shuttle flight to visit the In ...

and

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/gorie/gorie.htm , title=Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Class of 1979 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119102548/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/gorie/gorie.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Joe F. , last=Edwards Jr. , year=1980 , nota=United States Navy test pilot, pilot of STS-89 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/edwards/edwards.htm , title=Joe Frank Edwards Jr Class of 1980 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118185012/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/edwards/edwards.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Michael , last=López-Alegría , year=1980 , nota=Mission specialist for STS-73,

STS-92 STS-92 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Discovery''. STS-92 marked the 100th mission of the Space Shuttle. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 11 October 2000. Crew ...

, and STS-113; commanded International Space Station Expedition 14. American record holder for space walks, with 10 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lopezalegria/lopezalegria.htm , title=Michael E. Lopez-Alegria Class of 1980 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119065801/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lopezalegria/lopezalegria.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Kathryn P. , last=Hire , year=1981 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-90 and STS-130 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/hire/hire.htm , title=Kathryn P. Hire Class of 1981 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118204058/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/hire/hire.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Brent W. , last=Jett Jr. , year=1981 , nota=Pilot of

STS-72 STS-72 was a Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'' mission to capture and return to Earth a Japanese microgravity research spacecraft known as Space Flyer Unit (SFU). The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 11 January 1996. Crew Spac ...

and STS-81; commanded

STS-97 STS-97 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle '' Endeavour''. The crew installed the first set of solar arrays to the ISS, prepared a docking port for arrival of the Destiny Laboratory Module, ...

and STS-115 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/jett/jett.htm , title=Brent W. Jett, Jr. Class of 1981 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119102029/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/jett/jett.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Wendy B. , last=Lawrence , year=1981 , nota=Navy

helicopter pilot A helicopter pilot manipulates the helicopter flight controls to achieve and maintain controlled aerodynamic flight. Changes to the aircraft flight control system transmit mechanically to the rotor, producing aerodynamic effects on the rotor bla ...

and mission specialist for

, STS-86, STS-91, and

STS-114 STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster. Space Shuttle Discovery, ''Discovery'' launched at 10:39 Eastern Time Zone, EDT (14:39 Coordinated ...

; daughter of

William P. Lawrence William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930December 2, 2005), was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and Naval Aviator who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pilot, the fi ...

, Superintendent of the Academy while she was a Midshipman , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lawrence/lawrence.htm , title=Wendy B. Lawrence Class of 1981 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119070857/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/lawrence/lawrence.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Christopher , last=Loria , year=1983 , nota=Assigned as the pilot of STS-113, but an injury resulted in medical disqualification from spaceflight , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/loria/loria.htm , title=Christopher J. Loria Class of 1983 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119075330/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/loria/loria.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=William C. , last=McCool , year=1983 , nota=Pilot of {{OV, 102, killed when the craft disintegrated during re-entry at the conclusion of STS-107 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/mccool/mccool.htm , title=William C. McCool Class of 1983 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 9, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118212045/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/mccool/mccool.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{cite book, last=Burgess, first=Colin, author2=Kate Doolan , title=Fallen Astronauts, publisher=University of Nebraska Press, location=Lincoln, NE, year=2003, page=254, isbn=0-8032-6212-4, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ8WwRBNgk0C&q=fallen+astronauts, access-date=February 20, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Robert , last=Curbeam , year=1984 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-85, STS-98 and STS-116 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/curbeam/curbeam.htm , title=Robert L. Curbeam, Jr Class of 1984 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119101756/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/curbeam/curbeam.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Charles O. , last=Hobaugh , year=1984 , nota=Pilot of STS-104 and STS-118; Commander of STS-129 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/hobaugh/hobaugh.htm , title=Charles Owen Hobaugh Class of 1984 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119011626/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/hobaugh/hobaugh.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=George D. , last=Zamka , year=1984 , nota=Pilot of STS-120; Commander of STS-130 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/zamka/zamka.htm , title=George D. Zamka Class of 1984 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090120043630/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/zamka/zamka.htm , archive-date=January 20, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Lisa , last=Nowak , year=1985 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-121, terminated by NASA after arrest on an attempted kidnapping charge , ref={{cite web, url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nowak.html, title=Lisa M. Nowak (Captain USN), publisher=NASA, access-date=February 9, 2009, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050817035733/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/nowak.html, archive-date=August 17, 2005, url-status=dead {{mem/a2 , first=Stephen , last=Frick , year=1986 , nota=Pilot of STS-110 and commanded STS-122 , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/frick/frick.htm , title=Stephen N. Frick Class of 1986 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118200351/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/frick/frick.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Stephen , last=Bowen , link=Stephen Bowen (astronaut) , year=1986 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-126 STS-126 was the one hundred and twenty-fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and twenty-second orbital flight of the ''Space Shuttle Endeavour'' (OV-105) to the International Space Station (ISS). The purpose of the mission, referred to as ULF2 by ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bowen/bowen.htm , title=Stephen G. Bowen Class of 1986 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119204505/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/bowen/bowen.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Sunita , last=Williams , year=1987 , nota=Mission specialist on STS-116, STS-117 and SpaceX Crew-9, flight engineer for Expeditions 14, 15, 71 and 72; Commander of

Expedition 33 Expedition 33 was the 33rd long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). It began on 16 September 2012 with the departure from the ISS of the Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft, which returned the Expedition 32 crew to Earth. Crew ...

, Pilot of Starliner Crewed Flight Test. First female astronaut to fly on a orbital spacecraft's maiden flight. , ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/williams/williams.htm , title=Sunita L. Williams Class of 1987 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118200356/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/williams/williams.htm , archive-date=January 18, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Kenneth , last=Ham , year=1987 , nota=Pilot of

STS-124 STS-124 was a Space Shuttle mission, flown by Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' to the International Space Station. ''Discovery'' launched on 31 May 2008 at 17:02 EDT, moved from an earlier scheduled launch date of 25 May 2008, and landed safely at t ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/ham/ham.htm , title=Kenneth T. Ham Class of 1987 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119013240/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/ham/ham.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Christopher , last=Cassidy , year=1993 , nota=Mission specialist on

STS-127 STS-127 ( ISS assembly flight 2J/A) was a NASA Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the twenty-third flight of . The primary purpose of the STS-127 mission was to deliver and install the final two components of t ...

, Commander of

Expedition 63 Expedition 63 was the 63rd long duration mission to the International Space Station, which began on 17 April 2020 with the undocking of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft and continued until the undocking of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft on 21 October 20 ...

, ref={{cref, a{{cite web, url=http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/cassidy/cassidy.htm , title=Christopher J. Cassidy Class of 1993 , publisher=United States Naval Academy , access-date=February 15, 2009 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119065742/http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Notables/Astronauts/cassidy/cassidy.htm , archive-date=January 19, 2009 {{mem/a2 , first=Nicole Aunapu , last=Mann , year=1999 , nota=Selected in 2013 and completed astronaut training in 2015, commanded SpaceX Crew-5, first Native American woman in space , ref= {{mem/a2 , first=Kayla , last=Barron , year=2010 , nota=Selected in 2017, spent 177 days on the ISS as a member of NASA SpaceX Crew-3 , ref={{cite web, url=https://www.nasa.gov/content/kayla-barron-nasa-astronaut , title=Kayla Barron NASA Astronaut , date=June 4, 2020 , publisher=NASA , access-date=May 25, 2022

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