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NASA-7 astronaut group, 1969

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NASA was forced to take on seven pilot-astronauts from the cancelled USAF MOL military space station program. All of these men would have to wait to the shuttle era for space missions, but they all would eventually fly.

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  • Peterson American test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1967-1984.
  • Hartsfield American test pilot astronaut 1966-1988.
  • Overmyer American test pilot astronaut 1966-1986.
  • Fullerton American test pilot astronaut 1966-1986.
  • Crippen American pilot astronaut 1966-1991. Member of first crew to fly a winged spacecraft to orbit and back.
  • Truly American pilot astronaut 1965-1983.
  • Bobko American pilot astronaut 1966-1989.
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