NASA-10 astronaut group, 1984

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NASA-10 astronaut group, 1984
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Part of Astronaut Selection Groups

Requirement: pilot, engineer, and scientist astronauts for space shuttle flights. 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.

AKA: Maggots. Date: 1984.

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Casper American test pilot astronaut 1984-1997. Grew up in Gainesville, Georgia, son of an Air Force officer. Flew 229 combat missions in Vietnam.

McCulley American test pilot astronaut 1984-1990.

Veach American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-1995. Grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. Died of cancer.

Adamson American test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1984-1992. US Army

Carter American physician mission specialist astronaut 1984-1991. Grew up in Warner Robins, Georgia. Died in the crash of a commercial airliner while on NASA business travel.

Culbertson American test pilot astronaut 1984-2002.

Shepherd American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-2002. Shepherd was an ex-Navy SEAL and an expert in underwater demolition.

Cameron American test pilot astronaut 1984-1996. US Marine Corps

Ivins American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-2010. NASA flight engineer.

Gutierrez American test pilot astronaut 1984-1994. Some data removed at subject's request.

Brown, Mark American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-1993.

Hammond American test pilot astronaut 1984-1998.

Lee American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-2001. Was married to astronaut Jan Davis, part of first married couple to fly in space together.

Thornton American physicist mission specialist astronaut 1984-1996.

Wetherbee American test pilot astronaut 1984-2005. Flew in space six times.

Baker American physician mission specialist astronaut 1984-2012. Physician.

Low American engineer mission specialist astronaut 1984-1996. Son of former NASA administrator George M Low.

Family: Astronaut.

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