NASA Astronaut Group 14

The Hogs
Official group portrait
The astronauts of Group 14
Year selected1992
Number selected24

NASA Astronaut Group 14 ("The Hogs") was a group of 24 astronauts announced by NASA on 31 March 1992.[1] The group's name derived from The Muppet Show skit "Pigs in Space" and from the group's sponsorship of a pot-bellied pig at the Houston Zoo.[2]

  1. ^ "1992 NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES SELECTED". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. ^ Hadfield, Chris (2013). An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything. New York City: Little, Brown and Company. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-316-25301-7. LCCN 2013943519.