List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
- List of United States Marine Corps astronauts
This is a list of United States Marine Corps members who have served as astronauts.
Mercury Program
*Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, first American to make an orbital flight. (Glenn also flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery)
Apollo Program
* Walter Cunningham
* Jack R. Lousma (Skylab 3 and STS-3)
* Gerald P. Carr, (Flight Commander Skylab 4)
* Vance D. Brand, (USMC Reserve, Marine rank not listed)
pace Shuttle Program
*Vance D. Brand (Space Shuttle Columbia and Space Shuttle Challenger)
*Robert F. Overmyer, (Columbia and Challenger)
*David C. Hilmers, (Space Shuttle Atlantis and Space Shuttle Discovery)
*James F. Buchli, (Atlantis, Challenger, and Discovery)
*Bryan D. O'Connor, (Atlantis and Columbia)
*Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (Columbia, Discovery, and Atlantis)
*Robert D. Cabana, (Discovery and Columbia)
*Robert C. Springer, (Atlantis)
*Kenneth D. Cameron, (Atlantis and Discovery)
*Andrew M. Allen, (Atlantis and Columbia)
*Terrence W. Wilcutt, (Space Shuttle Endeavour)
*George D. Zamka (Discovery)
See also
References
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq88-1.htm Naval Historical Center Webpage, 2007-02-08]
* [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/brand.html Offical Nasa Biography Webpage, Vance D. Brand, 2007-02-08]
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/download/history/app17.pdf The Navy in Space]
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