Jonny Kim solos the T-6

[Meyerkord]

As if his SEAL/Doctor/Astronaut resume wasn’t impressive enough, Jonny Kim solo’d the T-6 this week out of VT-28 in Corpus.

SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Is Adding Pilot To His Crazy Resume

The 'wouldn't believe it if it weren't true' list of accomplishments of Astronaut Jonny Kim keeps growing. Now he's becoming a pilot.

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[Swanee]

Can't imagine what his onwing was thinking, "Really guys, you're giving me this guy? As if my mom isn't disappointed enough as is..."

 

[BOMR822]

I see him around the sim bay occasionally. He asks students in the student chat if anyone is looking for a profsit partner. Those go quick haha.

 

[TF7325]

God speed to his forms partner lol

 

[nittany03]

"Lt. Cmdr. Kim's minor inflight malfunction involved an indicator light that the onboard oxygen system had a problem," Larson told The War Zone. "He never experienced an actual problem with the oxygen."

Yay, more OBOGS shenanigans . . .

 

[Sonog]

I see him around the sim bay occasionally. He asks students in the student chat if anyone is looking for a profsit partner. Those go quick haha.

I bet those interactions go something like this:

 

[Flash]

Interesting, I wonder if he would get winged out of his training. Always been curious what if any wings non-aviator/NFO Navy astronauts receive, if any. The USAF and Army just have standard astronaut wings for all their (officer) astronauts while the Navy is the only one that gives different wings to pilots and FO's. Strangely enough at least according to the internets the Coasties award their astronauts (they've had two) NFO Astronaut wings, even if they are pilots.

 

[Griz882]

Interesting, I wonder if he would get winged out of his training. Always been curious what if any wings non-aviator/NFO Navy astronauts receive, if any. The USAF and Army just have standard astronaut wings for all their (officer) astronauts while the Navy is the only one that gives different wings to pilots and FO's. Strangely enough at least according to the internets the Coasties award their astronauts (they've had two) NFO Astronaut wings, even if they are pilots.

NASA civilian pilots get these…



I had no idea about the USCG! Interesting.

 

[HuggyU2]

The commercial astronaut wings have been issued by the FAA (so far) and look like this.

 

[Hopeful Hoya]

Remake of a meme I saw the other day...

 

[Mos]

Kind of reminds me of this:

 

[Flash]

NASA civilian pilots get these…

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I had no idea about the USCG! Interesting.

He's still Navy though, not a civilian. There were two previous SEAL astronauts, I never saw them wearing anything other than their SEAL pin so maybe they don't get astronaut wings? I'm sure they are devastated...

 

[number9]

Kind of reminds me of this:

You have the floor, moonwalker

 

[Griz882]

He's still Navy though, not a civilian. There were two previous SEAL astronauts, I never saw them wearing anything other than their SEAL pin so maybe they don't get astronaut wings? I'm sure they are devastated...

Great question…I don’t know and I’ll bet they are unhappy. Maybe put the NASA “shooting star” symbol on their tridents!

 

[Uncle Fester]

Non-pilot Navy astronauts get NFO Astronaut wings once they've flown, but a lot of them continue to wear their "Fleet" warfare device on their flight suit name tags and on the rare occasions they're in uniform. Kayla Barron just came back from ISS last month; remains to be seen if she still wears her Dolphins.