Afghanistan •
Abdul Ahad Mohmand (
Intercosmos), first
Afghan in space —
Soyuz TM-6/
5 (1988)
Australia •
Andy Thomas –
STS-77 (1996) •
Paul Desmond Scully-Power, first
Australian in space –
STS-41-G (1984) •
Eric Philips –
Fram2 (2025)
Belarus •
Marina Vasilevskaya, first
Belarusian in space. —
Soyuz MS-25/
MS-24 (2024)
Brazil •
Marcos Pontes, first
Brazilian in space, first
lusophone in space, first professional astronaut officially representing a Southern Hemisphere country in space. —
Soyuz TMA-8/
Missão Centenário (2006)
Bulgaria •
Georgi Ivanov (
Intercosmos), first
Bulgarian in space. —
Soyuz 33 (1979) •
Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov (
Intercosmos) —
Soyuz TM-5/
4 (1988)
Canada •
Marc Garneau, first
Canadian in space —
STS-41-G (1984),
STS-77 (1996),
STS-97 (2000) •
Roberta Bondar, first
Canadian woman in space —
STS-42 (1992) •
Steven MacLean —
STS-52 (1992),
STS-115 (2006) •
Chris Hadfield, first
Canadian to walk in space —
STS-74 (1995),
STS-100 (2001),
Soyuz TMA-07M (2012) •
Robert Thirsk —
STS-78 (1996),
Soyuz TMA-15 (2009) •
Bjarni Tryggvason, born in Iceland —
STS-85 (1997) •
Julie Payette —
STS-96 (1999),
STS-127 (2009) •
Dafydd Williams —
STS-90 (1998),
STS-118 (2007) •
Guy Laliberté, space tourist —
Soyuz TMA-16/
14 (2009) •
David Saint-Jacques –
Soyuz MS-11 (2018) •
Mark Pathy,
Axiom Mission 1 (2022) •
Jeremy Hansen -
Artemis II (2026) ---- NASA astronaut
Andrew J. Feustel is a naturalized Canadian citizen.
China •
Yang Liwei, first
Chinese national in space —
Shenzhou 5 (2003) •
Fei Junlong —
Shenzhou 6 (2005),
Shenzhou 15 (2022) •
Nie Haisheng —
Shenzhou 6 (2005),
Shenzhou 10 (2013),
Shenzhou 12 (2021) •
Zhai Zhigang, first
Chinese national to walk in space —
Shenzhou 7 (2008),
Shenzhou 13 (2021) •
Liu Boming —
Shenzhou 7 (2008),
Shenzhou 12 (2021) •
Jing Haipeng —
Shenzhou 7 (2008),
Shenzhou 9 (2012),
Shenzhou 11 (2016),
Shenzhou 16 (2023) •
Liu Wang —
Shenzhou 9 (2012) •
Liu Yang, first
Chinese woman in space —
Shenzhou 9 (2012),
Shenzhou 14 (2022) •
Wang Yaping —
Shenzhou 10 (2013),
Shenzhou 13 (2021) •
Zhang Xiaoguan —
Shenzhou 10 (2013) •
Chen Dong —
Shenzhou 11 (2016),
Shenzhou 14 (2022),
Shenzhou 20 (2025) •
Tang Hongbo —
Shenzhou 12 (2021),
Shenzhou 17 (2023) •
Ye Guangfu —
Shenzhou 13 (2021),
Shenzhou 18 (2024) •
Cai Xuzhe —
Shenzhou 14 (2022),
Shenzhou 19 (2024) •
Deng Qingming —
Shenzhou 15 (2022) •
Zhang Lu —
Shenzhou 15 (2022),
Shenzhou 21 (2025) •
Zhu Yangzhu —
Shenzhou 16 (2023) •
Gui Haichao —
Shenzhou 16 (2023) •
Tang Shengjie —
Shenzhou 17 (2023) •
Jiang Xinlin —
Shenzhou 17 (2023) •
Li Cong —
Shenzhou 18 (2024) •
Li Guangsu —
Shenzhou 18 (2024) •
Song Lingdong —
Shenzhou 19 (2024) •
Wang Haoze —
Shenzhou 19 (2024) •
Chen Zhongrui —
Shenzhou 20 (2025) •
Wang Jie —
Shenzhou 20 (2025) •
Wu Fei —
Shenzhou 21 (2025) •
Zhang Hongzhang —
Shenzhou 21 (2025)
Cuba •
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (
Intercosmos), the first
Cuban and the first person from a country in the
Western Hemisphere other than the US to travel to space. He was also the first
Hispanophone and first person of
African ancestry in space. —
Soyuz 38 (1980)
Czechoslovakia •
Vladimír Remek (
Intercosmos), first
Czechoslovak and first non-Soviet
European in space. —
Soyuz 28 (1978) ----
European Space Agency members Some of these astronauts participated in national space programme activity unrelated to their home country's contemporary or subsequent membership of the
European Space Agency.
Austria •
Franz Viehböck, first
Austrian in space. —
Soyuz TM-13/
12 (1991)
Belgium •
Dirk Frimout, first
Belgian in space. —
STS-45 (1992) •
Frank De Winne, EAC —
Soyuz TMA-1/
TM-34 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-15 (2009)
Denmark •
Andreas Mogensen, EAC, first
Dane in space. —
Soyuz TMA-18M (2015)/
16M (2015),
SpaceX Crew-7 (2023)
France •
Jean-Loup Chrétien,
CNES (
Intercosmos), first
French person in space and first non-Soviet
European to walk in space —
Soyuz T-6 (1982),
Soyuz TM-7/
6 (1988),
STS-86 (1997) •
Patrick Baudry, second Frenchman in space, born in Douala, Cameroon —
STS-51-G (1985) •
Michel Tognini, EAC —
Soyuz TM-15/
14 (1992),
STS-93 (1999) •
Jean-Pierre Haigneré, EAC —
Soyuz TM-17/
16 (1993),
Soyuz TM-29 (1999) •
Jean-François Clervoy, EAC —
STS-66 (1994),
STS-84 (1997),
STS-103 (1999) •
Jean-Jacques Favier, born in Kehl, Germany —
STS-78 (1996) •
Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré, EAC, first
Frenchwoman in space (Mir, 1996) —
Soyuz TM-24/
23 (1996),
Soyuz TM-33/
32 (2001) •
Léopold Eyharts, EAC —
Soyuz TM-27/
26 (1998),
STS-122/
123 (2008) •
Philippe Perrin, EAC, born in Meknes, Morocco —
STS-111 (2002) •
Thomas Pesquet, EAC —
Soyuz MS-03 (2016),
SpaceX Crew-2 (2021) •
Sophie Adenot, EAC —
SpaceX Crew-12 (2026)
Germany •
Sigmund Jähn (
Intercosmos), first
German in space —
Soyuz 31/
29 (1978) (flew for
East Germany) •
Ulf Merbold, EAC —
STS-9 (1983),
STS-42 (1992),
Soyuz TM-20/
19 (1994) (flew for both
West Germany and united Germany) •
Ernst Messerschmid —
STS-61-A (1985) (flew for
West Germany) •
Reinhard Furrer, born in Wörgl, Austria (1940–1995) —
STS-61-A (1985) (flew for
West Germany) •
Klaus-Dietrich Flade —
Soyuz TM-14/
13 (1992) •
Ulrich Walter —
STS-55 (1993) •
Hans Schlegel, EAC —
STS-55 (1993),
STS-122 (2008) •
Reinhold Ewald, EAC —
Soyuz TM-25/
24 (1997) •
Gerhard Thiele, EAC —
STS-99 (2000) •
Thomas Reiter, EAC, first
German to walk in space and first
ESA astronaut to stay on the
ISS. —
Soyuz TM-22 (1995),
STS-121/
116 (2006) •
Alexander Gerst, EAC —
Soyuz TMA-13M (2014),
Soyuz MS-09 (2018) •
Matthias Maurer, EAC —
SpaceX Crew-3 (2021) •
Rabea Rogge —
Fram2 (2025), first
German woman in space
Hungary •
Bertalan Farkas (
Intercosmos), first
Hungarian in space. —
Soyuz 36/
35 (1980) •
Tibor Kapu, HUNOR —
Axiom Mission 4 (2025)
Italy •
Franco Malerba, first
Italian in space. —
STS-46 (1992) •
Maurizio Cheli, EAC —
STS-75 (1996) •
Umberto Guidoni, EAC —
STS-75 (1996),
STS-100 (2001) •
Roberto Vittori, EAC —
Soyuz TM-34/
33 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-6/
5 (2005),
STS-134 (2011) •
Paolo A. Nespoli, EAC —
STS-120 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-20 (2010),
Soyuz MS-05 (2017) •
Luca Parmitano, EAC, first
Italian to walk in space. —
Soyuz TMA-09M (2013),
Soyuz MS-13 (2019) •
Samantha Cristoforetti, EAC, first
Italian woman in space —
Soyuz TMA-15M (2014),
SpaceX Crew-4 (2022) •
Walter Villadei —
Axiom Mission 3 (2024)
Netherlands •
Wubbo Ockels, EAC, first
Dutchman in space. —
STS-61-A (1985) •
André Kuipers, EAC —
Soyuz TMA-4/
3 (2004),
Soyuz TMA-03M (2011)
Norway •
Jannicke Mikkelsen, also holds
British citizenship. —
Fram2 (2025) (
Marcus Wandt, who went on
Axiom Mission 3 in 2024, is listed under
Sweden but also holds a Norwegian passport.)
