253 applicants survived initial NASA screening of their records. Following physical and psychiatric tests, nine were selected. Eight made it to space (See was killed in a T-38 crash before his first spaceflight). This was generally considered the highest quality group of astronauts ever selected. They would command the missions during the glory days of the American space program - Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab. Young was the only astronaut to fly Gemini, Apollo, and the Shuttle program. Armstrong was the only one to fly the X-15, Gemini, and Apollo. Conrad was the only one to fly Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab.

	Armstrong	Neil Alden Armstrong. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 5 August 1930. First person to step onto the moon. Member of first crew to dock in space.
	Borman	Frank Frederick Borman II. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 14 March 1928. Member of first crew to rendezvous in space, and first to orbit the moon.
	Conrad	Charles Peter (Pete) Conrad Jr. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 2 June 1930. Died 9 July 1999. Third person on the moon. Only astronaut to fly Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab. Member of first successful space station mission.
	Lovell	James Arthur (Jim) Lovell Jr. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 25 March 1928. Member of first crew to rendezvous in space, and first to orbit the moon. Altitude (401,056 km) record.
	McDivitt	James Alton (Jim) McDivitt. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 10 June 1929.
	See	Elliott McKay See Jr. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 23 July 1927. Died 28 February 1966.
	Stafford	Thomas Patten (Tom) Stafford. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 17 September 1930. Member of first crew to rendezvous in space. Space speed record (11,107 m/s).
	White	Edward Higgins (Ed) White II. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 14 November 1930. Died 27 January 1967. First American to walk in space.
	Young	John Watts Young. American Pilot Astronaut. Born 24 September 1930. Only astronaut to fly Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle. Ninth person to walk on the moon. Space speed record (11,107 m/s).