Seventeen men and women have been selected for the astronaut
	candidate class of 2000, scheduled to arrive at NASA's Johnson
	Space Center, Houston, TX, in August to begin a period of 
	training and evaluation.
     This year's class consists of seven pilot and 10 mission
	specialist candidates.  Of the 17 class members, 14 are male and
	three are female. 
Dominic A. Antonelli (Lt., USN)
	Michael R. Barratt M.D.
	Robert L. Behnken (Capt., USAF)
	Eric A. Boe (Maj., USAF)
	Stephen G. Bowen (Lt. Cmdr., USN)
	B. Alvin Drew (Maj., USAF)
	Andrew J. Feustel, Ph.D.
	Kevin A. Ford (Lt. Col., USAF)
	Ronald J. Garan, Jr. (Maj., USAF)
	Michael T. Good (Maj., USAF)
	Douglas G. Hurley (Maj., USMC)
	Timothy L. Kopra (Maj., USA)
	K. Megan McArthur
	Karen L. Nyberg, Ph.D.
	Nicole P. Stott
	Terry W. Virts, Jr. (Capt., USAF)
	Barry E. Wilmore (Lt. Cmdr., USN