Astronaut Candidates
NASA Group 8


Surname Given names Date of Birth Place of Birth Selection Position Status Marital status Children Date of Death Place of Death
Achille Franklin S. ??.??.1948 (?) Doylestown, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Almujuela Thomas Nahanee 24.04.1943 Seattle, Washington ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Anderson David W. ??.??.1948 (?) Lincoln, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Anderson Leslie Benjamin III "Skip" ??.??.1941 (?) Wooster, Ohio ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Atwood William B. ??.??.1947 (?) Nashua, New Hampshire ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Bagian James Philipp 22.02.1952 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19.05.1980 MSP Ret. ??.08.1995 married five    
Bankus Gerald Kent ??.??.1943 (?) Milan, Missouri ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married one 16.02.2016 McKenzie, Florida
Batdorf Richard Earl ??.??.1947 Wauseaon, Ohio ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Behler Robert F. ??.??.1948 (?) Rome, New York ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 23.05.1984        
Belcher Robert C. ??.??.1949 (?) Del Rio, Texas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Bird Ronald S. ??.??.1942 (?) Ann Arbor, Michigan ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Blaha John Elmer 26.08.1942 San Antonio, Texas 19.05.1980 CDR Ret. 26.09.1997 married three    
Bohn Gary Dean 19.04.1944 Halstead, Kansas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 23.05.1984        
Bolton Claude Milburn, Jr. ??.??.1945 Sioux City, Iowa ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978     28.07.2015 ?
Boone Stephen C. ??.??.1938 (?) Navasota, Texas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Boudreaux Joseph Clent III "Boods" ??.??.1947 (?) New Orleans, Louisiana ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Bridges Roy Dubard, Jr. 19.07.1943 Atlanta, Georgia 19.05.1980 PLT Ret. ??.03.1986 married two    
Bryan Frederick Terrence "Terry" ??.??.1942 (?) Melrose, Massachusetts ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Bufton Jack L. ??.??.1945 (?) Kenmore, New York ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Bulloch Donald C. ??.??.1945 (?) Alexandria, Louisiana ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978   four    
Carruthers George R. 01.10.1939 Cincinnati, Ohio ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married   26.12.2020 ?
Casper John Howard 09.07.1943 Greenville, South Carolina 23.05.1984 CDR Ret. ??.??.1997 married four    
Cintron Nitza Margarita ??.??.1950 (?) San Juan, Puerto Rico ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Clarke Samuel H. ??.??.1937 (?) Bristol, Virginia ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Couch Richard S. ??.??.1946 (?) Hamilton, Ontario / Canada ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Cox John Thomas 21.05.1944 New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married three 10.03.2012 ?
Crane Kathleen "Kathy" 07.09.1951 Washington D.C ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Cranston Stewart Edward 24.05.1944 Watertown, South Dakota ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Cross William V. II ??.??.1946 (?) Omaha, Nebraska ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Cruce Andrew C. ??.??.1943 (?) Fresno, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married      
Daniel Edward L. ??.??.1945 (?) Eagle Pass, Texas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Davis Mark S. ??.??.1944 (?) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980        
Degioanni Joseph Jean Charles ??.??.1946 (?) / Italy ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Diner David J. ??.??.1953 (?) New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Dougherty David R. ??.??.1945 (?) Enid, Oklahoma ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Dowd Douglas Loel 06.05.1943 Miami, Florida ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980     26.05.1981 Chaptico, Maryland
Dunbar Bonnie Jeanne 03.03.1949 Sunnyside, Washington 19.05.1980 MSP active married none    
Durbin Michael Eugene 27.03.1942 Dallas, Texas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978     06.10.2014 ?
