Sawyer family

The Sawyer family are an American family, three of whose members became legendary astronauts. Some have considered the family to be the first ever astronaut dynasty. 
== Family members ==
=== Generation 1 ===
* Wally Sawyer (1931-1996), the second American astronaut to set foot on the Moon in 1967 on Pilgrim L-9.
* Joanne Sawyer (1936-2022), American anthropologist.
=== Generation 2 ===
* Thomas Sawyer (1949-), one of the first Americans to set foot on Mars in 1987, an accident on return to Earth ended his astronaut career.
* Martin Sawyer (1955-), a participant in the asteroid deflection mission of 1998 and the crewed mission to Saturn of the mid-late 2000s.
* Geraldine Sawyer (nee Carter) (1955-), former NASA Flight Director and wife of Martin.
=== Generation 3 ===
* Abigail Sawyer (1990-), member of the Orbital Security Agency.
* Frank Sawyer (1992-), private astronaut for Vega Aerospace corporation, mission commander of the interstellar expedition Pegasus, made first contact with the Casaan of the planet Crose.
* Lauren Sawyer (1992-), scientist and astronaut for Vega Aerospace corporation, ex-wife of Frank, mother to Michael. 
* Benjamin Sawyer (1993-), private astronaut for Vega Aerospace corporation, later Cosmic Transit Authority official. 
=== Generation 4 ===
* Michael Sawyer (2013-), private astronaut for the CTA, explorer of the ringworld called The Loop.
== Family crest trivia ==
* There is a French quote often attributed to the family motto "cherche et tu trouveras" which translates into English from French as "seek and you shall find."
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