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NASA Group 4 - 1965
 
Number: 6.
Selection announced: 28 June 1965. Requirement: Provide scientist-astronauts for Apollo lunar landing and earth-orbit space station missions. Qualification: Doctorate in natural sciences, medicine, or engineering. Under 35 years old, under 183 cm height, excellent health. US citizen. Nickname: The Scientists.

1,351 applicants. The National Academy of Science was responsible for the final selection. NASA planned to select up to twenty, but the quality of the applicants was considered so poor that only six were named. Of those, four would fly in space. Geologist Schmitt would walk on the moon on the last Apollo mission, and only after pressure from the scientific community. The other three would fly on Skylab. Only Garriot would fly twice, supplementing his 59 days on Skylab with a ten-day shuttle mission.


NASA Group 4 - 1965
garriott.jpg Garriot Dr Owen Kay Garriot. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 22 November 1930.
gibson.jpg Gibson Edward Dr Edward George Gibson. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 8 November 1936.
astrounk.jpg Graveline Duane Edgar Graveline. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 2 March 1931.
kerwin.jpg Kerwin Dr Joseph Peter Kerwin. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 19 February 1932. Member of first successful space station mission.
michel.jpg Michel Dr Frank Curtis Michel. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 5 June 1934.
schmidt.jpg Schmitt Dr Harrison Hagan (Jack) Schmitt. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 3 July 1935. Twelvth person and only geologist to walk on the moon.
 
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