Astronauts hold a variety of ranks and positions. Each of these roles carries responsibilities that are essential to the operation of a spacecraft. A spacecraft's...
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NASA Astronaut Corps is a unit of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as...
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United States Navy officer rank insignia (redirect from Ranks of the US Navy)
similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations...
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honors American astronauts and features the world's largest collection of their personal memorabilia, focusing on those astronauts who have been inducted...
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Space Mirror Memorial (redirect from Astronaut Memorial)
The Space Mirror Memorial, which forms part of the larger Astronauts Memorial, is a National Memorial on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center...
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NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. It was the first NASA selection since Group 6 in 1967, and was the largest...
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grandchildren of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong. The 32 Apollo astronauts listed on the monument are: William Anders Neil Armstrong Charles Bassett...
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Fame. On October 4, 2011, the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) awarded the Global Positioning System (GPS) its 60th Anniversary Award, nominated...
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Lieutenant general (United States) (category Military ranks of the United States Army)
Historically, officers leaving three-star positions were allowed to revert to their permanent two-star ranks to mark time in lesser jobs until statutory...
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Kevin P. Chilton (category United States Astronaut Hall of Fame inductees)
to his appointment to general officer ranks, Chilton spent 11 years of his military career as a NASA astronaut. He retired from the Air Force on February...
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