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San Francisco: John Young (1930–2018), first NASA astronaut to fly five and six times, first man to orbit the Moon on two missions — Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9; Pomona: Victor J. Glover, first African American astronaut to go to the ISS on a long-duration flight — SpaceX Crew-1
John Herrington (Chickasaw, born 1958), astronaut; James Jabara (1923–1966) world's first jet ace, and Korean War triple ace with 15 kills; Shannon Lucid (born 1943), astronaut; William R. Pogue (1930–2014), astronaut; Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world (born in Texas but grew up in Oklahoma)
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.
Thomas Patten Stafford (September 17, 1930 – March 18, 2024) was an American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, and one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon. He also served as Chief of the Astronaut Office from 1969 to 1971.
Thomas P. Stafford, an Oklahoma-born astronaut who made history with the Gemini and Apollo space projects, died Monday. He was 93. While Stafford never stepped foot on the lunar surface, his role ...
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 ...
He was inducted into the Five Civilized Tribes Hall of Fame in 1975, [59] and was one of five Oklahoman astronauts inducted into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame in 1980. [60] Pogue was one of 24 Apollo astronauts who were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997. [61]
He was one of five Oklahoman astronauts inducted into the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame in 1980, [22] the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1997, [23] the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame in 2000, [24] and the Enid Public Schools Hall of Fame in 2001. [7] Garriott was presented an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Phillips ...