Editing NASA Astronaut Group 7

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[[File:Nasa-7.jpg|thumb|Group 7 astronauts from left to right: Bobko, Fullerton, Hartsfield, Crippen, Peterson, Truly and Overmyer]]

'''Astronaut Group 7''', referred to in some documents as the '''USAF MOL Transfer''', was announced by [[NASA]] on August 14, 1969, and was the last group to be selected during the [[Project Apollo|Apollo]] era. After the USAF [[Manned Orbiting Laboratory]] (MOL) project was cancelled, NASA hired seven of the astronauts selected for that program to form this "Group 7", roughly the younger half of the MOL astronauts.  By the time they joined NASA, all Apollo flight assignments had been lined up, but four were given non-flying support assignments for Apollo. Others were also given support assignments for [[Skylab]] and the [[Apollo-Soyuz Test Project]], with Bobko and Crippen participating in the [[Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test]]. Group 7 went on to form the core of early [[Space Shuttle]] pilots, upgrading to commander after their first flight, flying 17 STS missions between them, plus the [[Approach and Landing Tests]] of {{OV|101|full=no|ov=yes}}.

[[File:AstronautAssignmentsChart.PNG|thumb|right|A chart showing Group 7 assignments in relation to other astronaut groups up through the [[List of Apollo astronauts|Apollo era]].  It clearly shows that by the time they were transferred from the military program to NASA, all flight assignments for Apollo had already been filled.]]

==Group members==
*'''[[Karol J. Bobko]]''' (born 1937), U.S. Air Force (3 flights)<ref name="Bobko">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bobko-kj.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Karol J. Bobko |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=April 2006}}</ref>
:[[STS-6]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — April 1983 — Pilot — Maiden flight of ''Challenger'', [[Tracking and Data Relay Satellite|TDRS A]] satellite deployment mission<ref name="Bobko"/>
:[[STS-51-D]] {{OV|103|full=no}} — April 1985 — Commander — [[Anik (satellite)|Anik C-1]] and [[Syncom|Syncom IV-3]] satellite deployment mission, first politician in space<ref name="Bobko"/>
:[[STS-51-J]] {{OV|104|full=no}} — October 1985 — Commander — Maiden flight of ''Atlantis'', classified [[United States Department of Defense]] mission; [[Defense Satellite Communications System|DSCS-III]] satellite deployment<ref name="Bobko"/>

*'''[[Robert Crippen|Robert L. Crippen]]''' (born 1937), U.S. Navy (4 flights)<ref name="Crippen">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/crippen-rl.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Robert L. Crippen |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=September 1997}}</ref>
:[[STS-1]] {{OV|102|full=no}} — April 1981 — Pilot — First Space Shuttle mission, maiden flight of ''Columbia'', orbital test flight<ref name="Crippen"/>
:[[STS-7]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — June 1983 — Commander — [[Anik (satellite)|Anik C-2]] and [[Palapa|Palapa B1]] satellite deployment mission, first American woman in space<ref name="Crippen"/>
:[[STS-41-C]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — April 1984 — Commander — [[Long Duration Exposure Facility]] deployment and [[Solar Maximum Mission|Solar Max]] repair mission<ref name="Crippen"/>
:[[STS-41-G]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — October 1984 — Commander — [[Earth Radiation Budget Satellite]] deployment mission, first spacewalk by an American woman, first Canadian astronaut<ref name="Crippen"/>
:Crippen would eventually serve as director of the [[John F. Kennedy Space Center]].

*'''[[C. Gordon Fullerton]]''' (1936–2013), U.S. Air Force (2 flights + ALT)<ref name="Fullerton">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/fullerton-cg.html |title=Astronaut Bio: C. Gordon Fullerton |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=January 2008}}</ref>
:[[Approach and Landing Tests|ALT]] {{OV|101|full=no}} — February through October 1977 — Pilot<ref name="Fullerton"/>
:[[STS-3]] {{OV|102|full=no}} — March 1982 — Pilot — Research and development flight<ref name="Fullerton"/>
:[[STS-51-F]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — July 1985 — Commander — [[Spacelab]] pallet mission<ref name="Fullerton"/>

*'''[[Henry Hartsfield|Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr]]''' (1933–2014), U.S. Air Force (3 flights)<ref name="Hartsfield">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hartsfield-hw.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Henry W. Hartsfiled, Jr |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=August 1997}}</ref>
:[[STS-4]] {{OV|102|full=no}} — June 1982 — Pilot — Final research and development flight, first classified [[United States Department of Defense]] payload<ref name="Hartsfield"/>
:[[STS-41-D]] {{OV|103|full=no}} — August 1984 — Commander — Maiden flight of ''Discovery'', [[Satellite Business Systems|SBS-D]], [[Telstar|Telstar 3C]], and [[Syncom|Syncom IV-2]] satellite deployment mission<ref name="Hartsfield"/>
:[[STS-61-A]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — October 1985 — Commander — [[Spacelab]] mission<ref name="Hartsfield"/>

*'''[[Robert F. Overmyer]]''' (1936–1996), U.S. Marine Corps (2 flights)<ref name="Overmyer">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/overmyer.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Robert Overmyer |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=March 1996}}</ref>
:[[STS-5]] {{OV|102|full=no}} — November 1982 — Pilot — [[Satellite Business Systems|SBS-C]] and [[Anik (satellite)|Anik C-3]] satellite deployment mission<ref name="Overmyer"/>
:[[STS-51-B]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — April 1985 — Commander — [[Spacelab]] mission<ref name="Overmyer"/>

*'''[[Donald H. Peterson]]''' (born 1933), U.S. Air Force (1 flight)<ref name="Peterson">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/peterson-dh.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Donald H. Peterson |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=May 1994}}</ref>
:[[STS-6]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — April 1983 — Mission Specialist — Maiden flight of ''Challenger'', [[Tracking and Data Relay Satellite|TDRS A]] satellite deployment mission<ref name="Peterson"/>

*'''[[Richard H. Truly]]''' (born 1937), U.S. Navy (2 flights + ALT)<ref name="Truly">{{cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/truly-rh.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Richard H. Truly |accessdate=2008-10-20 |author=NASA |date=March 1992}}</ref>
:[[Approach and Landing Tests|ALT]] {{OV|101|full=no}} — February through October 1977 — Pilot<ref name="Truly"/>
:[[STS-2]] {{OV|102|full=no}} — November 1981 — Pilot — [[Canadarm|Remote Manipulator System]] testing<ref name="Truly"/>
:[[STS-8]] {{OV|099|full=no}} — August 1983 — Commander — [[Indian National Satellite System|INSAT-1B]] satellite deployment mission, first night launch and night landing of the Shuttle<ref name="Truly"/>
:Truly would later serve as [[Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration|Administrator of NASA]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/ Astronaut Biographies: Home Page]
*[http://www.astronautix.com/astrogrp/nas71969.htm NASA Group 7 at Encyclopedia Astronautica]

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