NASA Astronaut Group 4
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NASA Astronaut Group 4 was a cohort of scientist-astronauts selected in the mid-1960s to bring advanced scientific expertise to Apollo and later space missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NASA Astronaut Group 4 canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut group
ⓘ
astronaut selection group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NASA Astronaut Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Scientist-Astronauts
The Scientists ⓘ |
| basedAt |
Houston, Texas, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston, Texas
Johnson Space Center ⓘ
surface form:
Manned Spacecraft Center
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Apollo program era ⓘ |
| member |
Curtis L. Michel
ⓘ
Duane E. Graveline NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward G. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ Joseph P. Kerwin ⓘ Owen K. Garriott ⓘ |
| memberCount | 6 ⓘ |
| memberFlownOnSkylab |
Edward G. Gibson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph P. Kerwin ⓘ Owen K. Garriott ⓘ |
| memberFlownToMoon | Harrison H. Schmitt ⓘ |
| memberResignedBeforeFlight |
Curtis L. Michel
ⓘ
Duane E. Graveline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first group of NASA scientist-astronauts
ⓘ
including the only professional geologist to walk on the Moon ⓘ |
| numberOfAstronautsSelected | 6 ⓘ |
| officialName | NASA Astronaut Group 4 self-link ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| predecessor | NASA Astronaut Group 3 ⓘ |
| programAssociation |
Apollo program
ⓘ
Skylab program ⓘ NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| purpose |
to add scientist-astronauts to the NASA astronaut corps
ⓘ
to provide advanced scientific expertise for Apollo and later missions ⓘ |
| scientificDisciplineRepresented |
engineering
ⓘ
geology ⓘ medicine ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| selectionContext |
Space Race
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War space race
increasing emphasis on scientific return from Apollo missions ⓘ |
| selectionDate | June 1965 ⓘ |
| selectionRequirement |
U.S. citizenship
ⓘ
age under 35 at time of selection ⓘ doctoral degree in a natural science, medicine, or engineering ⓘ excellent physical health ⓘ experience in scientific research ⓘ height not exceeding standard NASA astronaut limits of the time ⓘ |
| selectionType | scientist-astronaut selection ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| successor | NASA Astronaut Group 5 ⓘ |
| trainingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| trainingLocation | Johnson Space Center ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.