NASA Group 5
Pilot Astronauts
April, 1966
Brand, Vance D. (Civilian)
Bull, John S. (Navy)
Carr, Gerald P. (Marine Corps)
Duke, Charles M., Jr. (Air Force)
Engle, Joe H. (Air Force)
Evans, Ronald E. (Navy)
Givens, Edward G., Jr. (Air Force)
Haise, Fred W., Jr. (Civilian)
Irwin, James B. (Air Force)
Lind, Don L. (Civilian)
Lousma, Jack R. (Marine Corps)
Mattingly, Thomas K., II (Navy)
McCandless, Bruce, II (Navy)
Mitchell, Edgar D. (Navy)
Pogue, William R. (Air Force)
Roosa, Stuart A. (Air Force)
Swigert, John L., Jr. (Civilian)
Weitz, Paul J. (Navy)
Worden, Alfred M. (Air Force)
NASA Group 5 Background
By Cliff Lethbridge
As the Apollo program dawned, NASA again required more pilots to fill positions as astronauts. A fifth astronaut draft was issued, with candidate requirements identical to those for NASA Group 2 and NASA Group 3. A total of 19 candidates were selected during the fifth astronaut draft.