NASA Astronaut Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:employs active astronauts
astronaut candidates
management and support staff
gptkbp:first_African-American_astronaut_selected gptkb:Guion_Bluford
gptkbp:first_Asian-American_astronaut_selected gptkb:Ellison_Onizuka
gptkbp:first_astronaut_to_fly_in_space gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:first_astronaut_to_walk_on_the_Moon gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkbp:first_female_astronaut_selected gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkbp:first_group_selected gptkb:Mercury_Seven
gptkbp:first_group_year 1959
gptkbp:first_Hispanic_astronaut_selected gptkb:Franklin_Chang_Díaz
gptkbp:formed 1959
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA Astronaut Corps
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Joe_Acaba
gptkbp:location gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:minimum_education_requirement bachelor's degree in science, engineering, or mathematics
gptkbp:minimum_experience_requirement professional experience or military pilot experience
gptkbp:mission train and provide astronauts for NASA space missions
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Buzz_Aldrin
gptkb:John_Glenn
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkb:Christina_Koch
gptkb:Jessica_Watkins
gptkb:Mae_Jemison
gptkb:Peggy_Whitson
gptkb:Victor_Glover
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Apollo_11
gptkb:Expedition_1
gptkb:STS-1
gptkb:Artemis_I
gptkbp:number_of_groups_selected 23 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:operates since 1959
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:primary_training_facility gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkbp:selection_frequency every few years
gptkbp:selectionProcess gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Selection
gptkbp:trains gptkb:Apollo_program
gptkb:Artemis_program
gptkb:Orion_missions
gptkb:Space_Shuttle_missions
International Space Station missions
commercial crew missions
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ronald_Sega
gptkb:Joseph_Allen
gptkb:Laurel_Clark
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5