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   Jeffrey A. Hoffman

   Selected by NASA in January 1978, Dr. Hoffman became an astronaut in August 1979.
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   University of Texas at Dallas

   James F. Reilly - NASA astronaut, Geosciences PhD, MS, and BS from UTD ... ↑ "Homepage of Dr Hoffman on TEGA project".
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   List of astronauts by selection

   Note: A second group of nine astronauts was selected by NASA in September 1962. ... Mission specialists: Guion Bluford, James Buchli, John Fabian, Anna Fisher, Dale Gardner, S. David Griggs, Terry Hart, Steven Hawley, Jeffrey Hoffman, Shannon Lucid, Ronald McNair, Richard Mullane, Steven Nagel, George Nelson, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnik, Sally Ride, Rhea Seddon, Robert Stewart, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Norman Thagard, James van Hoften
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   Richard Feynman

   He left a series of notes as a prank, which initially spooked his colleague, Frederic de Hoffman, into thinking a spy or saboteur had gained access to atomic bomb secrets. ... After receiving repeated assurances that the o-rings would remain resilient at subzero temperatures, and at an opportune moment selected by Kutyna during a particular NASA slide-show, Feynman took the o-ring out of the water and removed the vise, revealing that the o-ring remained flattened, demonstrating a lack of resilience at 32 °F (0 °C), which was warmer than the launch temperature.
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   Vance D. Brand

   One of the 19 pilot astronauts selected by NASA in April 1966, Brand initially was a crew member in the thermal vacuum chamber testing of the prototype Command Module and support crewman on Apollo 8 and 13. ... Crewmen included the pilot, Col. Guy Gardner; three mission specialists, John M. Lounge, Dr. Robert A. Parker and Dr. Jeffrey A. Hoffman; and two payload specialists, Dr. Samuel T. Durrance and Dr. Ronald A. Parise.
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   Margaret Rhea Seddon

   Selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978, Dr. Seddon became an astronaut in August 1979. ... Guion Bluford · James Buchli · John Fabian · Anna Fisher · Dale Gardner · S. David Griggs · Terry Hart · Steven Hawley · Jeffrey Hoffman · Shannon Lucid · Ronald McNair · Richard Mullane · George Nelson · Ellison Onizuka · Judith Resnik · Sally Ride · Rhea Seddon · Robert Stewart · Kathryn Sullivan · Norman Thagard · James van Hoften
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   Robert L. Gibson

   Selected by NASA in January 1978, Gibson became an astronaut in August 1979. ... Guion Bluford · James Buchli · John Fabian · Anna Fisher · Dale Gardner · S. David Griggs · Terry Hart · Steven Hawley · Jeffrey Hoffman · Shannon Lucid · Ronald McNair · Richard Mullane · George Nelson · Ellison Onizuka · Judith Resnik · Sally Ride · Rhea Seddon · Robert Stewart · Kathryn Sullivan · Norman Thagard · James van Hoften
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   Norman Thagard

   Thagard was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. ... Guion Bluford · James Buchli · John Fabian · Anna Fisher · Dale Gardner · S. David Griggs · Terry Hart · Steven Hawley · Jeffrey Hoffman · Shannon Lucid · Ronald McNair · Richard Mullane · George Nelson · Ellison Onizuka · Judith Resnik · Sally Ride · Rhea Seddon · Robert Stewart · Kathryn Sullivan · Norman Thagard · James van Hoften
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   Frederick D. Gregory

   NASA experience ... Guion Bluford · James Buchli · John Fabian · Anna Fisher · Dale Gardner · S. David Griggs · Terry Hart · Steven Hawley · Jeffrey Hoffman · Shannon Lucid · Ronald McNair · Richard Mullane · George Nelson · Ellison Onizuka · Judith Resnik · Sally Ride · Rhea Seddon · Robert Stewart · Kathryn Sullivan · Norman Thagard · James van Hoften
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    James van Hoften

    Dr. van Hoften was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in January 1978. ... Guion Bluford · James Buchli · John Fabian · Anna Fisher · Dale Gardner · S. David Griggs · Terry Hart · Steven Hawley · Jeffrey Hoffman · Shannon Lucid · Ronald McNair · Richard Mullane · George Nelson · Ellison Onizuka · Judith Resnik · Sally Ride · Rhea Seddon · Robert Stewart · Kathryn Sullivan · Norman Thagard · James van Hoften

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Jeffrey A. Hoffman,
• University of Texas at Dallas,
• List of astronauts by selection,
• Richard Feynman,
• Vance D. Brand,
• Margaret Rhea Seddon,
• Robert L. Gibson,
• Norman Thagard,
• Frederick D. Gregory,
• James van Hoften