List of astronauts educated at the United States Military Academy

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The United States Military Academy (USMA) is an undergraduate college in West Point, New York that educates and commissions officers for the United States Army. Twenty-one graduates of the Military Academy have been selected for astronaut training by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the third most out of any college in the United States. The first alumnus to graduate and go on to become an astronaut was Frank Borman, class of 1950. As of August 2022, the most recent alumnus to become an astronaut was Anne McClain, class of 2002. Five alumni were part of Project Gemini, six part of the Apollo program, two have walked on the Moon, and twelve were part of the Space Shuttle program.

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Astronauts

Note: "Class year" refers to the alumni's class year, which usually is the same year they graduated. However, in times of war, classes often graduate early.
NameClass yearNotabilityReferences
Frank Borman 1950Commanded Gemini 7 and Apollo 8; first to orbit Moon and to see far side of the Moon [1] [2]
Buzz Aldrin 1951Pilot of Gemini 12 and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11; 2nd person to walk on the Moon [3] [4]
Michael Collins 1952Pilot of Gemini 10 and Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11 [5] [6]
Ed White 1952Pilot of Gemini 4, died in the Apollo 1 fire; first American to perform a spacewalk; buried at West Point [4] [7]
David Scott 1954Pilot of Gemini 8, Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, and Commander of Apollo 15; walked on the Moon [4] [8]
Donald H. Peterson 1955Mission Specialist on STS-6 [9] [10]
Alfred Worden 1955Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15 [10] [11]
Richard M. Mullane 1967Mission Specialist on STS-41-D, STS-27, and STS-36 [4] [12]
Sherwood C. Spring 1967Mission Specialist on STS-61-B [4] [13]
James C. Adamson 1969Mission Specialist on STS-28 and STS-43 [4] [14]
William S. McArthur 1973Mission Specialist on STS-58, STS-74, and STS-92; commanded International Space Station Expedition 12 [4] [15]
Michael R. Clifford 1974Mission Specialist on STS-53, STS-59, and STS-76 [4] [16]
Charles D. Gemar 1979Mission Specialist on STS-38, STS-48, and STS-62 [10] [17]
Patrick G. Forrester 1979Mission Specialist on STS-105, STS-117, and STS-128 [4] [18]
Jeffrey Williams 1980Mission Specialist on STS-101; Flight Engineer of ISS Expeditions 13 and 21, Commander of Expedition 22 [4] [19]
Douglas H. Wheelock 1983Mission Specialist on STS-120; Flight Engineer of ISS Expedition 24 and Commander of Expedition 25 [20] [21]
Timothy L. Kopra 1985Flight Engineer of International Space Station Expeditions 19 and 20 [4] [22]
Robert S. Kimbrough 1989Mission Specialist on STS-126 [23] [24]
Francisco Rubio 1998 Soyuz MS-22/Soyuz MS-23 (Expedition 67/68/69) [25]
Andrew R. Morgan 1998 Soyuz MS-13/Soyuz MS-15 (Expedition 60/61/62) [26]
Anne McClain 2002 Soyuz MS-11 (Expedition 58/59) [27]
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Ed White
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Alfred Worden
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Shane Kimbrough

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References

General

^  a: Special Collections: Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy. West Point, NY: United States Military Academy Library. 1950.

Inline citations
  1. ↑ "Frank Borman". National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). December 1993. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  2. ↑ Borman, Frank; Serling, Robert J. (October 1988). Countdown: An Autobiography. Silver Arrow. p.  13. ISBN   0-688-07929-6.
  3. ↑ "Buzz Aldrin, Ph.D. (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)". NASA. January 1996. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Astronauts and the BSA". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2006-03-20.
  5. ↑ "Michael Collins (Brigadier General, USAF, Ret.)". NASA. December 1994. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  6. ↑ Collins, Michael; Charles Lindbergh (2001). Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys . Cooper Square Press. pp.  8–14. ISBN   0-8154-1028-X.
  7. ↑ "Edward H. White, II (Lieutenant Colonel)". NASA. December 1997. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  8. ↑ "David R. Scott (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)". NASA. December 1975. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  9. ↑ "Donald H. Peterson (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)". NASA. May 1994. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  10. 1 2 3 "Graduates and Former Cadets". USMA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  11. ↑ "Alfred Merrill Worden". NASA. December 1993. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  12. ↑ "Richard M. Mullane (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)". NASA. January 1996. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  13. ↑ "Sherwood C. (Woody) Spring (Colonel, USA, Ret.)". NASA. December 1994. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  14. ↑ "James C. Adamson (Colonel, U.S. Army, Ret.)". NASA. October 2002. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  15. ↑ "William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., (Colonel, USA, Ret.)". NASA. March 2007. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  16. ↑ "Michael Richard "Rich" Clifford (Lieutenant Colonel, USA)". NASA. January 1997. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  17. ↑ "Charles D. (nickname Sam) Gemar (Lieutenant Colonel, USA)". NASA. March 1997. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  18. ↑ "Patrick G. Forrester (Colonel, USA, Ret.)". NASA. July 2008. Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  19. ↑ "Jeffrey N. Williams (Colonel, USA, Ret.)". NASA. January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  20. ↑ "Douglas H. Wheelock (Colonel, USA)". NASA. February 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  21. ↑ Schwartz, John (2008-07-20). "Murcer's Jersey Made a Journey to Outer Space". The New York Times . Retrieved 2009-03-22.
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  23. ↑ "Robert S. Kimbrough (Lieutenant Colonel, USA)". NASA. December 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  24. ↑ "Tech Alumnus Selected for NASA's Astronaut Class of 2004". Georgia Institute of Technology. 2004-05-07. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  25. ↑ "Astronaut Frank Rubio". 5 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Andrew R. Morgan (M.D.) (Col., U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut". 21 February 2016.
  27. ↑ Whiting, Melanie (October 3, 2018). "Anne C. McClain (Col, U.S. Army) NASA Astronaut". nasa.gov. NASA . Retrieved December 5, 2018.

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