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'''[[International Space Agency|ISA]] Astronaut Group 21''' ("The Aces") was a group of 44 astronauts announced by the ISA on December 14, 2017. The class was nicknamed "The Sardines" for being such a large class, humorously implying that their training sessions would be as tightly packed as sardines in a can. These 44 candidates compose the largest astronaut class to date. NASA selected so many candidates in preparation for the anticipated need for [[ISS]] crew members, along with regular shuttle needs.

== Pilots ==
*'''[[Ramlah Al-Hashim]]''' (Asiatic Cheetah) ([[Wikipedia:United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]])
:[[STS-250]] — [[Space Shuttle Horizon|Space Shuttle ''Horizon'']] ([[Wikipedia:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] servicing mission)
::''(Born: Abu Dhabi, UAE)'' F-16 pilot with the [[Wikipedia:UAEAF|UAEAF]]. Multiple successful combat sorties over Syria against ISIS targets.

*'''[[Duane G. Carey]]''' (1 flight)
:[[STS-109]] {{OV|102|full=no}} ([[Hubble Space Telescope]] servicing mission; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|''Columbia'']]'s last successful flight)

*'''[[Stephen Frick]]''' (2 flights)
:[[STS-110]] {{OV|104|full=no}} ([[ISS]] assembly mission – launched the [[Integrated Truss Structure#S0 truss|S0 Truss Segment]])
:[[STS-122]] {{OV|104|full=no}} ([[ISS]] assembly mission – launched the [[Columbus (ISS module)|Columbus Laboratory]])

== Mission specialists ==
*'''[[David McDowell Brown|David M. Brown]]''' (1 flight; died in the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]])
:[[STS-107]] {{OV|102|full=no}} (orbital science mission; last flight of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' – RCC panel damage resulted in disintegration of ''Columbia'')

*'''[[Daniel C. Burbank]]''' (2 flights)
:[[STS-106]] {{OV|104|full=no}} ([[ISS]] supply mission)
:[[STS-115]] {{OV|104|full=no}} ([[ISS]] assembly mission – launched the [[Integrated Truss Structure#P3/P4, S3/S4 truss assemblies|P3/P4 Truss Assemblies]])

== International mission specialists ==
*'''[[Ingrid Rita Bernadotte]]''' (Eurasian Lynx) ([[Wikipedia:European Space Agency|ESA]], [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]])
:[[STS-250]] — [[Space Shuttle Horizon|Space Shuttle ''Horizon'']] ([[Wikipedia:Hubble Space Telescope|Hubble Space Telescope]] servicing mission)
::''(Born: Stockholm, SWE)'' Member of the Swedish royal family; currently 8th in line of succession. [[Wikipedia:Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]] helicopter pilot with Swedish Air Force. Master's degree in aerospace engineering.

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