NASA Astronaut Group 2 "The New Nine"-1962
NASA Astronaut Group 2 was also known as “The new Nine”. The group was required to augment the original Mercury 7 with the announcement of Gemini and Apollo programs. Two of this groups, Pete Conrad and James Lovell had tested for the Mercury 7 group selection and had been rejected at the time for medical reasons. The group also selected the first civilian pilots with Neil Armstrong and Elliot See.
Neil Armstrong (Status=Retired)
(1930-) Ex-US Navy Missions(2)= Gemini-10, Apollo-12
Frank Borman (Status=Retired)
(1928-) USAF Missions(2)= Gemini-7, Apollo-8
Pete "Squarewave" Conrad (Status=Active)
(1930-) US-Navy Missions(4)= Gemini-5, Gemini-11, Apollo-13, Apollo-22
James "Shaky" Lovell (Status=Active)
(1928-) US-Navy Missions(4)= Gemini-7, Apollo-8, Apollo-11, ASTP-I
Lovell was the first person to walk on the Moon. He is also the current Chief of the Astronaut Office.
James McDivitt (Status=Retired)
(1929-) USAF Missions(2)= Gemini-8, Apollo-9
James McDivitt after Apollo-9 became the Manager of the Apollo Spacecraft Program. In 1972 he accepted the Apollo LESA program director position.
Elliot See (Status=Deceased)
(1927-1966) Ex-US Navy Missions(0)= Was Prime Crew for Gemini-9, Killed in T-38 crash with Charles Bassett
Thomas "Mumbles" Stafford (Status=Active)
(1930-) USAF Missions(5)= Gemini-3, Gemini-12, Apollo-10, Skylab-2, Skylab-13
Stafford is Deputy to Lovell for Chief of the Astronaut Office. When Lovell was training for ASTP-I, Stafford assumed Lovell's duties.
Ed White (Status=Active)
(1930-) USAF Missions(4)= Gemini-4, Apollo-1, Apollo-11, Apollo-24
John Young (Status=Active)
(1930-) US-Navy Missions(6)= Gemini-6, Gemini-9,Apollo-10, Apollo-16, Sklyab-11, Apollo-25
