NASA Astronaut Corps: Difference between revisions

Salaries for newly hired civilian astronauts are based on the federal government's [[General Schedule]] pay scale for grades GS-11 through GS-14. The astronaut's grade is based on his or her academic achievements and experience.<ref>[http://nasajobs.nasa.gov/astronauts/content/faq.htm NASA – Astronaut Selection<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224152322/http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/astronauts/content/faq.htm |date=2010-12-24 }}</ref> Astronauts can be promoted up to grade GS-15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/72816419/Astronaut-Job|title=Astronaut Job|work=Scribd}}</ref> As of 2015, astronauts based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, earn between $66,026 (GS-11 step 1) and $158,700 (GS-15 step 8 and above).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/15Tables/html/HOU.aspx|title=Pay & Leave : Salaries & Wages - OPM.gov|work=U.S. Office of Personnel Management}}</ref> As of the new astronaut candidate class announcement of 2024, astronaut candidates will be removed from the GS pay scale and be paid on an AD 'Administratively Determined" scale.

Candidates must have a [[master's degree]] from an accredited institution in [[engineering]], [[biological science]], [[physical science]] or [[mathematics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/explorers-wanted-nasa-to-hire-more-artemis-generation-astronauts|title=Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts|first=Sean|last=Potter|date=Feb 11, 2020|website=NASA|accessdate=Apr 23, 2021}}</ref> The degree must be followed by at least two to three years of related, progressively responsible, professional experience (graduate work or studies) or at least 1,000 hours of pilot-in-command time in jet aircraft. An advanced degree is desirable and may be substituted for experience, such as a doctoral degree (which counts as the two years experience). Teaching experience, including experience at the [[K–12]] levels, is considered to be qualifying experience.

{{as of|2024|3}}, the corps has 48 "active" astronauts consisting of 20 women and 28 men<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/active-astronauts/</ref> The highest number of active astronauts at one time was in 2000 when there were 149.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universetoday.com/81316/how-many-astronauts-does-nasa-need/|title=How Many Astronauts Does NASA Need? (Dec. 7, 2010)|date=7 December 2010}}</ref> All of the current astronaut corps are from the classes of 1996 (Group 16) or later.

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| [[Nichole Ayers]] || None - awaiting assignment ||style="white-space: nowrap;" | 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Michael Barratt (astronaut)|Michael Barratt]] || [[Soyuz TMA-14]] ([[Expedition 19]]/[[Expedition 20|20]]), [[STS-133]], [[SpaceX Crew-8]] ([[Expedition 70]]/[[Expedition 71|71]]) || 2000 [[NASA Astronaut Group 18|Group 18]] || Currently in space

| [[Kayla Barron]] || [[SpaceX Crew-3]] ([[Expedition 66]]/[[Expedition 67|67]])|| 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 176.11

| [[Marcos Berríos]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Christina Birch]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Eric Boe]] || [[STS-126]], [[STS-133]] || 2000 [[NASA Astronaut Group 18|Group 18]] || 28.65

| [[Stephen Bowen (astronaut)|Stephen Bowen]] || [[STS-126]], [[STS-132]], [[STS-133]], [[SpaceX Crew-6]] ([[Expedition 68]]/[[Expedition 69|69]]) || 2000 [[NASA Astronaut Group 18|Group 18]] || 226.36

| [[Randolph Bresnik]] || [[STS-129]], [[Soyuz MS-05]] ([[Expedition 52]]/[[Expedition 53|53]]) || 2004 [[NASA Astronaut Group 19|Group 19]] || 149.51

| [[Deniz Burnham]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Zena Cardman]] || [[SpaceX Crew-9]] (upcoming flight) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 0

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| [[Josh Cassada]] || [[SpaceX Crew-5]] ([[Expedition 68]]) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 157.42

|| 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 176.11

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| [[Luke Delaney (astronaut)|Luke Delaney]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

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| [[Matthew Dominick]] || [[SpaceX Crew-8]] ([[Expedition 70]]/[[Expedition 71|71]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || Currently in space

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| [[Andre Douglas]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

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| [[Tracy Caldwell Dyson]] || [[STS-118]], [[Soyuz TMA-18]] ([[Expedition 23]]/[[Expedition 24|24]]), [[Soyuz MS-25]] ([[Expedition 70]]/[[Expedition 71|71]]) || 1998 [[NASA Astronaut Group 17|Group 17]] || Currently in space