Malta •
Chun Wang, born in
Tianjin,
China, also holds
Saint Kitts and Nevis passport. —
Fram2 (2025)
Poland •
Mirosław Hermaszewski (
Intercosmos), first
Pole in space. —
Soyuz 30 (1978) •
Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, EAC —
Axiom Mission 4 (2025)
Romania •
Dumitru Prunariu (
Intercosmos), first Romanian in space. —
Soyuz 40 (1981)
Spain •
Pedro Duque, EAC, first
Spaniard in space. —
STS-95 (1998),
Soyuz TMA-3/
2 (2003) Additionally,
Michael López-Alegría, born in
Madrid to an American mother and Spanish father who moved to
California at the age of 9, holds both Spanish and American nationality. A six-time astronaut with the most recent mission in
2024, he is in the top five astronauts who have been to space most often, and has the second
longest record for spacewalks, spending a total of 68 hours walking in Outer Space, which is also the longest among non-Russian astronauts and the longest in the 21st century. After retiring from NASA, López-Alegría commanded
Axiom-1, the first ever all-private team of
commercial astronaut mission in 2021.
Sweden •
Christer Fuglesang, EAC, first
Swede in space. —
STS-116 (2006),
STS-128 (2009) •
Marcus Wandt, EAC —
Axiom Mission 3 (2024) (
Jessica Meir, who went on
Soyuz MS-15 in 2019, is listed under
United States but also holds a Swedish passport.)
Switzerland •
Claude Nicollier, EAC, first
Swiss in space. —
STS-46 (1992),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-75 (1996),
STS-103 (1999)
United Kingdom •
Helen Sharman,
Project Juno, first
Briton in space. —
Soyuz TM-12/
11 (1991) •
Tim Peake, EAC, first professional
British astronaut in space. —
Soyuz TMA-19M (2015) Additionally,
Michael Foale was born in England to a British father and American mother. He is a
dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, and was raised and educated in England. He flew as a member of NASA's Astronaut Corps with dual British American citizenship.
Piers Sellers,
Nicholas Patrick,
Richard Garriott,
Marcus Wandt and
Mark Shuttleworth have dual nationalities. ----
India •
Rakesh Sharma (Intercosmos), first
Indian national in space. —
Soyuz T-11/
10 (1984) •
Shubhanshu Shukla (
Gaganyaan) —
Axiom Mission 4 (2025)
Israel •
Ilan Ramon (1954–2003), first
Israeli in space, died on the
Columbia. —
STS-107 (2003) •
Eytan Stibbe —
Axiom Mission 1 (2022)
Japan •
Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese person in space, the first journalist in space, and the first civilian on a commercial space flight. —
Soyuz TM-11/
10 (1990) •
Chiaki Mukai, first Japanese woman in space. —
STS-65 (1994),
STS-95 (1998) •
Koichi Wakata —
STS-72 (1996),
STS-92 (2000),
STS-119/
127 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-11M (2013),
SpaceX Crew-5 (2022) •
Takao Doi, first Japanese man to walk in space. —
STS-87 (1997),
STS-123 (2008) •
Mamoru Mohri —
STS-47 (1992),
STS-99 (2000) •
Soichi Noguchi —
STS-114 (2005),
Soyuz TMA-17 (2009),
SpaceX Crew-1 (2020) •
Akihiko Hoshide —
STS-124 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-05M (2012),
SpaceX Crew-2 (2021) •
Naoko Yamazaki —
STS-131 (2010) •
Satoshi Furukawa —
Soyuz TMA-01M (2011),
SpaceX Crew-7 (2023) •
Kimiya Yui —
Soyuz TMA-17M (2015),
SpaceX Crew-11 (2025) •
Takuya Onishi —
Soyuz MS-01 (2016),
SpaceX Crew-10 (2025) •
Norishige Kanai —
Soyuz MS-07 (2017) •
Yusaku Maezawa —
Soyuz MS-20 (2021) •
Yozo Hirano —
Soyuz MS-20 (2021)
Kazakhstan •
Aidyn Aimbetov —
Soyuz TMA-18M/
16M (2015) •
Note: Kazakh cosmonauts Toktar Aubakirov and Talgat Musabayev flew under the Soviet and Russian flags respectively. Malaysia •
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, first
Malaysian in space —
Soyuz TMA-11/
10 (2007)
Mexico •
Rodolfo Neri Vela, first
Mexican in space. —
STS-61-B (1985)
Mongolia •
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (
Intercosmos), first
Mongolian in space. —
Soyuz 39 (1981)
Russian Federation :''All here listed cosmonauts were citizens of the Russian Federation at the time of at least one of their space flights. The
Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA) cosmonauts born outside of Russia are marked with an asterisk (*). For cosmonauts who flew for the Soviet Union see
the dedicated header. The
Soviet space program had no unified space agency, the parts of the program which were claimed by today's
Russian Federation became part of its Russian Federal Space Agency.''
A •
Viktor Mikhaylovich Afanasyev —
Soyuz TM-11 (1990),
Soyuz TM-18 (1994),
Soyuz TM-29 (1999),
Soyuz TM-33/
32 (2001) •
Oleg Artemyev* —
Soyuz TMA-12M,
Soyuz MS-08,
Soyuz MS-21 •
Sergei Avdeyev —
Soyuz TM-15 (1992),
Soyuz TM-22 (1995)
B •
Yuri Baturin, first Russian politician in space. —
Soyuz TM-28/
27 (1998),
Soyuz TM-32/
31 (2001) •
Andrei Borisenko —
Soyuz TMA-21 (2011),
Soyuz MS-02 (2016) •
Konstantin Borisov —
SpaceX Crew-7 (2023) •
Nikolai Budarin —
STS-71/
Soyuz TM-21 (1995),
Soyuz TM-27 (1998),
STS-113/
Soyuz TMA-1 (2002)
C •
Nikolai Chub —
Soyuz MS-24/
MS-25 (2023)
D •
Vladimir N. Dezhurov —
Soyuz TM-21/
STS-71 (1995) •
Pyotr Dubrov —
Soyuz MS-18/
Soyuz MS-19 (2021–22)
F •
Andrey Fedyaev —
SpaceX Crew-6 (2023)
G •
Yuri Gidzenko* —
Soyuz TM-22 (1995),
Soyuz TM-31/
STS-102 (2001),
Soyuz TM-34/
Soyuz TM-33 (2002) •
Aleksandr Gorbunov —
SpaceX Crew-9 (2024) •
Alexander Grebenkin —
SpaceX Crew-8 (2024)
I •
Anatoli Ivanishin —
Soyuz TMA-22 (2011),
Soyuz MS-01 (2016),
Soyuz MS-16 (2020)
K •
Aleksandr Kaleri* —
Soyuz TM-14 (1992),
Soyuz TM-24 (1996),
Soyuz TM-30 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-3 (2003),
Soyuz TMA-01M (2010) •
Anna Kikina —
SpaceX Crew-5 (2022) •
Yelena V. Kondakova —
Soyuz TM-20 (1994),
STS-84 (1997) •
Dmitri Kondratyev —
Soyuz TMA-20 (2010) •
Oleg Kononenko* —
Soyuz TMA-12 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-03M (2011),
Soyuz TMA-17M (2015),
Soyuz MS-11 (2018),
Soyuz MS-24/
Soyuz MS-25 (2023) •
Mikhail Korniyenko —
Soyuz TMA-18 (2010),
Soyuz TMA-16M (2015) •
Sergey Korsakov* —
Soyuz MS-21 (2022) •
Valery Korzun —
Soyuz TM-24 (1996),
STS-111/
113 (2002) •
Oleg Kotov* —
Soyuz TMA-10 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-17 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-10M (2013) •
Konstantin Kozeyev —
Soyuz TM-33/
32 (2001) •
Sergei Krikalev, six space flights and, as of 2006, holds record for longest total time in space: 803 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes. —
Soyuz TM-7 (1988),
Soyuz TM-12/
13 (1991),
STS-60 (1994),
STS-88 (1998),
Soyuz TM-31/
STS-102 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-6 (2005) •
Sergey Kud-Sverchkov —
Soyuz MS-16 (2020)
L •
Aleksandr Lazutkin —
Soyuz TM-25 (1997) •
Yuri Lonchakov* —
STS-100 (2001),
Soyuz TMA-1/
TM-34 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-13 (2008)
