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The Chumps
The Chumps
	Front row, from the left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Scott D. Tingle, Michael S. Hopkins, Gregory R. (Reid) Wiseman and Mark T. Vande Hei.; Middle row, from the left to right: Jack D. Fischer, Serena M. Auñón, Kathleen (Kate) Rubins and Jeanette J. Epps.; Back row, from the left to right: David Saint-Jacques, Takuya Onishi, Norishige Kanai, Kimiya Yui and Kjell N. Lindgren
Year selected	2009
Number selected	14
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NASA Astronaut Group 20 (The Chumps)^[1] saw the training of nine mission specialists, and five international mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 14 astronauts began training in August 2009 and officially graduated as astronauts on 4 November 2011.

Mission specialists edit

Serena M. Auñón (1 flight)^[2]
- Soyuz MS-09
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 56/57
Jeanette J. Epps^[2]
- SpaceX Crew-8
  - Mission specialist, Expedition 70/71
Jack D. Fischer (1 flight)^[2]
- Soyuz MS-04
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 52/53
Michael S. Hopkins (2 flights)^[2]
- Soyuz TMA-10M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 37/38
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-1
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65
Kjell N. Lindgren (2 flights)^[2]
- Soyuz TMA-17M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-4
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 67/68
Kathleen Rubins (2 flights)^[2]
- Soyuz MS-01
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
- Soyuz MS-17
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 63/64
Scott D. Tingle (1 flight)^[2]
- Soyuz MS-07
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
- Commander, Starliner-1 (future flight)
Mark T. Vande Hei (2 flights)^[2]
- Soyuz MS-06
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 53/54
- Soyuz MS-18/MS-19
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 64/65/66
Gregory R. Wiseman (1 flight)^[2]
- Former Chief of the Astronaut Office
- Soyuz TMA-13M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 40/41
- Commander, Artemis II (future flight)

International mission specialists edit

Jeremy Hansen, Canada^[3]
- Mission specialist, Artemis II (future flight)
Norishige Kanai, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-07
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 54/55
Takuya Onishi, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-01
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 48/49
David Saint-Jacques, Canada^[3] (1 flight)
- Soyuz MS-11
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 58/59
Kimiya Yui, Japan (1 flight)
- Soyuz TMA-17M
  - Flight engineer, Expedition 44/45

References edit

^ "NASA's new astronaut class: call them the "Chumps"". collectSPACE. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ NASA HQ (June 29, 2009). "NASA Selects New Astronauts for Future Space Exploration". NASA. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "2 Canadians picked to launch new careers as astronauts". CBC News. May 13, 2009. Retrieved September 10, 2012.