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| [[Jeanette Epps]] || [[SpaceX Crew-8]] ([[Expedition 70]]/[[Expedition 71|71]]) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || Currently in space

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| [[Michael Fincke]] || [[Soyuz TMA-4]] ([[Expedition 9]]), [[Soyuz TMA-13]] ([[Expedition 18]]), [[STS-134]], [[Boeing Starliner-1]] (upcoming flight) || 1996 [[NASA Astronaut Group 16|Group 16]] || 381.63

| [[Victor J. Glover|Victor Glover]] || [[SpaceX Crew-1]] ([[Expedition 64]]/[[Expedition 65|65]]), [[Artemis 2]] (upcoming flight)|| 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 167.27

| [[Nick Hague]] || [[Soyuz MS-10]], [[Soyuz MS-12]] ([[Expedition 59]]/[[Expedition 60|60]]), [[SpaceX Crew-9]] (upcoming flight) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 202.66

| [[Jack Hathaway]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Robert Hines (astronaut)|Bob Hines]] || [[SpaceX Crew-4]] ([[Expedition 67]]/[[Expedition 68|68]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 170.54

| [[Warren Hoburg]] || [[SpaceX Crew-6]] ([[Expedition 68]]/[[Expedition 69|69]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 185.95

| [[Jonny Kim]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 0

| [[Christina Koch]] || [[Soyuz MS-12]]/[[Soyuz MS-13]] ([[Expedition 59]]/[[Expedition 60|60]]/[[Expedition 61|61]]), [[Artemis 2]] (upcoming flight) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 328.58

| [[Kjell Lindgren]] || [[Soyuz TMA-17M]] ([[Expedition 44]]/[[Expedition 45|45]]), [[SpaceX Crew-4]] ([[Expedition 67]]/[[Expedition 68|68]]) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || 312.22

| [[Nicole Aunapu Mann]] || [[SpaceX Crew-5]] ([[Expedition 68]]) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 157.42

| [[K. Megan McArthur]] || [[STS-125]], [[SpaceX Crew-2]] ([[Expedition 65]]/[[Expedition 66|66]]) || 2000 [[NASA Astronaut Group 18|Group 18]] || 212.64

| [[Anne McClain]] || [[Soyuz MS-11]] ([[Expedition 58]]/[[Expedition 59|59]]) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 203.64

| [[Jessica Meir]] || [[Soyuz MS-15]] ([[Expedition 61]]/[[Expedition 62|62]]) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 204.64

| [[Anil Menon (NASA astronaut)|Anil Menon]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Jasmin Moghbeli]] || [[SpaceX Crew-7]] ([[Expedition 69]]/[[Expedition 70|70]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 199.10

| [[Andrew R. Morgan|Andrew Morgan]] || [[Soyuz MS-13]]/[[Soyuz MS-15]] ([[Expedition 60]]/[[Expedition 61|61]]/[[Expedition 62|62]]) || 2013 [[NASA Astronaut Group 21|Group 21]] || 271.53

| [[Loral O'Hara]] || [[Soyuz MS-24]] ([[Expedition 69]]/[[Expedition 70|70]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 203.65

| [[Donald Pettit]] || [[STS-113]]/[[Soyuz TMA-1]] ([[Expedition 6]]), [[STS-126]], [[Soyuz TMA-03M]] ([[Expedition 30]]/[[Expedition 31|31]]) || 1996 [[NASA Astronaut Group 16|Group 16]] || 369.70

| [[Kathleen Rubins]] || [[Soyuz MS-01]] ([[Expedition 48]]/[[Expedition 49|49]]), [[Soyuz MS-17]] ([[Expedition 63]]/[[Expedition 64|64]]) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || 300.06

| [[Frank Rubio]] || [[Soyuz MS-22]]/[[Soyuz MS-23]] ([[Expedition 67]]/[[Expedition 68|68]]/[[Expedition 69|69]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 370.89

| [[Scott Tingle]] || [[Soyuz MS-07]] ([[Expedition 54]]/[[Expedition 55|55]]), [[Boeing Starliner-1]] (upcoming flight) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || 168.22

