Astronaut ranks and positions - Wikipedia
Commander Overall mission success, safety of crew and spacecraft, pilot in command of spacecraft during launch, trans-lunar coast, and Earth return coast. Also pilot in command of the Apollo Lunar Module .
NASA Leadership - NASA
Jun 12, 2024 · Sen. Bill Nelson was sworn in as the 14th NASA Administrator on May 3, 2021, tasked with carrying out the Biden-Harris administration’s vision for the agency. Nelson served in the U.S. Senate for 18 years from Florida and as a payload specialist on …
Nicole A. Mann - NASA
Aug 31, 2023 · Colonel Nicole Mann was selected by NASA in June 2013. She launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, Endurance, on October 5, 2022.
Matthew Dominick - NASA
Oct 25, 2024 · Matthew Dominick launched to the International Space Station March 3, 2024 as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. He served as a flight engineer aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Artemis II: Meet the Astronauts Who will Fly Around the Moon
Nov 15, 2023 · Four astronauts have been selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency.
Meet the Crew-4 Astronauts – Commercial Crew Program - NASA …
Apr 27, 2022 · The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts representing NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. From left are, Pilot Robert Hines, Mission Specialists Samantha Cristoforetti and Jessica Watkins, and Commander Kjell Lindgren.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission - NASA Blogs
Nov 3, 2024 · NASA astronaut Nick Hague, commander, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, mission specialist, are on a 28.5-hour journey to the International Space Station. The spacecraft now is in orbit and will autonomously dock to the Harmony module’s forward port.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 Mission - NASA Blogs
Commander Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) joined NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren collecting and processing their blood samples. Afterward, Lindgren partnered with Mann and transferred emergency hardware from the station into the newly-arrived Endurance crew ship.
Get to Know Commander Reid Wiseman of the Artemis II Mission
Apr 24, 2023 · Commander Reid Wiseman will be making his second spaceflight on Artemis II, which is planned to make a flyby of the Moon in 2024. Credits: NASA. Getting to the Moon is extremely difficult. What challenges do you anticipate, and how do you plan to overcome them?
NASA Names Astronauts to Next Moon Mission, First Crew Under …
Apr 3, 2023 · NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis.