Air Force Colonel-Turned-Astronaut Details His Time in Space
Fischer was selected in 2009 as part of NASA's 20th astronaut class, and completed astronaut candidate training in July 2011.
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Air Force Colonel-Turned-Astronaut Details Space Mission
Col. Jack Fischer, selected in 2009 as an astronaut, recently returned from a mission on board the International Space Statio...
Commander of 1st Flight of Space Shuttle Challenger Dies
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Naval Academy Grad Reports for Duty as Astronaut in Training
On Day 1 of her training as an astronaut, Navy Lt. Kayla Barron walked out of NASA's Johnson Space Center and watched with he...
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