M •
Yuri Malenchenko* —
Soyuz TM-19 (1994),
STS-106 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-1 (2003),
Soyuz TMA-11 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-05M (2012),
Soyuz TMA-19M (2015) •
Gennadi Manakov —
Soyuz TM-10 (1990),
Soyuz TM-16 (1993) •
Denis Matveev —
Soyuz MS-21 (2022) •
Alexander Misurkin —
Soyuz TMA-08M (2013),
Soyuz MS-06 (2017),
Soyuz MS-20 (2021) •
Boris Morukov (1950–2015) —
STS-106 (2000) •
Talgat Musabayev* —
Soyuz TM-19 (1994),
Soyuz TM-27 (1998),
Soyuz TM-32/
31 (2001)
N •
Oleg Novitski* —
Soyuz TMA-06M (2012),
Soyuz MS-03 (2016),
Soyuz MS-18 (2021),
Soyuz MS-25/
MS-24 (2024)
O •
Yuri Onufrienko* —
Soyuz TM-23 (1996),
STS-108/
111 (2001) •
Aleksei Ovchinin —
Soyuz TMA-20M (2016),
Soyuz MS-10 (2018),
Soyuz MS-12 (2019),
Soyuz MS-26 (2024)
P •
Gennady Padalka —
Soyuz TM-28 (1998),
Soyuz TMA-4 (2004),
Soyuz TMA-14 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-04M (2012),
Soyuz TMA-16M (2015) •
Yulia Peresild —
Soyuz MS-19 (2021) •
Kirill Peskov —
SpaceX Crew-10 (2025) •
Dmitry Petelin —
Soyuz MS-22/
MS-23 (2022) •
Oleg Platonov —
SpaceX Crew-11 (2025) •
Aleksandr Poleshchuk —
Soyuz TM-16 (1993) •
Valeri Polyakov, holds record for single longest spaceflight, 437 days —
Soyuz TM-6/
7 (1988),
Soyuz TM-18/
20 (1994) •
Sergey Prokopyev —
Soyuz MS-09 (2018),
Soyuz MS-22/
MS-23 (2022)
R •
Sergei Revin —
Soyuz TMA-04M (2012) •
Roman Romanenko —
Soyuz TMA-15 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-07M (2012) •
Sergei Ryazanski —
Soyuz TMA-10M (2013),
Soyuz MS-05 (2017) •
Valery Ryumin —
Soyuz 25 (1977),
Soyuz 32/
34 (1979),
Soyuz 35/
37 (1980),
STS-91 (1998) •
Sergei Ryzhikov —
Soyuz MS-02 (2016),
Soyuz MS-16 (2020),
Soyuz MS-27 (2025)
S •
Aleksandr Samokutyayev —
Soyuz TMA-21 (2011),
Soyuz TMA-14M (2014) •
Aleksandr Serebrov (1944–2013) —
Soyuz T-7/
5 (1982),
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz TM-8 (1989),
Soyuz TM-17 (1993) •
Yelena Serova —
Soyuz TMA-14M (2014) •
Yuri Shargin, first Russian military
cosmonaut —
Soyuz TMA-5/
4 (2004) •
Salizhan Sharipov* —
STS-89 (1998),
Soyuz TMA-5 (2004) •
Klim Shipenko —
Soyuz MS-19 (2021) •
Anton Shkaplerov —
Soyuz TMA-22 (2011),
Soyuz TMA-15M (2014) &
Soyuz MS-19 (2021) •
Oleg Skripochka —
Soyuz TMA-01M (2010),
Soyuz TMA-20M (2016),
Soyuz MS-15 (2019) •
Aleksandr Skvortsov —
Soyuz TMA-18 (2010),
Soyuz TMA-12M (2014),
Soyuz MS-13 (2019) •
Anatoly Solovyev* —
Soyuz TM-5/
4 (1988),
Soyuz TM-9 (1990),
Soyuz TM-15 (1992),
STS-71/
Soyuz TM-21 (1995),
Soyuz TM-26 (1997) •
Gennadi Strekalov (1940–2004) —
Soyuz T-3 (1980),
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz T-11/
10 (1984),
Soyuz TM-10 (1990),
Soyuz TM-21/
STS-71 (1995) •
Maksim Surayev —
Soyuz TMA-16 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-13M (2014)
T •
Yevgeni Tarelkin —
Soyuz TMA-06M (2012) •
Vladimir Titov —
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz TM-4/
6 (1987),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-86 (1997) •
Valeri Tokarev —
STS-96 (1999),
Soyuz TMA-7 (2005) •
Sergei Treshchov —
STS-111/
113 (2002) •
Vasili Tsibliyev* —
Soyuz TM-17 (1993),
Soyuz TM-25 (1997) •
Mikhail Tyurin —
STS-105/
108 (2001),
Soyuz TMA-9 (2006),
Soyuz TMA-11M (2013)
U •
Yuri Usachov —
Soyuz TM-18 (1994),
Soyuz TM-23 (1996),
STS-101 (2000),
STS-102/
STS-105 (2001)
V •
Ivan Vagner Soyuz MS-16 (2020),
Soyuz MS-26 (2024) •
Aleksandr Viktorenko* —
Soyuz TM-3/
2 (1987),
Soyuz TM-8 (1989),
Soyuz TM-14 (1992),
Soyuz TM-20 (1994) •
Pavel Vinogradov —
Soyuz TM-26 (1997),
Soyuz TMA-8 (2006),
Soyuz TMA-08M (2013) •
Alexander Volkov* —
Soyuz T-14 (1985),
Soyuz TM-7 (1988), /
Soyuz TM-13 (1991) •
Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov* —
Soyuz TMA-12 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-01M (2011),
Soyuz TMA-18M (2015)
Y •
Fyodor Yurchikhin* —
STS-112 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-10 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-19 (2010),
Soyuz TMA-09M (2013),
Soyuz MS-04 (2017)
Z •
Sergei Zalyotin —
Soyuz TM-30 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-1/
TM-34 (2002) •
Alexey Zubritsky* —
Soyuz MS-27 (2025)
Saudi Arabia •
Sultan Salman Al Saud, first Saudi in space. —
STS-51-G (1985) •
Ali AlQarni —
Axiom Mission 2 (2023) •
Rayyanah Barnawi —
Axiom Mission 2 (2023)
Slovakia •
Ivan Bella, first
Slovak in space. —
Soyuz TM-29/
28 (1999)
South Africa •
Mark Shuttleworth, second "
space tourist" and first
South African in space. —
Soyuz TM-34/
33 (2002)
South Korea •
Yi So-yeon, Spaceflight participant, first
South Korean in space —
Soyuz TMA-12/
11 (2008)
Soviet Union :
All here listed cosmonauts were citizens of the Soviet Union at the time of at least one of their space flights. The cosmonauts born within republics of the Soviet Union other than the Russian Soviet Republic are marked with an asterisk (*) and their place of birth is shown in an appended list. For cosmonauts of ex-Soviet countries see their dedicated headers. The Soviet space program had no unified space agency, its parts were claimed by different ex-Soviet countries. A •
Vladimir Aksyonov —
Soyuz 22 (1976),
Soyuz T-2 (1980) •
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov —
Soyuz T-9 (1983),
Soyuz TM-3 (1987) •
Anatoly Artsebarsky* —
Soyuz TM-12 (1991) •
Yuri Artyukhin (1930–1998) —
Soyuz 14 (1974) •
Oleg Atkov —
Soyuz T-10/
11 (1984) •
Toktar Aubakirov* —
Soyuz TM-13/
12 (1991)
B •
Aleksandr Balandin —
Soyuz TM-9 (1990) •
Pavel Belyayev (1925–1970) —
Voskhod 2 (1965) •
Georgi Beregovoi* (1921–1995) —
Soyuz 3 (1968) •
Anatoly Berezovoy (1942–2014) —
Soyuz T-5/
7 (1982) •
Valery Bykovsky —
Vostok 5 (1963),
Soyuz 22 (1976),
Soyuz 31/
29 (1978)
D •
Georgi Dobrovolski* (1928–1971), died on reentry. —
Soyuz 11 (1971) •
Lev Dyomin (1926–1998) —
Soyuz 15 (1974) •
Vladimir Dzhanibekov* —
Soyuz 27/
26 (1978),
Soyuz 39 (1981),
Soyuz T-6 (1982),
Soyuz T-12 (1984),
Soyuz T-13 (1985)
F •
Konstantin Feoktistov (1926–2009) —
Voskhod 1 (1964) •
Anatoly Filipchenko —
Soyuz 7 (1969),
Soyuz 16 (1974)
G •
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968), first person in space. —
Vostok 1 (1961) •
Yuri Glazkov (1939–2008) —
Soyuz 24 (1977) •
Viktor Gorbatko —
Soyuz 7 (1969),
Soyuz 24 (1977),
Soyuz 37/
36 (1980) •
Georgi Grechko —
Soyuz 17 (1975),
Soyuz 26/
27 (1977),
Soyuz T-14/
13 (1985) •
Aleksei Gubarev —
Soyuz 17 (1975),
Soyuz 28 (1978)
I •
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov —
Soyuz 29/
31 (1978)
K •
Yevgeny Khrunov (1933–2000) —
Soyuz 5/
4 (1969) •
Leonid Kizim* (1941–2010) —
Soyuz T-3 (1980),
Soyuz T-10/
11 (1984),
Soyuz T-15 (1986) •
Pyotr Klimuk* —
Soyuz 13 (1973),
Soyuz 18 (1975),
Soyuz 30 (1978) •
Vladimir Komarov (1927–1967), died during reentry of first Soyuz spacecraft. —
Voskhod 1 (1964),
Soyuz 1 (1967) •
Vladimir Kovalyonok* —
Soyuz 25 (1977),
Soyuz 29/
31 (1978),
Soyuz T-4 (1981) •
Sergei Krikalev, six space flights and, as of 2006, holds record for longest total time in space: 803 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes. —
Soyuz TM-7 (1988),
Soyuz TM-12/
13 (1991),
STS-60 (1994),
STS-88 (1998),
Soyuz TM-31/
STS-102 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-6 (2005) •
Valeri Kubasov —
Soyuz 6 (1969),
Soyuz 19 (1975),
Soyuz 36/
35 (1980)
L •
Aleksandr Laveykin —
Soyuz TM-2 (1987) •
Vasili Lazarev (1928–1990) —
Soyuz 12 (1973),
Soyuz 18a (1975) •
Valentin Lebedev —
Soyuz 13 (1973),
Soyuz T-5/
7 (1982) •
Alexsei Leonov, first person to "walk in space" (to make an EVA). —
Voskhod 2 (1965),
Soyuz 19 (1975) •
Anatoli Levchenko* (1941–1988) —
Soyuz TM-4/
3 (1987) •
Vladimir Lyakhov* —
Soyuz 32/
34 (1979),
Soyuz T-9 (1983),
Soyuz TM-6/
5 (1988)
M •
Oleg Makarov (1933–2003) —
Soyuz 12 (1973),
Soyuz 18a (1975),
Soyuz 27/
26 (1978),
Soyuz T-3 (1980) •
Yury Malyshev (1941–1999) —
Soyuz T-2 (1980),
Soyuz T-11/
10 (1984) •
Gennadi Manakov —
Soyuz TM-10 (1990),
Soyuz TM-16 (1993) •
Musa Manarov* —
Soyuz TM-4/
6 (1987),
Soyuz TM-11 (1990)
N •
Andriyan Nikolayev (1929–2004), first astronaut of Chuvash descent —
Vostok 3 (1962),
Soyuz 9 (1970)
P •
Viktor Patsayev* (1933–1971), died in reentry. —
Soyuz 11 (1971) •
Valeri Polyakov, holds record for single longest spaceflight, 437 days —
Soyuz TM-6/
7 (1988),
Soyuz TM-18/
20 (1994) •
Leonid Popov* —
Soyuz 35/
37 (1980),
Soyuz 40 (1981),
Soyuz T-7/
5 (1982) •
Pavel Popovich* (1930–2009) —
Vostok 4 (1962),
Soyuz 14 (1974)
R •
Yuri Romanenko —
Soyuz 26/
27 (1977),
Soyuz 38 (1980),
Soyuz TM-2/
3 (1987) •
Valery Rozhdestvensky —
Soyuz 23 (1976) •
Nikolai Rukavishnikov (1932–2002) —
Soyuz 10 (1971),
Soyuz 16 (1974),
Soyuz 33 (1979) •
Valery Ryumin —
Soyuz 25 (1977),
Soyuz 32/
34 (1979),
Soyuz 35/
37 (1980),
STS-91 (1998)
S •
Gennadi Sarafanov (1942–2005) —
Soyuz 15 (1974) •
Viktor Savinykh —
Soyuz T-4 (1981),
Soyuz T-13/
14 (1985) •
Svetlana Savitskaya, first woman to walk in space. —
Soyuz T-7/
5 (1982),
Soyuz T-12 (1984) •
Aleksandr Serebrov (1944–2013) —
Soyuz T-7/
5 (1982),
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz TM-8 (1989),
Soyuz TM-17 (1993) •
Vitali Sevastyanov (1935–2010) —
Soyuz 9 (1970),
Soyuz 18 (1975) •
Vladimir Shatalov* —
Soyuz 4 (1969),
Soyuz 8 (1969),
Soyuz 10 (1971) •
Georgi Shonin* (1935–1997) —
Soyuz 6 (1969) •
Anatoly Solovyev* —
Soyuz TM-5/
4 (1988),
Soyuz TM-9 (1990),
Soyuz TM-15 (1992),
STS-71/
Soyuz TM-21 (1995),
Soyuz TM-26 (1997) •
Vladimir Solovyov —
Soyuz T-10/
11 (1984),
Soyuz T-15 (1986) •
Gennadi Strekalov (1940–2004) —
Soyuz T-3 (1980),
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz T-11/
10 (1984),
Soyuz TM-10 (1990),
Soyuz TM-21/
STS-71 (1995)
T •
Valentina Tereshkova, first woman in space. —
Vostok 6 (1963) •
Gherman Titov (1935–2000), the second person to make a space flight and the first to stay up for a day. —
Vostok 2 (1961) •
Vladimir Titov —
Soyuz T-8 (1983),
Soyuz TM-4/
6 (1987),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-86 (1997)
V •
Vladimir Vasyutin* (1952–2002) —
Soyuz T-14 (1985) •
Aleksandr Viktorenko* —
Soyuz TM-3/
2 (1987),
Soyuz TM-8 (1989),
Soyuz TM-14 (1992),
Soyuz TM-20 (1994) •
Igor Volk* (1937–2017) —
Soyuz T-12 (1984) •
Alexander Volkov* —
Soyuz T-14 (1985),
Soyuz TM-7 (1988), /
Soyuz TM-13 (1991) •
Vladislav Volkov (1935–1971), died on reentry. —
Soyuz 7 (1969),
Soyuz 11 (1971) •
Boris Volynov —
Soyuz 5 (1969),
Soyuz 21 (1976)
Y •
Boris Yegorov (1937–1994) —
Voskhod 1 (1964) •
Aleksei Yeliseyev —
Soyuz 5/
4 (1969),
Soyuz 8 (1969),
Soyuz 10 (1971)
Z •
Vitali Zholobov* —
Soyuz 21 (1976) •
Vyacheslav Zudov —
Soyuz 23 (1976)
Soviet cosmonauts born outside the Russian Soviet Republic Azerbaijan SSR / Azerbaijan •
Musa Manarov, born in
Baku Byelorussian SSR / Belarus •
Pyotr Klimuk, born in
Komarovka •
Vladimir Kovalyonok, born in
Beloye Kazakh SSR / Kazakhstan •
Toktar Aubakirov, born in
Karaganda •
Viktor Patsayev, born in
Aktyubinsk •
Dmitry Petelin — born in
Kostanay •
Vladimir Shatalov, born in
Petropavlovsk •
Aleksandr Viktorenko, born in
Olginka Kirghiz SSR / Kyrgyzstan •
Sergey Korsakov, born in
Frunze Latvian SSR / Latvia •
Anatoly Solovyev, born in
Riga Ukrainian SSR / Ukraine •
Anatoly Artsebarsky, born in
Prosyana •
Georgi Beregovoi, born in
Federivka •
Georgiy Dobrovolskiy, born in
Odesa •
Leonid Kizim, born in
Krasnyi Lyman •
Anatoli Levchenko, born in
Krasnokutsk •
Vladimir Lyakhov, born in
Antratsyt •
Leonid Popov, born in
Oleksandriia •
Pavel Popovich, born in
Uzyn •
Georgi Shonin, born in
Rovenky •
Vladimir Vasyutin, born in
Kharkiv •
Igor Volk, born in
Zmiiv •
Aleksandr Volkov, born in
Horlivka •
Vitali Zholobov, born in
Zburyivka •
Alexey Zubritsky, born in
Zaporizhzhia,
Ukraine Uzbek SSR / Uzbekistan •
Vladimir Dzhanibekov, born in
Iskandar Syria •
Muhammed Faris (
Intercosmos), first
Syrian in space. —
Soyuz TM-3/
2 (1987)
Turkey •
Alper Gezeravcı, first
Turk in space. —
Axiom Mission 3 (2024)
Ukraine •
Leonid Kadeniuk, first
Ukrainian in space since independence. —
STS-87 (1997) •
Soviet cosmonauts born in Ukraine: Anatoly Artsebarsky, Georgi Beregovoi, Georgiy Dobrovolskiy, Leonid Kizim, Anatoli Levchenko, Vladimir Lyakhov, Leonid Popov, Pavel Popovich (first), Georgi Shonin, Vladimir Vasyutin, Igor Volk and Vitali Zholobov flew under the Soviet flag; Ukrainian astronaut born in the United States Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper flew under the American flag United Arab Emirates •
Hazza Al Mansouri, first Emirati in space. -
Soyuz MS-15/
MS-12 (2019) •
Sultan Al Neyadi, first long duration Emirati in space. -
SpaceX Crew-6 (2023)
United States :
Asterisked space travelers were born outside the United States A •
Joseph M. Acaba —
STS-119 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-04M (2012) •
Loren Acton —
STS-51-F (1985) •
James C. Adamson —
STS-28 (1989),
STS-43 (1991) •
Thomas Akers —
STS-41 (1990),
STS-49 (1992),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-79 (1996) •
Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon —
Gemini 12 (1966),
Apollo 11 (1969) •
Andrew M. Allen —
STS-46 (1992),
STS-62 (1994),
STS-75 (1996) •
Joseph P. Allen —
STS-5 (1982),
STS-51-A (1984) •
Scott Altman —
STS-90 (1998),
STS-106 (2000),
STS-109 (2002),
STS-125 (2009) •
William Anders* —
Apollo 8 (1968) •
Clayton Anderson —
STS-117/
120 (2007),
STS-131 (2010) •
Michael P. Anderson (1959–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-89 (1998),
STS-107 (2003) •
Anousheh Ansari*, fourth space tourist and first female space tourist —
Soyuz TMA-9/
8 (2006) •
Dominic A. Antonelli —
STS-119 (2009),
STS-132 (2010) •
Jerome Apt —
