Jim Oberg wrote:
Slayton only waited 16 years, 1959 to 1975 --
two members of the 'XS-11' class of 1967 had
to wait until 1985 to fly -- 18 years.

One member of the 1966 group also did not
fly until 1985 -- 19 years.

..as I recall -- needs fact-checking...


"strindberg" wrote
Which astronauts have waited longest to do his or her first
spaceflight?
Paolo Nespoli from Italy? Deke Slayton (..had to wait from Mercury
until Skylab)?

Don Lind
selected as astronaut April 4, 1966
First Flight STS-51B April 29, 1985


Bruce McCandless
selected as astronaut April 4, 1966
First Flight STS-41-B Feb 3, 1984


Barbara Morgan
Selected to train as a backup to
Christa McAuliffe on July 19, 1985.


Paolo Nespoli
In 1991, he joined the
European Space Agency's
European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany.




Rusty