Keywords: US Navy 040506-N-0057D-001 Lt. Cmdr. Chris Cassidy, center, answers questions during NASA's Webcast at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.jpg en Washington D C May 6 2004 Lt Cmdr Chris Cassidy center answers questions during NASA's Webcast at its headquarters in Washington D C alongside fellow astronaut candidates Mission Specialist Shannon Walker and Pilot Jim Dutton Cassidy a member of the U S Navy s Sea Air and Land SEAL Team 10 located in Virginia Beach Va was selected for NASA s Astronaut Program as a Mission Specialist The announcement was made during a Space Day ceremony hosted at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly Va Cassidy will join a diverse group of pilots engineers and educators as The Next Generation of Explorers NASA s 2004 Astronaut Candidate Class U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Tim Duckworth RELEASED 2004-05-06 040506-N-0057D-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 13899 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Tim Duckworth PD-USGov-Military-Navy People of the United States Navy Shannon Walker Christopher Cassidy James Dutton Taken with Canon EOS D30 |