The Scientists
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The Scientists were NASA's fourth group of astronauts, notable for being the first cohort selected primarily for their scientific expertise rather than test piloting backgrounds.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Scientists canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA Astronaut Group 4
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NASA astronaut group ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Johnson Space Center
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Manned Spacecraft Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| disciplineRepresentation |
Astronomy
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Chemistry ⓘ Engineering ⓘ Geology ⓘ Medicine ⓘ Physics ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
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Space Race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | NASA Astronaut Group 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Marked institutional recognition of science as central to human spaceflight objectives ⓘ |
| impact |
Expanded range of disciplines represented in astronaut corps
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Influenced later selection of mission specialist astronauts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOfProgram |
Apollo program
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Early Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberType | Scientist-astronauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionRole |
Conducted scientific experiments in space
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Designed and planned space-based research ⓘ Served as crew on crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
First NASA astronaut group selected primarily as scientist-astronauts
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Shift from test pilot dominance to scientific specialization in astronaut corps ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| organizationType | Government astronaut corps subgroup ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | NASA Astronaut Group 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInProgram | Provided scientific expertise for lunar and orbital missions ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
Advanced academic degrees
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Physical fitness for spaceflight ⓘ Professional research experience ⓘ Scientific expertise ⓘ |
| selectionEmphasis | Scientific research over test piloting background ⓘ |
| selectionOrder | Fourth NASA astronaut group ⓘ |
| selectionPurpose | Crewed spaceflight missions ⓘ |
| selectionRationale |
Increasing scientific goals of Apollo and post‑Apollo missions
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Need for in‑flight scientific research and experiment operation ⓘ |
| trainingIncluded |
Extravehicular activity training
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Geology field training ⓘ Pilot training ⓘ Spacecraft systems training ⓘ Survival training ⓘ |
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