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    AIR FORCE ASTRONAUTS

    Air Force Astronauts

    Air Force Astronauts    

    The first astronauts were selected in 1959 from a list of military personnel who met specific qualifications. U.S. Airmen have been involved in the nation’s human space program since its inception. A total of 338 astronauts have been selected to date, 84 of which have served in the Air Force. Today, astronauts come from a variety of backgrounds in addition to military service, they include schoolteachers, doctors, scientist, and engineers. Modern life is dependent on space. Air Force Astronauts are helping advance the science of human spaceflight and technology for the benefit of all mankind.

    6 Featured Videos

    NASA Astronauts Train in WPAFB Centrifuge

    NASA Astronauts Train in WPAFB Centrifuge
    11.05.18 | TSgt Phillip Cowen | 88ABW
    Nine NASA astronauts train in the Department of Defense’s only human-rated centrifuge, Wright-Patterson AFB, Nov. 5, 2018. As the center of...
    Col. Nick Hague, Airman Astronaut: Inspiration, Family & Expectations

    Col. Nick Hague, Airman Astronaut: ...
    10.03.18 | David Grim |
    U.S. Air Force Col. Nick Hague talks about his childhood. As an Airman serving with NASA, Hague is a part of Air Force Space Command. He takes off...
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    Air Force, space legend visits Pentagon

    Air Force, space legend visits Pentagon
    01.29.19 | Wayne Clark | SAF
    Retired NASA astronaut Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford speaks to an audience of Airmen, coalition partners and industry leaders at the...
    Air Force, space legend visits Pentagon

    Air Force, space legend visits Pentagon
    01.29.19 | Wayne Clark | SAF
    Retired NASA astronaut Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford speaks to an audience of Airmen, coalition partners and industry leaders at the...
    Expedition 57 Launch

    Expedition 57 Launch
    10.11.18 | Courtesy Photo | SAF
    The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft is seen in this long exposure photograph as it launched with Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA and...
    Expedition 57 Crew Farewell

    Expedition 57 Crew Farewell
    10.11.18 | Courtesy Photo | SAF
    Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, top, and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz...
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    2 Featured Stories

    Hague, Ovchinin talk ISS mission during presser

    Hague, Ovchinin talk ISS mission during...
    06.18.18 | MSgt Robert Biermann | USSPACECOM
    Surrounded by media representatives and audience members, Col. Nick Hague, NASA astronaut, and Alexey Ovchinin, Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut,...

    Hague, Ovchinin talk ISS mission during...
    06.18.18 | David Grim | AFSC
    JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas – Surrounded by media representatives and audience members, Col. Nick Hague, NASA astronaut, and Alexey Ovchinin, Russian Roscosmos cosmonaut, discussed their upcoming trip to space during a news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, June 18, 2018.