NASA's Astronaut Group 2, also known as The New Nine, was the second group of astronauts selected by NASA in September 1962. The group was required to augment the original Mercury 7 with the announcement of the Gemini Program and leading to the Apollo Program. The selection requirements were as demanding as for the first group with a greater emphasis on candidates with engineering experience as well as test pilot experience. In addition, Group 2 became the first group with civilian test pilots in the group; one flew for General Electric, while another flew the X-15 research plane for NASA. The achievements of the Group 2 Astronauts eclipsed those of any group before or since. NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit (MMU) outside the Challenger in 1984. ... NASA logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Original seven Astronauts portrait (L-R: Schirra, Shepard, Slayton, Grissom, Glenn, Cooper, Carpenter) The Mercury Seven was the group of seven Mercury astronauts picked in April 1959. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Apollo CSM in lunar orbit. ... Test pilots work on developing, evaluating and proving experimental aircraft. ... GE redirects here. ... Description Role: Research Aircraft Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Length: 50. ...

• Neil Armstrong

Commander, first docking ("Gemini ATV") in space and first mission abort from earth orbit; Commander, first manned lunar landing; first person to walk on the Moon. Flew on Gemini 8 and Apollo 11.

• Frank Borman

Commander, first 14 day manned mission; Commander, first mission to orbit the moon. Flew on Gemini 7 and Apollo 8.

• Pete Conrad

Pilot, first 8 day manned mission and first re-boost to set record for human earth orbit altitude record; Commander, second manned lunar landing; third man to walk on the moon. Commander, first successful U.S. space station mission and space endurance record of 28 days. Flew on Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 and Skylab 2.

• James Lovell

Pilot, first mission to orbit the moon. First man to travel to vicinity of the moon twice. Commander, first mission abort beyond earth orbit aboard Apollo 13. Absolute human altitude record. Flew on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.

• James McDivitt

Commander, first mission to dock two manned spacecraft in Earth Orbit and exchange crews. Flew on Gemini 4 and Apollo 9.

• Elliott See

Slated to command Gemini 9, but died in a plane crash before the mission.

• Thomas Stafford

Pilot, first United States orbital rendezvous; Commander, lunar landing test mission; Commander, first joint US-USSR space mission. Flew on Gemini 6A, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 and ASTP.

• Edward White

First US space walk. Prime Crew Pilot for first Apollo mission Apollo 1. Flew on Gemini 4.

• John W. Young

Pilot, first mission to change orbit plane; Commander, first mission to dock with two different craft ("Gemini ATV") in Earth orbit. Command Module Pilot, lunar landing test mission; first person to orbit the moon solo and orbit the moon twice; Commander, fifth lunar landing; ninth person to walk on the Moon; Commander, first Space Shuttle mission; first person to travel into space 6 times. Flew on Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1 and STS-9.

Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, and naval aviator famous as the first human ever to set foot on the Moon. ... The Agena Target Vehicle was designed to develop and practice orbital rendezvous and docking in space, in preparation for the lunar mission. ... For other moons in the solar system see natural satellite. ... Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 11 was the fifth human spaceflight of the Apollo program, the third human voyage to the moon, and the first manned mission to land on the Moon. ... Frank Borman (right) poses with Jim Lovell (left) and Bill Anders (center) for an Apollo 8 publicity photo Frank Borman (born March 14, 1928) was a NASA astronaut, best remembered as one of the three crewmembers of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly around the Moon. ... Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. ... Charles Pete Conrad, Jr. ... Gemini 5 (officially Gemini V) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 12 was the sixth manned mission in the Apollo program and the second to land on the Moon. ... Skylab 2 or SL-2 was the first human spaceflight mission to Skylab, the first U.S. orbital space station. ... James Arthur Lovell, Jr. ... Apollo 13 was the third American manned lunar landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ... Gemini 7 (officially Gemini VII) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Gemini 12 (officially Gemini XII) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 8 was the second manned mission of the Apollo space program, in which Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders became the first humans to leave Earth orbit and to orbit around the Moon. ... Apollo 13 was the third American manned lunar landing mission, part of the Apollo program. ... James A. McDivitt (Brig. ... Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 9 was the third manned mission in the Apollo program, a ten day earth-orbital mission launched 3 March 1969. ... Elliott See Elliott McKay See, Jr. ... Thomas P. Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American astronaut and Air Force general. ... Gemini 6A (officially Gemini VI-A) was a 1965 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Gemini 9A (officially Gemini IX-A) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was the first joint flight of the US and Soviet space programs. ... Edward Higgins White, II (Lt. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless on an untethered EVA Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is work done by an astronaut away from the Earth and outside of his or her spacecraft. ... Apollo One is the official name given retroactively to the Apollo/Saturn 204 (AS-204) spacecraft, destroyed by fire during a training exercise on January 27, 1967, at Pad 34 (Launch Complex 34 at Cape Canaveral) atop a Saturn IB rocket. ... Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ... John W. Young in 1986 John Watts Young (born September 24, 1930) is a former NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon on Apollo 16, April 21, 1972. ... The Agena Target Vehicle was designed to develop and practice orbital rendezvous and docking in space, in preparation for the lunar mission. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Gemini 10 (officially Gemini X) was a 1966 manned spaceflight in NASAs Gemini program. ... Apollo 10 was the fourth manned mission in the Apollo program, and the first (and only manned Saturn V) mission to launch from pad 39B. The mission included the second crew to orbit the Moon, and the test of the lunar module in lunar orbit. ... Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fifth mission to land on the Moon. ... The first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, launched April 12, 1981, returned April 14. ... STS-9 (Spacelab 1) was a United States Space Shuttle mission, the 6th mission of the Columbia orbiter. ...

See also

• List of astronauts by selection
• Astronaut Group 1
• Astronaut Group 3

1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1984 1985 1987 1990 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 1958 June 25 - Man In Space Soonest - USA The first group of American astronaut candidates were selected... Original seven Astronauts portrait (L-R: Schirra, Shepard, Slayton, Grissom, Glenn, Cooper, Carpenter) The Mercury Seven was the group of seven Mercury astronauts picked in April 1959. ... Astronaut Group 3 was the third group of Astronauts selected by NASA in October 1963. ...

External link

• Astronaut Groups One and Two from Great Images in NASA