Edwards Thomas E. ??.??.1942 (?) Starkville, Mississippi ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Elliott Brady A. ??.??.1947 (?) Columbus, Ohio ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Elliott Dale Stanley "Elio" ??.??.1945 (?) Lake Charles, Louisiana ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ellis James Oren, Jr. ??.??.1947 (?) Spartanburg, South Carolina ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Ephrath Ayre R. ??.??.1942 (?) / Czechoslovakia ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Erickson James D. ??.??.1942 (?) Spokane, Washington ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ewing Kent H. ??.??.1943 (?) San Angelo, Texas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Fields William J. "Bill" ??.??.1942 (?) Baltimore, Maryland ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Fisher William Frederick 01.04.1946 Dallas, Texas 19.05.1980 MSP Ret. 31.01.1991 married two    
Fitrell Stuart James 17.01.1939 Cleveland, Ohio ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Fitzpatrick Joan J. ??.??.1950 (?) Bayonne, New Jersey ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Fitzpatrick Thomas E. ??.??.1945 (?) Winter Haven, Florida ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Frankston Michael J. ??.??.1951 (?) New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Galik Richard S. ??.??.1951 (?) Hackensack, New Jersey ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Gardner Guy Spence 06.01.1948 Alta Vista, Virginia 19.05.1980 PLT Ret. ??.06.1991 married three    
Giardina Salvatore, Jr. ??.??.1943 (?) Hoboken, New Jersey ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ginley David S. ??.??.1950 (?) Denver, Colorado ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Goldberg Alan M. ??.??.1949 (?) Providence, Rhode Island ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Golden Robert L. 28.07.1940 Alameda, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married two 07.04.1995 ?
Goldwater Danielle Judith "Dani" 10.06.1948 West Haven, Connecticut ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978   one 07.07.2018 Burlingame, California
Grabe Ronald John 13.06.1945 New York City, New York 19.05.1980 CDR Ret. 11.04.1994 married three    
Greene Lionel O., Jr. ??.??.1948 (?) Brooklyn, New York ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Griffen Robert B. ??.??.1942 (?) Princeton, New Jersey ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Hagar Hamilton, Jr. 09.04.1940 New York City ??.11.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married two    
Hansmann Douglas R. ??.??.1945 (?) Olympia, Washington ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Harnden Frank Rick, Jr. ??.??.1946 (?) Olympia, Washington ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Harris Dale A. ??.??.1946 (?) Amarillo, Texas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Harrison William F. ??.??.1945 (?) Charleston, South Carolina ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Hart James Gislason 03.02.1942 Charleston, South Carolina ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married three 23.05.1999  
Hayden William B. ??.??.1945 (?) Charleston, South Carolina ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Heacox William D. 26.03.1942 Pipestone, Minnesota ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married none    
Hickman James Richard ??.??.1942 (?) Elkhorn City, Kentucky ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Hlastala Michael P. 01.06.1944 Uniontown, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married two    
Hoffman Harry Pitts 18.12.1942 New Bern, North Carolina ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 single three 11.05.2004 Sacramento, California
Holden Barbara J. ??.??.1945 (?) Los Angeles, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Holley Jane Leslie ??.??.1947 (?) Shreveport, Louisiana ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Houtchens Bruce Allen 01.06.1938 Olympia, Washington ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married one 27.08.1995 Salt Lake City, Utah
Hu Evelyn L. ??.??.1947 (?) New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Hughes-Fulford Millie Elizabeth 21.12.1945 Mineral Wells, Texas 09.01.1984 PSP Ret. 14.06.1991 married one    
Hunter David T. ??.??.1948 (?) Tacoma Park, Maryland ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Jackman Gary R. ??.??.1945 (?) Waterbury, Connecticut ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Jannarone Jack M. ??.??.1943 (?) Ft. Gordon, Georgia ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Jenner Carol B. ??.??.1950 (?) Washington D.C. ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Johnston Mary Helen 17.09.1945 West Palm Beach, Florida 05.06.1983 PSP Ret. 06.05.1985 married      
Jones John F., Jr. ??.??.1946 (?) Detroit, Michigan ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Jost J. Jerry ??.??.1947 (?) Portland, Oregon ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Kastello Michael D. ??.??.1945 (?) LaSalle, Illinoi ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Kendall Wayne F. ??.??.1938 (?) Harrison, Arkansas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Kenne Don E. ??.??.1942 (?) Baltimore, Maryland ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Killebrew Kerry Edward "Ker" ??.11.1946 Murray, Kentucky ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Kirkbride H. Louise ??.??.1953 (?) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Klein James Raymond "Jim" ??.??.1942 (?) Dubuque, Iowa ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Lancaster Robert R., Jr. ??.??.1947 (?) Washington D.C. ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Lay Lawrence W. ??.??.1944 (?) Kansas City, Missouri ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Lichtenberg Byron Kurt 19.02.1948 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18.05.1978 PSP Ret. 02.04.1992 married seven    
