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NASA Astronaut Group 8

NASA Astronaut Group 8 was a group of 35 astronauts announced on January 16, 1978. It was the first NASA selection since Group 6 in 1967, and was the largest group to that date. The class was the first to include female and minority astronauts; of the 35 selected, six were women, two were Jewish American, three were African American, and one was Asian…

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Year selected
1978

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NASA Astronaut Group 8Number selected351.00infobox
NASA Astronaut Group 8Year selected19781.00infobox
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