| [[Mark Vande Hei]] || [[Soyuz MS-06]] ([[Expedition 53]]/[[Expedition 54|54]]), [[Soyuz MS-18]]/[[Soyuz MS-19]] ([[Expedition 64]]/[[Expedition 65|65]]/[[Expedition 66|66]]) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || 523.37

| [[Shannon Walker]] || [[Soyuz TMA-19]] ([[Expedition 24]]/[[Expedition 25|25]]), [[SpaceX Crew-1]] ([[Expedition 64]]/[[Expedition 65|65]]) || 2004 [[NASA Astronaut Group 19|Group 19]] || 330.57

| [[Jessica Watkins]] || [[SpaceX Crew-4]] ([[Expedition 67]]/[[Expedition 68|68]]) || 2017 [[NASA Astronaut Group 22|Group 22]] || 170.54

| [[Douglas Wheelock]] || [[STS-120]], [[Soyuz TMA-19]] ([[Expedition 24]]/[[Expedition 25|25]]) || 1998 [[NASA Astronaut Group 17|Group 17]] || 178.40

| [[Barry Wilmore]] || [[STS-129]], [[Soyuz TMA-14M]] ([[Expedition 41]]/[[Expedition 42|42]]), [[Boeing Crewed Flight Test]] || 2000 [[NASA Astronaut Group 18|Group 18]] || Currently in space

| [[Stephanie Wilson]] || [[STS-121]], [[STS-120]], [[STS-131]], [[SpaceX Crew-9]] (upcoming flight) || 1996 [[NASA Astronaut Group 16|Group 16]] || 42.99

| [[Christopher Williams (astronaut)|Christopher Williams]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

| [[Sunita Williams]] || [[STS-116]]/[[STS-117]] ([[Expedition 14]]/[[Expedition 15|15]]), [[Soyuz TMA-05M]] ([[Expedition 32]]/[[Expedition 33|33]]), [[Boeing Crewed Flight Test]] || 1998 [[NASA Astronaut Group 17|Group 17]] || Currently in space

| [[Reid Wiseman]] || [[Soyuz TMA-13M]] ([[Expedition 40]]/[[Expedition 41|41]]), [[Artemis 2]] (upcoming flight) || 2009 [[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]] || 165.33

| [[Jessica Wittner]] || None - awaiting assignment || 2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] || 0

There are currently{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} 19 "international active astronauts", "who are assigned to duties at the Johnson Space Center",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/international |title=Partner Astronauts |publisher=NASA |date=2018-12-11 |access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref> who were selected by their home agency to train as part of a NASA Astronaut Group and serve alongside their NASA counterparts. While the international astronauts, [[Payload Specialist]]s, and [[Spaceflight Participant]]s go through training with the NASA Astronaut Corps, they are not considered members of the corps.

{{as of|2021|January}}, the corps has 13 "management" astronauts, who remain NASA employees but are no longer eligible for flight assignment. The current management astronauts are assigned to NASA operations as follows: [[Ames Research Center]] (one astronaut); [[NASA Headquarters]] (four); & [[Johnson Space Center]] (eight).<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/management-astronauts/</ref>

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The management astronauts included personnel chosen to join the corps as early as 1987 ([[NASA Astronaut Group 12|Group 12]], Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration Operations Mission Directorate [[Kenneth D. Bowersox]]) and as recently as 2009 ([[NASA Astronaut Group 20|Group 20]], [[Serena Auñón-Chancellor]] of medical and [[Flight controller#CAPCOM|CAPCOM]] branches).<ref>{{cite web |title=Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor (M.D.) NASA Astronaut |date=October 2019 |publisher=NASA |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/aunon.pdf |access-date=2021-01-24}}</ref>

* [[Anthony W. England|Anthony England]] – [[STS-51-F]]

* [[Steven Hawley]] – [[STS-41-D]], [[STS-61-C]], [[STS-31]], [[STS-82]], [[STS-93]]

* [[Michael S. Hopkins|Michael Hopkins]] – [[Soyuz TMA-10M]] ([[Expedition 37]]/[[Expedition 38|38]]), [[SpaceX Crew-1]] ([[Expedition 64]])

*2021 [[NASA Astronaut Group 23|Group 23]] – "The Flies"

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