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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.
Aug 30, 2024 · Quick Facts. Since inception, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates: 299 men, 61 women; 212 military, 138 civilians; 191 pilots, 159 non-pilots. When Expedition 1 arrived at the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, there has been a continuous human presence at the space station since.
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft.
Aug 7, 2024 · Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — two veteran NASA astronauts piloting the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft — have now been in space for 63 days, roughly seven weeks ...
Aug 24, 2024 · The fate of two NASA astronauts — who have been in limbo aboard the International Space Station for about 80 days — is now clear.
Sep 4, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to Orbit the Earth. Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. was the first African American astronaut. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space.
Apr 9, 2024 · The NASA Astronaut Fact Book provides information on the 360 explorers who have been selected as astronauts since NASA's first class in 1959.
Aug 18, 2024 · Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space. As of 2022, 587 individuals from 41 countries had gone into orbit; 518 of these space fliers were men and 69 were women.
Apr 5, 2023 · Meet the astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight aboard NASA’s human deep space capabilities, paving the way for future lunar surface missions.
Sep 13, 2024 · Two NASA astronauts stuck in space say it was hard to see their Boeing capsule leave without them. Their comments from the International Space Station come after last week’s return of the Boeing Starliner capsule that took them to the orbiting lab in June.
