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Number: 17. Selection announced: 23 May 1984. Requirement: Provide pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights. Pilots: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics. Advanced degree desirable. At least 1,000 flight-hours of pilot-in-command time. Flight test experience desirable. Excellent health. Vision minimum 20/50 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20 vision; maximum sitting blood pressure 140/90. Height between 163 and 193 cm.
Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.Nickname: The Maggots (named by Bill Shepherd, who dubbed them in their earliest group training in aircraft survival school, a term familiar to graduates of USMC boot camp).
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Adamson
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James (Jim) Craig Adamson. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 3 March 1946.
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Baker
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Ellen Louise Shulman Baker. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 27 April 1953. Physician.
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Brown Mark
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Mark Neil Brown. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 18 November 1951.
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Cameron
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Kenneth Donald Cameron. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 29 November 1949.
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Carter
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Dr Manley Lanier (Sonny) Carter Jr. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 15 August 1947. Died 5 April 1991.
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Casper
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John Howard Casper. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 9 July 1943.
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Culbertson
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Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 15 May 1949.
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Gutierrez
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Sidney (Sid) McNeil Gutierrez. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 27 June 1951.
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Hammond
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Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 16 January 1952.
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Ivins
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Marsha Sue Ivins. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 15 April 1951. NASA flight engineer, tied for female record for number of space missions.
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Lee
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Mark Charles Lee. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 14 August 1952. Was married to astronaut Jan Davis, part of first married couple to fly in space together.
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Low
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George David Low. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 19 February 1956. Son of former NASA administrator George M Low.
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McCulley
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Michael James McCulley. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 4 August 1943.
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Shepherd
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William McMichael (Bill) Shepherd. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 26 July 1949.
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Thornton
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Dr Kathryn Ryan (Kathy) Cordell Thornton. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 17 August 1952. Physicist, female record-holder for number of spacewalks and total time spent on spacewalks.
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Veach
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Charles Lacy Veach. American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 18 September 1944. Died 3 October 1995.
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Wetherbee
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James Donald 'Wexbee' Wetherbee. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 27 November 1952. Flew in space six times.
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