NASA Astronaut Group 16
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NASA Astronaut Group 16 was a group of 44 astronauts announced by NASA on May 1, 1996. The class was nicknamed "The Sardines" for being such a large class, humorously implying that their training sessions would be as tightly packed as sardines in a can. These 44 candidates compose the largest astronaut class to date. NASA selected so many candidates in preparation for the anticipated need for ISS crew members, along with regular shuttle needs. Nine of the 44 astronauts selected were from other countries, including 1 each from 5 Europe nations and 2 each from Canada and Japan.
1996
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Richard Mastracchio, Michael Fincke, Michael J. Massimino, Patrick Forrester, Paul Lockhart, Paul W. Richards, Pedro Duque, Peggy Whitson, Philippe Perrin, Piers Sellers, Rex J. Walheim, Mark L. Polansky, Sandra Magnus, Soichi Noguchi, Stephanie Wilson, Steve MacLean, Umberto Guidoni, William C. McCool, Yvonne Cagle, 1996, 1990s, James M. Kelly, Christer Fuglesang, Christopher Loria, Daniel C. Burbank, Daniel M. Tani, David M. Brown, Donald Pettit, Duane G. Carey, Gerhard Thiele, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Charles Camarda, Jeffrey Williams, Joan Higginbotham, John Herrington, John L. Phillips, Julie Payette, Laurel Clark, Lee Morin, Lisa Nowak, Mamoru Mohri,
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44 astronaut candidates- Spaceman - book by Mike Massimino
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