Ligon Johnnie Burch 14.04.1942 Henderson, Kentucky ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married four 29.08.2012 Tehachapi, California
Logan Samuel E. ??.??.1947 (?) Los Angeles, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Lounge John Michael 28.06.1946 Denver, Colorado 19.05.1980 MSP Ret. 20.06.1991 married three    
Lucey Joseph Francis ??.??.1946 (?) Minneapolis, Minnesota ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Luczak Ralph John ??.12.1945 St. Louis, Missouri ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Luecke John Michael "Mike" 05.01.1944 Macomb, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married four    
Maine Richard E. ??.??.1951 (?) Louisville, Kentucky ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Marks Michael D. ??.??.1943 (?) Salt Lake City, Utah ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Martin Marvin Leroy ??.??.1946 Nevada, Missouri ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Marx Donald L. 30.01.1942 Gary, Indiana ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Matthes Gary William 21.10.1941 St. Louis, Missouri ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Mayer Larry A. ??.??.1952 (?) New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
McCarthy Donald W., Jr. ??.??.1948 (?) Minneapolis, Minnesota ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
McKenna Gregory B. 28.01.1949 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
McRae Charles R. ??.??.1944 (?) Miami, Florida ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
McSween Harry Y., Jr. ??.??.1945 (?) Charlotte, North Carolina ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Mendenhall Edward Dixon "Ted" ??.03.1936 Orange, New Jersey ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Meschko Edward Thomas "Curly" 25.09.1943 Trenton, New Jersey ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Metz Alfred Paul ??.??.1946 Springfield, Ohio ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married three    
Milam David W. ??.??.1940 (?) Tucson, Arizona ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married two 11.09.2014 ?
Monagan Stephen Jay "Steve" 14.09.1944 Waterbury, Connecticut ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980 married two 03.03.1981 over Mojave desert, California
Moseley Roger Allan 01.12.1945 St. George, Utah ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 23.05.1984 divorced two    
Neeland Roger P. ??.??.1942 (?) Milwaukee, Wisconsin ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Newton Richard W. ??.??.1948 (?) Baytown, Texas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980        
Nield George C. IV ??.??.1950 (?) Washington D.C. ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
O'Connor Bryan Daniel 06.09.1946 Orange, California 19.05.1980 CDR Ret. 29.07.1991 married two    
Oetting Robert L. 23.09.1940 Alton, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Olafson Frederick Kristinn "Grody Oly" ??.??.1947 (?) Seattle, Washington ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ortega Joseph Kenneth E. ??.??.1946 (?) Trinidad, Colorado ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Pavel Arthur Lawrence "Larry" ??.??.1947 (?) Downey, California ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Payne Isaac Sanders IV "Ike" 16.04.1940 Malakoff, Texas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 divorced two    
Pearson Larry G. "Hoss" ??.??.1943 (?) Redlands, California ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980        
Peet Alva Earl, Jr. 08.05.1939 Jacksonville, Florida ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Peterson Charles J. ??.??.1946 (?) Seattle, Washington ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Peterson William H. ??.??.1941 (?) Brooklyn, New York ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Petro Larry D. 19.07.1948 Lansing, Michigan ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980 married none    
Pinsky Lawrence S. 09.08.1946 New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married three    
Post Gary Lynn ??.??.1940 (?) Trilla, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Probasco Michael T. ??.??.1951 (?) Houston, Texas ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Rauch Kenneth Norbert ??.??.1944 (?) Sycacuse, New York ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Rhoads Harold Spencer ??.??.1946 (?) Lexington, Kentucky ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Richards David W. ??.??.1943 (?) San Pedro, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Richards Richard Noel 24.08.1946 Key West, Florida 19.05.1980 CDR Ret. ??.04.1995 married none    
Ross Jerry Lynn 20.01.1948 Crown Point, Indiana ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 20.01.2012 married two    
Sand Wayne R. ??.??.1941 (?) Conrad, Massachusetts ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Sanders Wilton T. III ??.??.1948 (?) Greenwood, Mississippi ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Sauerland Barbara Anne "Tracey" ??.??.1948 (?) New England, Connecticut ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980 married      
Saxon Vernon Parker, Jr. 07.08.1945 Birmingham, Alabama ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 29.05.1980     27.04.1997 Edwards, California
Schillinger Charles W. 05.03.1943 Chicago, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978     16.08.2011 ?
