NASA Astronaut Group 18
2000 human spaceflight selection of seventeen; "The Bugs"
NASA Astronaut Group 18 (The Bugs[not verified in body]). The group saw the training of seven pilots and ten mission specialists to become NASA astronauts. These 17 astronauts began training in August 2000.
| The Bugs | |
|---|---|
 The astronauts of Group 18 | |
| Year selected | 2000 |
| Number selected | 17 |
Pilots
- Dominic A. Antonelli (2 flights)
- Eric A. Boe (2 flights)
- Kevin A. Ford (2 flights)
- Pilot, STS-128 (Discovery)
- Soyuz TMA-06M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 33
- ISS commander, Expedition 34
- Ronald J. Garan, Jr. (2 flights)
- Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery)
- Soyuz TMA-21
- Flight engineer, Expedition 27
- Flight engineer, Expedition 28
- Douglas G. Hurley (3 flights)
- Pilot, STS-127 (Endeavour)
- Pilot, STS-135 (Atlantis)
- Commander, SpaceX Demo-2 (Endeavour)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 63
- Terry W. Virts, Jr. (2 flights)
- Pilot, STS-130 (Endeavour)
- Soyuz TMA-15M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 42
- ISS commander, Expedition 43
- Barry E. Wilmore (3 flights)
- Pilot, STS-129 (Atlantis)
- Soyuz TMA-14M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 41
- ISS commander, Expedition 42
- Commander, Boeing CFT (Calypso)
- Mission specialist, SpaceX Crew-9 (Crew Dragon Freedom)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 71
- Flight engineer, Expedition 72
Mission specialists
- Michael R. Barratt (3 flights)
- Soyuz TMA-14
- Flight engineer, Expedition 19
- Flight engineer, Expedition 20
- Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)
- Pilot, SpaceX Crew-8 (Endeavour)
- Soyuz TMA-14
- Robert L. Behnken (3 flights)
- Mission specialist, STS-123 (Endeavour)
- Mission specialist, STS-130 (Endeavour)
- Joint operations commander, SpaceX Demo-2 (Endeavour)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 63
- Stephen G. Bowen (4 flights)
- Mission specialist, STS-126 (Endeavour)
- Mission specialist, STS-132 (Atlantis)
- Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)
- Commander, SpaceX Crew-6
- Flight engineer, Expedition 68 / 69
- B. Alvin Drew (2 flights)
- Andrew J. Feustel (3 flights)
- NEEMO 9
- Mission specialist, STS-125 (Atlantis)
- Mission specialist, STS-134 (Endeavour)
- Soyuz MS-08
- Flight engineer, Expedition 55
- ISS commander, Expedition 56
- Michael T. Good (2 flights)
- Timothy L. Kopra (2 flights)
- NEEMO 11
- Mission specialist, STS-127 (Endeavour)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 20
- Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 46
- ISS commander, Expedition 47
- K. Megan McArthur (2 flights)
- Mission specialist, STS-125 (Atlantis)
- Pilot, SpaceX Crew-2
- Flight engineer, Expedition 65
- Karen L. Nyberg (2 flights)
- NEEMO 10
- Mission specialist, STS-124 (Discovery)
- Soyuz TMA-09M
- Flight engineer, Expedition 36
- Flight engineer, Expedition 37
- Nicole P. Stott (2 flights)
- NEEMO 9
- Mission specialist, STS-128 (Discovery)
- Flight engineer, Expedition 20
- Flight engineer, Expedition 21
- Mission specialist, STS-129 (Atlantis)
- Mission specialist, STS-133 (Discovery)