STS-37 (1991),
STS-47 (1992),
STS-59 (1994),
STS-79 (1996) •
Hayley Arceneaux —
Inspiration4 (2021) •
Lee Archambault —
STS-117 (2007),
STS-119 (2009) •
Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), first person to walk on the Moon —
Gemini 8 (1966),
Apollo 11 (1969) •
Richard R. Arnold —
STS-119 (2009),
Soyuz MS-08 (2018) •
Jeffrey Ashby —
STS-93 (1999),
STS-100 (2001),
STS-112 (2002) •
Serena Auñón-Chancellor -
Soyuz MS-09 (2018) •
Nichole Ayers —
SpaceX Crew-10 (2025)
B •
James P. Bagian, first person of
Armenian descent to have been in space —
STS-29 (1989),
STS-40 (1991) •
Ellen S. Baker —
STS-34 (1989),
STS-50 (1992),
STS-71 (1995) •
Michael A. Baker —
STS-43 (1991),
STS-52 (1992),
STS-68 (1994),
STS-81 (1997) •
Michael R. Barratt —
Soyuz TMA-14 (2009),
STS-133 (2011),
SpaceX Crew-8 (2024) •
Kayla Barron —
SpaceX Crew-3 (2021) •
Daniel T. Barry —
STS-72 (1996),
STS-96 (1999),
STS-105 (2001) •
John-David F. Bartoe —
STS-51-F (1985) •
Alan Bean —
Apollo 12 (1969),
Skylab 3 (1973) •
Robert L. Behnken —
STS-123 (2008),
STS-130 (2010),
Crew Dragon Demo-2 (2020) •
John E. Blaha —
STS-29 (1989),
STS-33 (1989),
STS-43 (1991),
STS-58 (1993),
STS-79 /
81 (1996) •
Michael J. Bloomfield —
STS-86,
STS-97 (2000),
STS-110 (2002) •
Guion Bluford, first
African-American in space —
STS-8 (1983),
STS-61-A (1985),
STS-39 (1991),
STS-53 (1992) •
Karol J. Bobko, first graduate of the
United States Air Force Academy to become an astronaut —
STS-6 (1983),
STS-51-D (1985),
STS-51-J (1985) •
Eric A. Boe —
STS-126 (2008),
STS-133 (2011) •
Charles Bolden —
STS-61-C (1985),
STS-31 (1990),
STS-45 (1992),
STS-60 (1994) •
Frank Borman, commanded the first spaceflight to orbit the Moon —
Gemini 7 (1965),
Apollo 8 (1968) •
Stephen G. Bowen —
STS-126 (2008),
STS-132 (2010),
STS-133 (2011),
SpaceX Crew-6 (2023) •
Ken Bowersox —
STS-50 (1992),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-73 (1995),
STS-82 (1997),
STS-113/
Soyuz TMA-1 (2002) •
Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951–2006) —
STS-78 (1996) •
Vance D. Brand —
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project,
STS-5 (1982),
STS-41-B (1984),
STS-35 (1990) •
Daniel Brandenstein —
STS-8 (1983),
STS-51-G (1985),
STS-32 (1990),
STS-49 (1992) •
Randolph Bresnik —
STS-129 (2009),
Soyuz MS-05 (2017) •
Roy D. Bridges Jr. —
STS-51-F (1985) •
Curtis Brown —
STS-47 (1992),
STS-66 (1994),
STS-77 (1996),
STS-85 (1997),
STS-95 (1998),
STS-103 (1999) •
David McDowell Brown (1956–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-107 (2003) •
Mark N. Brown —
STS-28 (1989),
STS-48 (1991) •
James Buchli —
STS-51-C (1985),
STS-61-A (1985),
STS-29 (1989),
STS-48 (1991) •
Jay C. Buckey —
STS-90 (1998) •
Daniel C. Burbank —
STS-106 (2000),
STS-115 (2006),
Soyuz TMA-22 (2011) •
Daniel W. Bursch —
STS-51 (1993),
STS-68 (1994),
STS-77 (1996),
STS-108 (2001),
STS-111 (2002)
C •
Robert D. Cabana —
STS-41 (1990),
STS-53 (1992),
STS-65 (1994),
STS-88 (1998) •
Charles Camarda —
STS-114 (2005) •
Kenneth D. Cameron —
STS-37 (1991),
STS-56 (1993),
STS-74 (1995) •
Zena Cardman —
SpaceX Crew-11 (2025) •
Duane G. Carey —
STS-109 (2002) •
Scott Carpenter (1925–2013) —
Mercury 7 (1962) •
Gerald P. Carr —
Skylab 4 (1973) •
Sonny Carter (1947–1991) —
STS-33 (1989) •
John Casper —
STS-36 (1990),
STS-54 (1993),
STS-62 (1994),
STS-77 (1996) •
Josh A. Cassada —
SpaceX Crew-5 (2022) •
Christopher Cassidy —
STS-127 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-08M (2013),
Soyuz MS-16 (2020) •
Robert J. Cenker —
STS-61-C (1985) •
Gene Cernan (1934–2017) —
Gemini 9A (1966),
Apollo 10 (1969),
Apollo 17 (1972) •
Gregory Chamitoff* —
STS-124/
126 (2008),
STS-134 (2011) •
Franklin Chang-Diaz* —
STS-61-C (1985),
STS-34 (1989),
STS-46 (1992),
STS-60 (1994),
STS-75 (1996),
STS-91 (1998),
STS-111 (2002) •
Raja Chari —
SpaceX Crew-3 (2021) •
Kalpana Chawla* (1961–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-87 (1997),
STS-107 (2003) •
Leroy Chiao —
STS-65 (1994),
STS-72 (1996),
STS-92 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-5 (2004) •
Kevin P. Chilton —
STS-49 (1992),
STS-59 (1994),
STS-76 (1996) •
Laurel Clark (1961–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-107 (2003) •
Mary L. Cleave —
STS-61-B (1985),
STS-30 (1989) •
Michael R. Clifford —
STS-53 (1992),
STS-59 (1994),
STS-76 (1996) •
Michael Coats —
STS-41-D (1984),
STS-29 (1989),
STS-39 (1991) •
Kenneth Cockrell —
STS-56 (1993),
STS-69 (1995),
STS-80 (1996),
STS-98 (2001),
STS-111 (2002) •
Catherine Coleman —
STS-73 (1995),
STS-93 (1999),
Soyuz TMA-20 (2010) •
Eileen Collins —
STS-63 (1995),
STS-84 (1997),
STS-93 (1999),
STS-114 (2005) •
Michael Collins* (1930–2021) —
Gemini 10 (1966),
Apollo 11 (1969) •
Larry Connor,
Axiom Mission 1 (2022) •
Pete Conrad (1930–1999) —
Gemini 5 (1965),
Gemini 11 (1966),
Apollo 12 (1969),
Skylab 2 (1973) •
Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), the first American to fly in space for a day and first person to go into orbit twice —
Mercury 9 (1963),
Gemini 5 (1965) •
Richard O. Covey —
STS-51-I (1985),
STS-26 (1988),
STS-38 (1990),
STS-61 (1993) •
Timothy Creamer —
Soyuz TMA-17 (2009) •
John Oliver Creighton —
STS-51-G (1985),
STS-36 (1990),
STS-48 (1991) •
Robert Crippen, flew on first
Space Shuttle mission —
STS-1 (1981),
STS-7 (1983),
STS-41-C (1984),
STS-41-G (1984) •
Roger K. Crouch —
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997) •
Frank L. Culbertson Jr. —
STS-38 (1990),
STS-51 (1993),
STS-105/
108 (2001) •
Walter Cunningham —
Apollo 7 (1968) •
Robert Curbeam —
STS-85 (1997),
STS-98 (2001),
STS-116 (2006) •
Nancy Currie —
STS-57 (1993),
STS-70 (1995),
STS-88 (1998),
STS-109 (2002) •
Christina Koch —
Soyuz MS-12 (2019),
Artemis II (2026)
D •
Jan Davis —
STS-47 (1992),
STS-60 (1994),
STS-85 (1997) •
Lawrence J. DeLucas —
STS-50 (1992) •
Matthew Dominick —
SpaceX Crew-8 •
B. Alvin Drew —
STS-118 (2007),
STS-133 (2011) •
Brian Duffy —
STS-45 (1992),
STS-57 (1993),
STS-72 (1996),
STS-92 (2000) •
Charles Moss Duke Jr. —
Apollo 16 (1972) •
Bonnie J. Dunbar —
STS-61-A (1985),
STS-32 (1990),
STS-50 (1992),
STS-71 (1995),
STS-89 (1998) •
Samuel T. Durrance —
STS-35 (1990),
STS-67 (1995) •
James Dutton —
STS-131 (2010) •
Tracy Caldwell Dyson —
STS-118 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-18 (2010),
Soyuz MS-25 (2024)
E •
Joe F. Edwards Jr. —
STS-89 (1998) •
Donn F. Eisele (1930–1987) —
Apollo 7 (1968) •
Anthony W. England —
STS-51-F (1985) •
Joseph Henry Engle (1932–2024) —
STS-2 (1981),
STS-51-I (1985) •
Jeanette J. Epps —
SpaceX Crew-8 (2024) •
Ronald Evans (1933–1990) —
Apollo 17 (1972)
F •
John M. Fabian —
STS-7 (1983),
STS-51-G (1985) •
Christopher Ferguson —
STS-115 (2006),
STS-126 (2008),
STS-135 (2011) •
Martin J. Fettman —
STS-58 (1993) •
Andrew J. Feustel —