Schlein Paul Barron ??.??.1944 Stockton, California ??.??.1979 MSE Ret. ??.??.????        
Sessoms Alan Lee ??.??.1947 (?) New York City ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Sexton Michael E. ??.??.1941 (?) Pendleton, Oregon ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Shoemaker Brian H. 04.07.1937 Noranda, Quebec / Canada ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married three 20.01.2017 Lacey, Washington
Singleton Ivan Jerry 28.04.1939 Tulsa, Oklahoma ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Sjuggerud David M. ??.??.1942 (?) Blair, Wisconsin ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married two 26.11.2008 Orlando, Florida
Skabo Paul Sorenson 24.05.1942 Dixon, Illinois ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 29.05.1980        
Smith Eugene A. "Smitty" ??.??.1945 (?) Utica, New York ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Spencer James Luther III ??.??.1942 (?) Charleston, South Carolina ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Springer Robert Clyde 21.05.1942 St. Louis, Missouri 19.05.1980 MSP Ret. ??.12.1990 married three    
Stewart Will R. ??.??.1945 (?) Montclair, New Jersey ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Stolle Eric M. ??.??.1948 (?) Pensacola, Florida ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Strada Joseph A. ??.??.1945 (?) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978 married six    
Straff Ritchie S. "Rich" ??.??.1953 (?) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Suits Norman Lee ??.??.1938 Chebanse, Illinois ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978 married three 03.07.2003 ?
Sweeney Bronson Wetherall ??.??.1944 (?) Fall River, Massachusetts ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Tackabury Paul D. ??.??.1945 (?) Canastota, New York ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Terrile Richard John 22.03.1951 New York 22.12.1977 PSP Ret. ??.05.1978        
Textor Stephen C. ??.??.1948 (?) Denver, Colorado ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Tilley James William II "Til" ??.??.1943 (?) Milwaukee, Wisconsin ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ulich Bobby L. ??.??.1947 (?) Bryan, Texas ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Vehlow Charles L. ??.??.1946 (?) Waukesha, Wisconsin ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978     08.07.2017 ?
Vieira David J. ??.??.1950 (?) Oakland, California ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Voge Victoria M. ??.??.1943 (?) Minneapolis, Minnesota ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Walton James R. ??.??.1947 (?) Ithaka, New York ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Ward Robert Calkins "Bob" ??.??.1942 (?) Homestead, Florida ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Webb George Jerome, Jr. "Spike" ??.??.1943 (?) Jacksonville, Florida ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Weir Charles R. ??.??.1948 (?) Sidney, Nebraska ??.??.1977 MSP Ret. 16.01.1978        
Williamson Robert Charles, Jr. "Willie" ??.??.1946 (?) West Chester, Pennsylvania ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        
Young Paul D. ??.??.1943 (?) Ada, Oklahoma ??.??.1977 PLT Ret. 16.01.1978        

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