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. Name Class year Notability References Frank Borman 1950 Commanded Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 ; first to orbit Moon and to see far side of the Moon [1] [2] Buzz Aldrin 1951 Pilot of Gemini 12 and Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 11 ; 2nd person to walk on the Moon [3] [4] Michael Collins 1952 Pilot of Gemini 10 and Command Module Pilot on Apollo 11 [5] [6] Ed White 1952 Pilot of Gemini 4 , died in the Apollo 1 fire; first American to perform a spacewalk ; buried at West Point [4] [7] David Scott 1954 Pilot of Gemini 8 , Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9 , and Commander of Apollo 15 ; walked on the Moon [4] [8] Donald H. Peterson 1955 Mission Specialist on STS-6 [9] [10] Alfred Worden 1955 Command Module Pilot of Apollo 15 [10] [11] Richard M. Mullane 1967 Mission Specialist on STS-41-D , STS-27 , and STS-36 [4] [12] Sherwood C. Spring 1967 Mission Specialist on STS-61-B [4] [13] James C. Adamson 1969 Mission Specialist on STS-28 and STS-43 [4] [14] William S. McArthur 1973 Mission Specialist on STS-58 , STS-74 , and STS-92 ; commanded International Space Station Expedition 12 [4] [15] Michael R. Clifford 1974 Mission Specialist on STS-53 , STS-59 , and STS-76 [4] [16] Charles D. Gemar 1979 Mission Specialist on STS-38 , STS-48 , and STS-62 [10] [17] Patrick G. Forrester 1979 Mission Specialist on STS-105 , STS-117 , and STS-128 [4] [18] Jeffrey Williams 1980 Mission Specialist on STS-101 ; Flight Engineer of ISS Expeditions 13 and 21 , Commander of Expedition 22 [4] [19] Douglas H. Wheelock 1983 Mission Specialist on STS-120 ; Flight Engineer of ISS Expedition 24 and Commander of Expedition 25 [20] [21] Timothy L. Kopra 1985 Flight Engineer of International Space Station Expeditions 19 and 20 [4] [22] Robert S. Kimbrough 1989 Mission 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]
Ed White Alfred Worden Shane Kimbrough
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.
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