STS-125 (2009),
STS-134 (2011) &
Soyuz MS-08 (2018) •
Michael Fincke —
Soyuz TMA-4 (2004),
Soyuz TMA-13 (2008),
STS-134 (2011),
SpaceX Crew-11 (2025) •
Jack D. Fischer —
Soyuz MS-04 (2017) •
Anna Lee Fisher —
STS-51-A (1984) •
William Frederick Fisher —
STS-51-I (1985) •
Michael Foale* —
STS-45 (1992),
STS-56 (1993),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-84/
86 (1997),
STS-103 (1999),
Soyuz TMA-3 (2003) •
Kevin A. Ford —
STS-128 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-06M (2012) •
Michael Foreman —
STS-123 (2008),
STS-129 (2009) •
Patrick G. Forrester —
STS-105 (2001),
STS-117 (2007),
STS-128 (2009) •
Michael E. Fossum —
STS-121 (2006),
STS-124 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-01M (2011) •
Stephen Frick —
STS-110 (2002),
STS-122 (2008) •
C. Gordon Fullerton (1936–2013) —
STS-3 (1982),
STS-51-F (1985)
G •
F. Drew Gaffney —
STS-40 (1991) •
Ronald J. Garan Jr. —
STS-124 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-21 (2011) •
Dale Gardner —
STS-8 (1983),
STS-51-A (1984) •
Guy Gardner —
STS-27 (1988),
STS-35 (1990) •
Jake Garn, U. S. Senator at time of flight, first politician in space —
STS-51-D (1985) •
Owen K. Garriott —
Skylab 3 (1973),
STS-9 (1983) •
Richard Garriott*, space tourist —
Soyuz TMA-13 /
12 (2008) •
Charles D. Gemar —
STS-38 (1990),
STS-48 (1991),
STS-62 (1994) •
Michael L. Gernhardt —
STS-69 (1995),
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997),
STS-104 (2001) •
Edward Gibson —
Skylab 4 (1973) •
Robert L. Gibson —
STS-41-B (1984),
STS-61-C (1985),
STS-27 (1988),
STS-47 (1992),
STS-71 (1995) •
Sarah Gillis —
Polaris Dawn (2024) •
John Glenn (1921–2016), first American in Earth orbit and US Senator —
Mercury 6 (1962),
STS-95 (1998) •
Victor Glover —
SpaceX Crew-1 (2020),
Artemis II (2026) •
Linda M. Godwin —
STS-37 (1991),
STS-59 (1994),
STS-76 (1996),
STS-108 (2001) •
Michael T. Good —
STS-125 (2009),
STS-132 (2010) •
Richard F. Gordon Jr. —
Gemini 11 (1966),
Apollo 12 (1969) •
Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie —
STS-91 (1998),
STS-99 (2000),
STS-108 (2001),
STS-123 (2008) •
Ronald J. Grabe —
STS-51-J (1985),
STS-30 (1989),
STS-42 (1992),
STS-57 (1993) •
Frederick D. Gregory —
STS-51-B (1985),
STS-33 (1989),
STS-44 (1991) •
William G. Gregory —
STS-67 (1995) •
S. David Griggs (1939–1989) —
STS-51-D (1985) •
Gus Grissom (1926–1967) —
Gemini 3 (1965). Also flew suborbitally in
Mercury 4 (1961). Died in the
Apollo 1 (1967) (1967) launchpad fire •
John M. Grunsfeld —
STS-67 (1995),
STS-81 (1997),
STS-103 (1999),
STS-109 (2002),
STS-125 (2009) •
Sidney M. Gutierrez —
STS-40 (1991),
STS-59 (1994)
H •
Nick Hague —
Soyuz MS-10 (2018),
Soyuz MS-12 (2019),
SpaceX Crew-9 (2024) •
Fred Haise —
Apollo 13 (1970) •
James D. Halsell —
STS-65 (1994),
STS-74 (1995),
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997),
STS-101 (2000) •
Kenneth Ham —
STS-124 (2008),
STS-132 (2010) •
L. Blaine Hammond —
STS-39 (1991),
STS-64 (1994) •
Gregory J. Harbaugh —
STS-39 (1991),
STS-54 (1993),
STS-71 (1995),
STS-82 (1997) •
Bernard A. Harris Jr., first
African-American to walk in space. —
STS-55 (1993),
STS-63 (1995) •
Terry Hart —
STS-41-C (1984) •
Henry Hartsfield —
STS-4 (1982),
STS-41-D (1984),
STS-61-A (1985) •
Frederick Hauck —
STS-7 (1983),
STS-51-A (1984),
STS-26 (1988) •
Steven Hawley —
STS-41-D (1984),
STS-61-C (1985),
STS-31 (1990),
STS-82 (1997),
STS-93 (1999) •
Mark T. Vande Hei —
Soyuz MS-06 (2017),
Soyuz MS-18 (2021) •
Susan J. Helms —
STS-54 (1993),
STS-64 (1994),
STS-78 (1996),
STS-101 (2000),
STS-102/
105 (2001) •
Karl Gordon Henize (1926–1993) —
STS-51-F (1985) •
Thomas J. Hennen —
STS-44 (1991) •
Terence T. Henricks —
STS-44 (1991),
STS-55 (1993),
STS-70 (1995),
STS-78 (1996) •
José M. Hernández —
STS-128 (2009) •
John Herrington, first
Native American in space. —
STS-113 (2002) •
Richard Hieb —
STS-39 (1991),
STS-49 (1992),
STS-65 (1994) •
Joan Higginbotham —
STS-116 (2006) •
David C. Hilmers —
STS-51-J (1985),
STS-26 (1988),
STS-36 (1990),
STS-42 (1992) •
Robert Hines —
SpaceX Crew-4 (2022) •
Kathryn P. Hire —
STS-90 (1998),
STS-130 (2010) •
Charles O. Hobaugh —
STS-104 (2001),
STS-108 (2001),
STS-129 (2009) •
Jeffrey A. Hoffman —
STS-51-D (1985),
STS-35 (1990),
STS-46 (1992),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-75 (1996) •
Warren Hoburg —
SpaceX Crew-6 (2023) •
Michael S. Hopkins —
Soyuz TMA-10M (2013),
SpaceX Crew-1 (2020) •
Scott J. Horowitz —
STS-75 (1996),
STS-82 (1997),
STS-101 (2000),
STS-105 (2001) •
Millie Hughes-Fulford, first female
Payload Specialist —
STS-40 (1991) •
Douglas G. Hurley —
STS-127 (2009),
STS-135 (2011),
Crew Dragon Demo-2 (2020) •
Rick Husband (1957–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-96 (1999),
STS-107 (2003)
I •
James Irwin (1930–1991) —
Apollo 15 (1971) •
Jared Isaacman —
Inspiration4 (2021),
Polaris Dawn (2024) •
Marsha Ivins —
STS-32 (1990),
STS-46 (1992),
STS-62 (1994),
STS-81 (1997),
STS-98 (2001)
J •
Mae Jemison, first
African-American woman in space —
STS-47 (1992) •
Tamara E. Jernigan —
STS-40 (1991),
STS-52 (1992),
STS-67 (1995),
STS-80 (1996),
STS-96 (1999) •
Brent W. Jett Jr. —
STS-72 (1996),
STS-81 (1997),
STS-97 (2000),
STS-115 (2006) •
Gregory C. Johnson —
STS-125 (2009) •
Gregory H. Johnson* —
STS-123 (2008),
STS-134 (2011) •
Thomas David Jones —
STS-59 (1994),
STS-68 (1994),
STS-80 (1996),
STS-98 (2001)
K •
Janet L. Kavandi —
STS-91 (1998),
STS-99 (2000),
STS-104 (2001) •
James M. Kelly —
STS-102 (2001),
STS-114 (2005) •
Mark E. Kelly —
STS-108 (2001),
STS-121 (2006),
STS-124 (2008),
STS-134 (2011). Twin brother of Scott J. Kelly. •
Scott J. Kelly —
STS-103 (1999),
STS-118 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-01M (2010),
Soyuz TMA-16M (2015). Twin brother of Mark Kelly. •
Johnny Kim —
Soyuz MS-27 (2025) •
Joseph P. Kerwin —
Skylab 2 (1973) •
R. Shane Kimbrough —
STS-126 (2008),
Soyuz MS-02 (2016),
SpaceX Crew-2 (2021) •
Timothy L. Kopra —
STS-127 /
128 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-19M (2015) •
Kevin R. Kregel —
STS-70 (1995),
STS-78 (1996),
STS-87 (1997),
STS-99 (2000)
L •
Wendy B. Lawrence —
STS-67 (1995),
STS-86,
STS-91 (1998),
STS-114 (2005) •
Mark C. Lee —
STS-30 (1989),
STS-47 (1992),
STS-64 (1994),
STS-82 (1997) •
David Leestma —
STS-41-G (1984),
STS-28 (1989),
STS-45 (1992) •
William B. Lenoir (1939–2010) —
STS-5 (1982) •
Frederick W. Leslie* —
STS-73 (1995) •
Byron Lichtenberg, first NASA Payload Specialist. —
STS-9 (1983),
STS-45 (1992) •
Don L. Lind —
STS-51-B (1985) •
Kjell N. Lindgren* —
Soyuz TMA-17M (2015),
SpaceX Crew-4 (2022) •
Steven W. Lindsey —
STS-87 (1997),
STS-95 (1998),
STS-104 (2001),
STS-121 (2006),
STS-133 (2011),
SpaceX Crew-4 (2022) •
Jerry M. Linenger —
STS-64 (1994),
STS-81/
84 (1997) •
