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Number: 13. Selection announced: 1 August 1979. Requirement: Provide shuttle manned spaceflight engineers to operate military payloads. USAF, Navy, or Army officers with bachelor's degree in science or engineering; four years experience in flying or space-related activities. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.

13 were selected from 222 candidates. The existence of the group was secret until 1985.

Casserino Frank James Casserino. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 21 July 1955.
Detroye Jeffrey Eliot Detroye. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 14 January 1955.
Hamel Michael Anthony Hamel. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 24 December 1950.
Higbee Terry Alan Higbee. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 3 December 1949.
Joseph Daryl James Joseph. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 17 December 1949.
Lydon Malcolm Webb Lydon. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 3 June 1946.
Payton Gary Eugene Payton. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 20 June 1948.
Rij Jerry Jerome Rij. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 23 February 1950.
Sefchek Paul Andrew Sefchek. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 7 July 1946. Died 23 July 1997.
Sundberg Eric Edward Sundberg. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 10 April 1945.
Vidrine David Matthew Vidrine. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 21 November 1943.
Watterson John Brett Watterson. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 10 September 1949.
Wright Keith Charles Wright. American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 31 August 1947.
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