NASA Astronaut Group 18

The Bugs
The astronauts of Group 18
Year selected	2000
Number selected	17

NASA Astronaut Group 18 (The Bugs). The group saw the training of seven pilots and ten mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 17 astronauts began training in August 2000.

Pilots

• Dominic A. Antonelli (2 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-119 (Discovery)
  • Pilot, STS-132 (Atlantis)
• Eric A. Boe (2 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-126 (Endeavour)
  • Pilot, STS-133 (Discovery)
• Kevin A. Ford (2 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-128 (Discovery)
  • Soyuz TMA-06M
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 33
    • ISS commander, Expedition 34
• Ronald J. Garan, Jr. (2 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery)
  • Soyuz TMA-21
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 27
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 28
• Douglas G. Hurley (3 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-127 (Endeavour)
  • Pilot, STS-135 (Atlantis)
  • Commander, SpaceX Demo-2 (Endeavour)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 63
• Terry W. Virts, Jr. (2 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-130 (Endeavour)
  • Soyuz TMA-15M
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 42
    • ISS commander, Expedition 43
• Barry E. Wilmore (3 flights)
  • Pilot, STS-129 (Atlantis)
  • Soyuz TMA-14M
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 41
    • ISS commander, Expedition 42
  • Commander, Boeing CFT (Calypso)
  • Mission specialist, SpaceX Crew-9 (Crew Dragon Freedom)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 71/72

Mission specialists

• Michael R. Barratt (3 flights)
  • Soyuz TMA-14
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 19
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 20
  • Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)
  • Pilot, SpaceX Crew-8 (Endeavour)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 70
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 71
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 72
• Robert L. Behnken (3 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-123 (Endeavour)
  • Mission specialist, STS-130 (Endeavour)
  • Joint operations commander, SpaceX Demo-2 (Endeavour)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 63
• Stephen G. Bowen (4 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-126 (Endeavour)
  • Mission specialist, STS-132 (Atlantis)
  • Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)
  • Commander, SpaceX Crew-6
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 68 / 69
• B. Alvin Drew (2 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-118 (Endeavour)
  • Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)
• Andrew J. Feustel (3 flights)
  • NEEMO 9
  • Mission specialist, STS-125 (Atlantis)
  • Mission specialist, STS-134 (Endeavour)
  • Soyuz MS-08
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 55
    • ISS commander, Expedition 56
• Michael T. Good (2 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-125 (Atlantis)
  • Mission specialist, STS-132 (Atlantis)
• Timothy L. Kopra (2 flights)
  • NEEMO 11
  • Mission specialist, STS-127 (Endeavour)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 20
  • Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 46
    • ISS commander, Expedition 47
• K. Megan McArthur (2 flights)
  • Mission specialist, STS-125 (Atlantis)
  • Pilot, SpaceX Crew-2
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 65
• Karen L. Nyberg (2 flights)
  • NEEMO 10
  • Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery)
  • Soyuz TMA-09M
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 36
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 37
• Nicole P. Stott (2 flights)
  • NEEMO 9
  • Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery)
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 20
    • Flight engineer, Expedition 21
  • Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis)
  • Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)

See also

• List of astronauts by selection

External links

• NASA Active Astronauts Biographies