Richard M. Linnehan —
STS-78 (1996),
STS-90,
STS-109 (2002),
STS-123 (2008) •
Gregory Linteris —
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997) •
Paul Lockhart —
STS-111 (2002),
STS-113 (2002) •
Michael Lopez-Alegria* —
STS-73 (1995),
STS-92 (2000),
STS-113 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-9 (2006),
Axiom Mission 1 (2022),
Axiom Mission 3 (2024) •
John M. Lounge —
STS-51-I (1985),
STS-26 (1988),
STS-35 (1990) •
Jack R. Lousma —
Skylab 3 (1973),
STS-3 (1982) •
Stanley G. Love —
STS-122 (2008) •
Jim Lovell —
Gemini 7 (1965),
Gemini 12 (1966),
Apollo 8 (1968),
Apollo 13 (1970) •
G. David Low (1956–2008) —
STS-32 (1990),
STS-43 (1991),
STS-57 (1993) •
Ed Lu —
STS-84 (1997),
STS-106 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-1 (2003) •
Shannon Lucid* —
STS-51-G (1985),
STS-34 (1989),
STS-43 (1991),
STS-58 (1993),
STS-76/
79 (1996)
M •
Sandra Magnus —
STS-112 (2002),
STS-126 /
119 (2008),
STS-135 (2011) •
Nicole Aunapu Mann —
SpaceX Crew-5 (2022) •
Thomas Marshburn —
STS-127 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-07M (2012),
SpaceX Crew-3 (2021) •
Michael Massimino —
STS-109 (2002),
STS-125 (2009) •
Richard Mastracchio —
STS-106 (2000),
STS-118 (2007),
STS-131 (2010),
Soyuz TMA-11M (2013) •
Ken Mattingly —
Apollo 16 (1972),
STS-4 (1982),
STS-51-C (1985) •
K. Megan McArthur —
STS-125 (2009),
SpaceX Crew-2 (2021) •
William S. McArthur —
STS-58 (1993),
STS-74 (1995),
STS-92 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-7 (2005) •
Jon McBride —
STS-41-G (1984) •
Bruce McCandless II (1937–2017) —
STS-41-B (1984),
STS-31 (1990) •
William C. McCool (1961–2003), died on the
Columbia —
STS-107 (2003) •
Anne McClain —
Soyuz MS-11 (2018),
SpaceX Crew-10 (2025) •
Michael J. McCulley —
STS-34 (1989) •
James McDivitt —
Gemini 4 (1965),
Apollo 9 (1969) •
Donald R. McMonagle —
STS-39 (1991),
STS-54 (1993),
STS-66 (1994) •
Ronald McNair (1950–1986), died on the
Challenger —
STS-41-B (1984) •
Carl J. Meade —
STS-38 (1990),
STS-50 (1992),
STS-64 (1994) •
Jessica Meir —
Soyuz MS-15 (2019) •
Bruce E. Melnick —
STS-41 (1990),
STS-49 (1992) •
Pamela Melroy —
STS-92 (2000),
STS-112 (2002),
STS-120 (2007) •
Leland D. Melvin —
STS-122 (2008),
STS-129 (2009) •
Anna Menon —
Polaris Dawn (2024) •
Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger —
STS-131 (2010) •
Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016) —
Apollo 14 (1971) •
Jasmin Moghbeli —
SpaceX Crew-7 (2023) •
Andrew R. Morgan —
Soyuz MS-13/
MS-15 (2019) •
Barbara Morgan —
STS-118 (2007) •
Lee M.E. Morin —
STS-110 (2002) •
Richard Mullane —
STS-41-D (1984),
STS-27 (1988),
STS-36 (1990) •
Story Musgrave —
STS-6 (1983),
STS-51-F (1985),
STS-33 (1989),
STS-44 (1991),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-80 (1996)
N •
Steven R. Nagel —
STS-51-G (1985),
STS-61-A (1985),
STS-37 (1991),
STS-55 (1993) •
George Nelson —
STS-41-C (1984),
STS-61-C (1985),
STS-26 (1988) •
Bill Nelson —
STS-61-C (1985) •
James H. Newman* —
STS-51 (1993),
STS-69 (1995),
STS-88 (1998),
STS-109 (2002) •
Carlos I. Noriega* —
STS-84 (1997),
STS-97 (2000) •
Lisa Nowak —
STS-121 (2006) •
Karen L. Nyberg —
STS-124 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-09M (2013)
O •
Bryan D. O'Connor —
STS-61-B (1985),
STS-40 (1991) •
Ellen Ochoa, first
Hispanic woman in space —
STS-56 (1993),
STS-66 (1994),
STS-96 (1999),
STS-110 (2002) •
William Oefelein —
STS-116 (2006) •
Loral O'Hara —
Soyuz MS-24 (2023) •
John D. Olivas —
STS-117 (2007),
STS-128 (2009) •
Gregory Olsen, third space tourist —
Soyuz TMA-7/
6 (2005) •
Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), died on the
Challenger —
STS-51-C (1985) •
Stephen S. Oswald —
STS-42 (1992),
STS-56 (1993),
STS-67 (1995) •
Robert F. Overmyer (1936–1996) —
STS-5 (1982),
STS-51-B (1985)
P •
William Pailes —
STS-51-J (1985) •
Scott E. Parazynski —
STS-66 (1994),
STS-86 (1997),
STS-95 (1998),
STS-100 (2001),
STS-120 (2007) •
Ronald A. Parise (1951–2008) —
STS-35 (1990),
STS-67 (1995) •
Robert A. Parker —
STS-9 (1983),
STS-35 (1990) •
Nicholas Patrick* —
STS-116 (2006),
STS-130 (2010) •
James Pawelczyk —
STS-90 (1998) •
Gary Payton —
STS-51-C (1985) •
Donald H. Peterson —
STS-6 (1983) •
Donald Pettit —
STS-113/
Soyuz TMA-1 (2002),
STS-126 (2008),
Soyuz TMA-03M (2011),
Soyuz MS-26 (2024) •
John L. Phillips —
STS-100 (2001),
Soyuz TMA-6 (2005),
STS-119 (2009) •
William R. Pogue —
Skylab 4 (1973) •
Alan G. Poindexter (1961–2012) —
STS-122 (2008),
STS-131 (2010) •
Mark L. Polansky —
STS-98 (2001),
STS-116 (2006),
STS-127 (2009) •
Scott Poteet —
Polaris Dawn (2024) •
Charles J. Precourt —
STS-55 (1993),
STS-71 (1995),
STS-84 (1997),
STS-91 (1998) •
Sian Proctor —
Inspiration4 (2021)
R •
William F. Readdy —
STS-42 (1992),
STS-51 (1993),
STS-79 (1996) •
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. —
STS-48 (1991),
STS-60 (1994) •
James F. Reilly —
STS-89 (1998),
STS-104 (2001),
STS-117 (2007) •
Garrett Reisman —
STS-123/
124 (2008),
STS-132 (2010) •
Judith Resnik (1949–1986), died on the
Challenger —
STS-41-D (1984) •
Paul W. Richards —
STS-102 (2001) •
Richard N. Richards —
STS-28 (1989),
STS-41 (1990),
STS-50 (1992),
STS-64 (1994) •
Sally Ride (1951–2012), first American woman in space —
STS-7 (1983),
STS-41-G (1984) •
Stephen Robinson —
STS-85 (1997),
STS-95 (1998),
STS-114 (2005),
STS-130 (2010) •
Kent Rominger —
STS-73 (1995),
STS-80 (1996),
STS-85 (1997),
STS-96 (1999),
STS-100 (2001) •
Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) —
Apollo 14 (1971) •
Jerry L. Ross —
STS-61-B (1985),
STS-27 (1988),
STS-37 (1991),
STS-55 (1993),
STS-74 (1995),
STS-88 (1998),
STS-110 (2002) •
Kathleen Rubins —
Soyuz MS-01 (2016) •
Francisco Rubio —
Soyuz MS-22/
MS-23 (2022) •
Mario Runco Jr. —
STS-44 (1991),
STS-54 (1993),
STS-77 (1996)
S •
Albert Sacco —
STS-73 (1995) •
Robert Satcher‚
STS-129 (2009) •
Wally Schirra (1923–2007) —
Mercury 8 (1962),
Gemini 6A (1965),
Apollo 7 (1968) •
Harrison Schmitt (The last, 12th man, who arrived and set foot on the Moon)—
Apollo 17 (1972) •
Rusty Schweickart —
Apollo 9 (1969) •
Dick Scobee (1939–1986), died on the
Challenger —
STS-41-C (1984) •
David Scott —
Gemini 8 (1966),
Apollo 9 (1969),
Apollo 15 (1971) •
Winston E. Scott —
STS-72 (1996),
STS-87 (1997) •
Paul D. Scully-Power* —
STS-41-G (1984) •
Richard A. Searfoss —
STS-58 (1993),
STS-76 (1996),
STS-90 (1998) •
Margaret Rhea Seddon —
STS-51-D (1985),
STS-40 (1991),
STS-58 (1993) •
Ronald Sega —
STS-60 (1994),
STS-76 (1996) •
Piers Sellers* (1955–2016) —
STS-112 (2002),
STS-121 (2006),
STS-132 (2010) •
Christopher Sembroski —
Inspiration4 (2021) •
Brewster H. Shaw —
STS-9 (1983),
STS-61-B (1985),
STS-28 (1989) •
Alan Shepard (1923–1998), first
American in space —
Apollo 14 (1971). Also flew suborbitally in
Mercury 3 (1961). •
