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Astronauts

The Space Institute is honored to include this distinguished list of astronauts as UTSI Alumni! Click the name for more information.

Henry W. (Hank) Hartsfield (Colonel, USAF (Ret.))

Year selected:        1969
Astronaut Status:    Former
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Engineering Science, 1971
Space Flight Experience:

•  STS-4
• STS-41D
• STS-61A

Chris Hadfield (Colonel, CAF (Ret.))

Year Selected: 1992
Astronaut Status: Active
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1992
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-74
• STS-100
• Year 2013 - Russian Soyuz 33
  • ISS Expedition 34
  • ISS Expedition 35

Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (Captain, USN (Ret.))

Year Selected: 1994
Astronaut Status: Former
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1990
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-91
• STS-99
• STS-108
• STS-123

Jeffrey S. Ashby (Captain, USN (Ret.))

Year Selected: 1994
Astronaut Status: Former
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1993
Space Flight Experience:\

• STS-93
• STS-100
• STS-112

Joe Frank Edwards Jr. (Commander, USN (Ret.))

Year Selected: 1994
Astronaut Status: Former
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1994
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-89

 

 

Scott Joseph Kelly (Captain, USN)

Year Selected: 1996
Astronaut Status: Active
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1996
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-103
• STS-118
• ISS Expedition 25
• ISS Expedition 26

 

William A. Oefelein (Commander, USN)

Year Selected: 1998
Astronaut Status: Former
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1998
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-116

 

 

Barry E. “Butch” Wilmore (Captain, USN)

Year Selected: 2000
Astronaut Status: Active
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 1994
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-129

 

 

Randolph J. “Komrade” Bresnik (Colonel, USMC)

Year Selected: 2004
Astronaut Status: Active
UTSI Degree / Year: M.S. Aviation Systems, 2002
Space Flight Experience:

• STS-129