TFNG

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TFNG is the nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 8, the first class of space shuttle-era astronauts selected in 1978, which included the first American women and minority astronauts.

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TFNG canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA astronaut group
nickname
basedAt Johnson Space Center
country United States
era Space Shuttle era
linked to: Space Shuttle
ethnicDiversity included African American astronauts
included Asian American astronauts
followedBy NASA Astronaut Group 9
fullName NASA Astronaut Group 8
genderInclusion included women
languageOfNickname English
member Anna Fisher
Daniel Brandenstein
Ellison Onizuka
Frederick D. Gregory
George D. Nelson
Guion Bluford
Hoot Gibson
James D. A. van Hoften
linked to: James D. van Hoften

James F. Buchli
James F. Reilly II
linked to: James Reilly

John O. Creighton
Judith Resnik
Karol J. Bobko
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Michael Coats
Norman Thagard
linked to: Norman E. Thagard

Rhea Seddon
Richard Truly
Robert L. Gibson
Ronald McNair
Sally Ride
linked to: Sally K. Ride

Shannon Lucid
Steven Hawley
linked to: Steve Hawley

Story Musgrave
nicknameMeaning Thirty-Five New Guys
notableFor first class of space shuttle-era astronauts
included first American minority astronauts
included first American women astronauts
numberOfAstronautsSelected 35
operator NASA
precededBy NASA Astronaut Group 7
program Space Shuttle program
selectionType career astronauts
mission specialist astronauts
pilot astronauts
selectionYear 1978
spaceAgency NASA
timePeriod late 1970s

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