William Shepherd —
STS-27 (1988),
STS-41 (1990),
STS-52 (1992),
Soyuz TM-31 /
STS-102 (2001) •
Nancy Sherlock – see
Nancy Currie •
John Shoffner —
Axiom Mission 2 (2023) •
Loren Shriver —
STS-51-C (1985),
STS-31 (1990),
STS-46 (1992) •
Charles Simonyi*, fifth space tourist —
Soyuz TMA-10/
9 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-14/
13 (2009) •
Deke Slayton (1924–1993) —
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975) •
Steven Smith —
STS-68 (1994),
STS-82 (1997),
STS-103 (1999),
STS-110 (2002) •
Sherwood C. Spring —
STS-61-B (1985) •
Robert C. Springer —
STS-29 (1989),
STS-38 (1990) •
Thomas Patten Stafford —
Gemini 6A (1965),
Gemini 9A (1966),
Apollo 10 (1969),
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (1975) •
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper —
STS-115 (2006),
STS-126 (2008) •
Robert L. Stewart —
STS-41-B (1984),
STS-51-J (1985) •
Susan Still —
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997) •
Nicole P. Stott —
STS-128/
129 (2009),
STS-133 (2011) •
Frederick Sturckow —
STS-88 (1998),
STS-105 (2001),
STS-117 (2007),
STS-128 (2009) •
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, first
American woman to walk in space —
STS-41-G (1984),
STS-31 (1990),
STS-45 (1992) •
Steven Swanson —
STS-117 (2007),
STS-119 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-12M (2014) •
John "Jack" Swigert (1931–1982) —
Apollo 13 (1970)
T •
Daniel Tani —
STS-108 (2001),
STS-120/
122 (2007) •
Joseph R. Tanner —
STS-66 (1994),
STS-82 (1997),
STS-97 (2000),
STS-115 (2006) •
Norman Thagard —
STS-7 (1983),
STS-51-B (1985),
STS-30 (1989),
STS-42 (1992),
Soyuz TM-21/
STS-71 (1995) •
Andy Thomas* —
STS-77 (1996),
STS-89 (1998),
STS-91 (1998),
STS-102 (2001),
STS-114 (2005) •
Donald A. Thomas —
STS-65 (1994),
STS-70 (1995),
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997) •
Kathryn C. Thornton, first woman to make multiple
EVAs —
STS-33 (1989),
STS-49 (1992),
STS-61 (1993),
STS-73 (1995) •
William E. Thornton —
STS-8 (1983),
STS-51-B (1985) •
Pierre Thuot —
STS-36 (1990),
STS-49 (1992),
STS-62 (1994) •
Scott D. Tingle —
Soyuz MS-07 (2017) •
Dennis Tito, first space tourist —
Soyuz TM-32/
31 (2001) •
Eugene Trinh* —
STS-50 (1992) •
Richard H. Truly —
STS-2 (1981),
STS-8 4 (1983)
V •
Lodewijk van den Berg* —
STS-51-B (1985) •
James van Hoften —
STS-41-C (1984),
STS-51-I (1985) •
Charles Veach (1944–1995) —
STS-39 (1991),
STS-52 (1992) •
Terry Virts —
STS-130 (2010),
Soyuz TMA-15M (2014) •
James S. Voss —
STS-44 (1991),
STS-53 (1992),
STS-69 (1995),
STS-101 (2000),
STS-102/
105 (2001) •
Janice E. Voss (1956–2012) —
STS-57 (1993),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-83 (1997),
STS-94 (1997),
STS-99 (2000)
W •
Rex J. Walheim —
STS-110 (2002),
STS-122 (2008),
STS-135 (2011) •
Charles Walker —
STS-41-D (1984),
STS-51-D (1985),
STS-61-B (1985) •
David M. Walker (1944–2001) —
STS-51-A (1984),
STS-30 (1989),
STS-53 (1992),
STS-69 (1995) •
Shannon Walker —
Soyuz TMA-19 (2010),
SpaceX Crew-1 (2020) •
Carl Walz —
STS-51 (1993),
STS-65 (1994),
STS-79 (1996),
STS-108/
111 (2001) •
Taylor Wang* —
STS-51-B (1985) •
Mary E. Weber —
STS-70 (1995),
STS-101 (2000) •
Jessica Watkins —
SpaceX Crew-4 (2022) •
Paul J. Weitz —
Skylab 2,
STS-6 (1983) •
Jim Wetherbee —
STS-32 (1990),
STS-52 (1992),
STS-63 (1995),
STS-86,
STS-102 (2001),
STS-113 (2002) •
Douglas H. Wheelock —
STS-120 (2007),
Soyuz TMA-19 (2010) •
Ed White (1930–1967), first American to perform an
EVA. Died in the
Apollo 1 (1967) (1967) disaster —
Gemini 4 (1965) •
Peggy Whitson, holds the American record for time spent in space —
STS-111/
113 (2002),
Soyuz TMA-11 (2007),
Soyuz MS-03/
MS-04 (2016),
Axiom Mission 2 (2023),
Axiom Mission 4 (2025) •
Terrence Wilcutt —
STS-68 (1994),
STS-79 (1996),
STS-89 (1998),
STS-106 (2000) •
Donald Williams —
STS-51-D (1985),
STS-34 (1989) •
Jeffrey Williams —
STS-101 (2000),
Soyuz TMA-8 (2006),
Soyuz TMA-16 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-20M (2016) •
Sunita Williams, holder of the women's spacewalk record —
STS-116/
117 (2006),
Soyuz TMA-05M (2012),
Boeing CFT/
SpaceX Crew-9 (2024) •
Barry E. Wilmore —
STS-129 (2009),
Soyuz TMA-14M (2014),
Boeing CFT/
SpaceX Crew-9 (2024) •
Stephanie Wilson —
STS-121 (2006),
STS-120 (2007),
STS-131 (2010) •
Reid Wiseman —
Soyuz TMA-13M (2014),
Artemis II (2026) •
Peter Wisoff —
STS-57 (1993),
STS-68 (1994),
STS-81 (1997),
STS-92 (2000) •
David Wolf —
STS-58 (1993),
STS-86/
89,
STS-112 (2002),
STS-127 (2009) •
Alfred Worden —
Apollo 15 (1971)
Y •
John Young (1930–2018) —
Gemini 3 (1965),
Gemini 10 (1966),
Apollo 10 (1969),
Apollo 16 (1972),
STS-1 (1981),
STS-9 (1983)
Z •
George D. Zamka —
STS-120 (2007),
STS-130 (2010)
Americans born abroad •
William Anders, born in
Hong Kong to American parents. •
Fernando Caldeiro, born in
Ituzaingó,
Argentina. •
Gregory Chamitoff, born in
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada. •
Michael Collins, born in
Rome,
Italy to American parents. •
Richard Garriott, born in
Cambridge,
England. •
Gregory H. Johnson, born in
South Ruislip,
England. •
Frederick W. Leslie, born in
Ancón,
Panama Canal Zone (now
Panama). •
Kjell N. Lindgren, born in
Taipei,
Taiwan. •
Shannon Lucid, born in
Shanghai,
China (then under Japanese rule) to American parents. •
James H. Newman, born in the
United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (now
Micronesia). •
Jasmin Moghbeli, born in
Bad Nauheim,
West Germany.'
Naturalized Americans •
Anousheh Ansari, born in
Mashhad,
Iran. First
Iranian-American in space. Fourth space tourist and first female space tourist. •
Sirisha Bandla, born in
Guntur,
India. •
Franklin Chang-Diaz, born in
San José,
Costa Rica. First Costa Rican-American in
space. •
Kalpana Chawla, born in
Karnal,
India. First
Indian-American in space. •
Michael Foale, born in
Louth,
England, dual British and American citizen. •
Michael Lopez-Alegria, born in
Madrid,
Spain. •
Carlos I. Noriega, born in
Lima,
Peru. First Peruvian-born person in space. •
Nicholas Patrick, born in
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England, dual UK-US citizen. •
Paul Scully-Power, born in
Sydney,
Australia. •
Piers Sellers, born in
Crowborough, England, dual UK-US citizen. •
Charles Simonyi, born in
Budapest,
Hungary. Fifth
space tourist. •
Andrew Thomas, born in
Adelaide, Australia. •
Eugene Trinh, born in Saigon,
State of Vietnam (now
Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam). First
Vietnamese-American in space. •
Lodewijk van den Berg, born in
Sluiskil,
Netherlands. •
Taylor Wang, born in Shanghai, China. First
Chinese American in space. ----
Vietnam •
Phạm Tuân (
Intercosmos), first
Vietnamese and first
Asian in space. —
Soyuz 37 (1980)/
36 (1980) ==Suborbital space fliers==