Eight <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/NASA" title="NASA" id="mwBx4">NASA</a> astronauts and launch directors are UVA alumni: <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Karl_Gordon_Henize" title="Karl Gordon Henize" id="mwBx8">Karl Gordon Henize</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Bill_Nelson" title="Bill Nelson" id="mwByA">Bill Nelson</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Thomas_Marshburn" title="Thomas Marshburn" id="mwByE">Thomas Marshburn</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Leland_Melvin" title="Leland Melvin" class="mw-redirect" id="mwByI">Leland Melvin</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Jeff_Wisoff" title="Jeff Wisoff" class="mw-redirect" id="mwByM">Jeff Wisoff</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Kathryn_C._Thornton" title="Kathryn C. Thornton" id="mwByQ">Kathryn Thornton</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Patrick_G._Forrester" title="Patrick G. Forrester" id="mwByU">Patrick Forrester</a>; and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/Michael_D._Leinbach" title="Michael D. Leinbach" id="mwByY">Michael Leinbach</a>.
