KSC-2010-3788
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Deputy Director for Kennedy's Launch Vehicle Processing Directorate Pete Nickolenko, right, greets the Class of 2009 Astronaut Candidates, also called ASCANs, before taking them on a tour of the Launch Control Center. The new astronaut candidates for NASA are Serena M. Aunon, Jeanette J. Epps, Air Force Maj. Jack D. Fischer, Air Force Lt. Col. Michael S. Hopkins, Kjell N. Lindgren, Kathleen 'Kate' Rubins, Navy Cmdr. Scott D. Tingle, Army Lt. Col. Mark T. Vande, and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gregory R. 'Reid' Wiseman. The new astronaut candidates for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, are Norishige Kanai, Takuya Onishi and Kimiya Yui. The new astronaut candidates for the Canadian Space Agency, or CSA, are Jeremy Hansen and David Saint-Jacques. Photo Credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett
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