1994 human spaceflight selection of 23 candidates; "The Flying Escargot"
The Flying Escargot
The astronauts of Group 15
Year selected
1994
Number selected
23
← 1992
1996 →
NASA Astronaut Group 15 ("The Flying Escargot") was a group of 23 NASA astronauts announced on December 8, 1994.[1][2] Group members adopted The Flying Escargot as their moniker, in reference to two members of the group being from France.[3] The group featured ten pilots, nine mission specialists, and four international mission specialist trainees from France,[4][5][6] Canada[7] and Japan.[7]
Three members of this group, Rick Husband, Michael P. Anderson, and Kalpana Chawla, died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[8] These three received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.[9][10][11]
Another member of the group Pamela Melroy, currently serves as Deputy Administrator of NASA, taking office on June 21, 2021, having been appointed by US President Joe Biden.[12]
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^"T-shirt, Class of '95, Shuttle (Melroy)". National Air and Space Museum. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^Herring, Kyle (1 March 1995). "95-016: Veteran French Astronauts Lend Expertise to Training". Johnson News. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^Rahn, Debbie; Buckingham, Bruce; Herring, Kyle (12 September 1997). "97-199: Atlantis' Sveneth Mission to Mir Set for Sept. 25" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
^McCarter, Jennifer; Hawley, Eileen M. (13 November 1997). "H97-263: Tognini Named to STS-93 Crew" (TXT). NASA News. NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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^Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Rick Douglas Husband" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Michael P. Anderson" (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (May 2004). "Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D." (PDF). Biographical Data. Houston, Texas: NASA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^"President Biden nominates former astronaut Pamela Melroy for NASA deputy administrator". Space.com. 16 April 2021.
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