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This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. For a list of everyone who has flown in space, see List of space travelers by name. More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts.
Oct 17, 2023 · The NASA Astronaut Fact Book provides information on the 360 explorers who have been selected as astronauts since NASA's first class in 1959. NASA spacewalker Frank Rubio is pictured during a spacewalk tethered to the International Space Station during an orbital sunset. Preface. (NASA) selected the first group of astronauts in 1959.
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October 11–22, 1968
Walter M. Schirra, Jr. b. March 12, 1923 – d. May 3, 2007 Donn F. Eisele b. June 23, 1930 – d. December 2, 1987 R. Walter Cunningham b. March 16, 1932
December 21–27, 1968
Frank F. Borman II b. March 14, 1928 William A. Anders b. October 17, 1933 James A. Lovell, Jr. b. March 25, 1928 James A. McDivitt b. June 10, 1929 Russell “Rusty” Schweickart b. October 25, 1935 David R. Scott b. June 6, 1932
May 18–26, 1969
Thomas P. Stafford b. September 17, 1930 Eugene A. Cernan b. March 14, 1934 – d. January 16, 2017 John W. Young b. September 24, 1930 – d. January 5, 2018
July 16–24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong b. August 5, 1930 – d. August 25, 2012 Michael Collins b. October 31, 1930 Buzz Aldrin b. January 20, 1930
November 14–24, 1969
Charles “Pete” Conrad, Jr. b. June 2, 1930 – d. July 8, 1999 Alan L. Bean b. March 15, 1932 – d. May 26, 2018 Richard F. Gordon, Jr. b. October 5, 1929 – d. November 6, 2017
April 11–17, 1970
James A. Lovell, Jr. b. March 25, 1928 John L. Swigert , Jr. b. August 30, 1931 – d. December 27, 1982 Fred W. Haise, Jr. b. November 14, 1933
January 31–February 9, 1971
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. b. November 18, 1923 – d. July 21, 1998 Stuart A. Roosa b. August 16, 1933 – d. December 12, 1994 Edgar D. Mitchell b. September 17, 1930 – d. February 4, 2016
July 26–August 7, 1971
David R. Scott b. June 6, 1932 Alfred Worden b. February 7, 1932 James Irwin b. March 17, 1930 – d. August 8, 1991
April 16–27, 1972
John W. Young b. September 24, 1930 – d. January 5, 2018 Thomas “Ken” Mattingly II b. March 17, 1936 Charles M. Duke, Jr. b. October 3, 1935
December 7–19, 1972
Gene Cernan b. March 14, 1934 – d. January 16, 2017 Harrison “Jack” Schmitt b. July 3, 1935 Ronald E. Evans, Jr. b. November 10, 1933 – d. April 7, 1990
Feb 22, 2024 · This site has links to NASA astronaut biographies, crew information, astronaut journals and much more. There are also links to multimedia and interactive features.
This is a list of astronauts ordered alphabetically by country of origin or residence. The list also includes private citizens who have been to space. ( See also space exploration .) Afghan. Abdul Ahad Mohmand. American. Buzz Aldrin. William A. Anders. Michael P. Anderson. Neil Armstrong. Alan Bean. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. Charles Bolden.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Almost 64 years to the day after the Mercury 7 announcement, NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) revealed the names of the four astronauts assigned to the Artemis II mission. The flight will test and prove that the Orion spacecraft’s systems—including its life support, communication, and navigation systems—function as they were designed ...
This is a list of astronauts by year of selection: people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Until recently, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military or by civilian space agencies.
