United States Naval Academy Alumni - Astronauts

Astronauts

Name Class year Notability References
Shepard, AlanAlan Shepard 1945 Rear Admiral; World War II veteran; Navy test pilot; first U.S. Astronaut in space on board Mercury-Redstone 3 and only Mercury Seven astronaut to walk on the Moon. He commanded the Apollo 14 mission. a
Schirra, WalterWalter Schirra 1945 Captain; World War II veteran; was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's first effort to put humans in space. He was the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). He logged a total of 295 hours and 15 minutes in space. Fifth American and the ninth human to ride a rocket into space. He was the first person to go into space three times.
Lovell, JimJim Lovell 1952 Served in the Korean War; Navy test pilot; astronaut participating in Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, and commanding the ill-fated Apollo 13, which he brought back safely a
Bolden, Jr., Charles F.Charles F. Bolden, Jr. 1968 Major General; United States Marine Corps test pilot; pilot of STS-61-C and STS-31; commanded STS-45 and STS-60; nominated in 2009 to be NASA Administrator a
Bowersox, KenKen Bowersox 1978 Pilot of STS-50, commanded STS-61, STS-73, STS-82 and International Space Station Expedition 6 a
Lawrence, Wendy B.Wendy B. Lawrence 1981 Navy helicopter pilot; Mission Specialist for STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, and STS-114; daughter of William P. Lawrence who was Superintendent of the Academy while she was a Midshipman. William Lawrence had been a finalist in the Mercury astronaut selection a

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