TFNG
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TFNG is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first class of space shuttle-era astronauts selected in 1978, which included the first American women and minority astronauts.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA astronaut group
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nickname ⓘ |
| basedAt | Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era | Space Shuttle era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicDiversity |
included African American astronauts
ⓘ
included Asian American astronauts ⓘ |
| followedBy | NASA Astronaut Group 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | NASA Astronaut Group 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderInclusion | included women ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | English ⓘ |
| member |
Anna Fisher
NERFINISHED
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Daniel Brandenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellison Onizuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick D. Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ George D. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion Bluford NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoot Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. A. van Hoften NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Buchli NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Reilly II NERFINISHED ⓘ John O. Creighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Resnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Karol J. Bobko NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathryn D. Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Thagard NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhea Seddon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Truly NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald McNair NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ Story Musgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Thirty-Five New Guys ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first class of space shuttle-era astronauts
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included first American minority astronauts ⓘ included first American women astronauts ⓘ |
| numberOfAstronautsSelected | 35 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| precededBy | NASA Astronaut Group 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| selectionType |
career astronauts
ⓘ
mission specialist astronauts ⓘ pilot astronauts ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
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