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Countries (and successor states) whose citizens have flown in space as of January 2024. The criteria for determining who has achieved human spaceflight vary. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) defines spaceflight as any flight over 100 kilometres (62 mi), while in the United States, professional, military and commercial astronauts who travel above an altitude of 50 miles (80 ...
John Young, 19th person in space, first to fly solo around the Moon and first to command a Space Shuttle. Vladimir Komarov, joint 14th person and first to die during spaceflight (during Soyuz 1). Neil Armstrong, joint 26th person in space and first to set foot on the Moon. Harrison Schmitt, joint 59th person in space.
First person from Latin America to fly in space. First person of African descent in space. First Cuban in space. Soyuz 38 (September 18, 1980) 2 Rodolfo Neri Vela February 19, 1952 Mexico: First Mexican in space. STS-61-B (November 26, 1985) 3 Franklin Chang-Diaz April 5, 1950 United States ( Costa Rica) First Costa Rican astronaut
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in 2024. NASA is bringing home astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, who have been stuck in space for 80 days. CNN reported that NASA held a ...
The two astronauts, who have been stuck in space since earlier this summer and may not return to Earth until next year, are finding creative ways to pass the time. Butch Wilmore, 61, and Suni ...
At a press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 14, NASA announced it would make a decision regarding a plan to bring the astronauts home by the end of the month, according to and the . NASA is ...
Sunita Lyn Williams (née Pandya; born September 19, 1965) is an American astronaut, retired U.S. Navy officer, and former record holder for most spacewalks by a woman (seven) and most spacewalk time for a woman (50 hours, 40 minutes).
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 ...