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NASA Astronaut Group 10 (nicknamed "The Maggots") were selected in 1984 and consisted of seven pilots and ten mission specialists. Although selected in 1984, no member of the group would fly until 1988 (William Shepherd on STS-27) due to the ''Challenger'' disaster and the resulting grounding of the Space Shuttle fleet. == Achievements == Of this group, several spaceflight firsts were achieved: *First American-born Hispanic astronaut and first Hispanic shuttle pilot and commander: Sidney Gutierrez (June 5, 1991, STS-40) *First International Space Station commander: William Shepherd (October 31, 2000, Expedition 1) *First person to command five space missions and tallest person in space: James Wetherbee (November 23, 2002, STS-113) *First submariner in space: Michael McCulley (October 18, 1989, STS-34) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「NASA Astronaut Group 10」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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