NASA Astronaut Group 15

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The Flying Escargot
Official group portrait
The astronauts of Group 15
Year selected1994
Number selected23
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NASA Astronaut Group 15 ("The Flying Escargot") was a group of 23

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]

Pilots

Mission Specialists

International mission specialists

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