Thirty-Five New Guys
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Thirty-Five New Guys is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the 1978 class that introduced the first American female and minority astronauts and marked a major expansion of the astronaut corps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thirty-Five New Guys canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | NASA astronaut group ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBy | NASA Astronaut Group 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
TFNG
NERFINISHED
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Thirty-Five New Guys ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | NASA Astronaut Group 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesAstronaut |
Anna Fisher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel Brandenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellison Onizuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick D. Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion Bluford NERFINISHED ⓘ H. Hartsfield NERFINISHED ⓘ James van Hoften NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fabian NERFINISHED ⓘ John Young 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. Crippen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald McNair NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Lucid NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hawley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFirstToInclude |
African-American astronauts
ⓘ
American female astronauts ⓘ American minority astronauts ⓘ Asian-American astronauts ⓘ Hispanic-American astronauts ⓘ Jewish-American astronauts ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas
|
| numberOfAstronauts | 35 ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Astronaut Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | NASA Astronaut Group 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType | Space Shuttle missions ⓘ |
| programAssociatedWith | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedBy | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| significance |
first major expansion of NASA astronaut corps since Apollo era
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introduced first racial and ethnic minorities into NASA astronaut corps ⓘ introduced first women into NASA astronaut corps ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Johnson Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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