Jonny Kim

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Jonathan Yong Kim (born 5 February 1984) is an American physician, U.S. naval officer, Navy SEAL, and retired NASA astronaut. Born in Los Angeles to South Korean immigrants, Kim enlisted in the Navy in 2002. He joined SEAL Team 3 and participated in over 100 combat missions in the Middle East as a combat medic, sniper, navigator, and point man. He has earned a Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat "V" (for Valor), and achieved the rank of lieutenant commander. Kim is also an Aerospace Medicine Dual Designator (AMDD); since its inception during World War I, only 79 individuals have earned the dual designation of both physician and naval aviator in the U.S. Navy. In 2017, Kim was selected to join NASA Astronaut Group 22. He launched with Expedition 72/73 to the International Space Station on 8 April 2025 and returned on 9 December 2025.

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