Soaring Dad

Nine people have been selected for the 2009 astronaut candidate class. They will begin training at NASA-Johnson Space Center this August.

Of these nine, two are USAFA graduates. They are: Jack Fischer and Kjell Lindgren.

See the link for further information:

NASA - Astronauts

Congrats!

aggie83

Thanks for posting that - I have printed it out to send on to my basic.

Soaring Dad

New from the Astronaut Candidate front. Kjell reports that in a couple of weeks he will be brushing some old skills off as they are headed to Maine for a week of survival training at the Navy SERE course. Anyhow, the fun never stops!