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The flags indicate the astronaut's primary citizenship during his or her time as an astronaut. The symbol identifies female astronauts. The symbol indicates astronauts who have left low Earth orbit. The symbol indicates astronauts who have walked on the Moon. The symbol † indicates astronauts who have died in incidents related to a space program.
The astronauts of SpaceX Crew-9: Mission Specialist Aleksandr Gorbunov and Commander Nick Hague leave astronaut quarters on their way to LC-40 Saturday, September 28, 2024 ahead of their launch to ...
Polaris Dawn carried four commercial astronauts 870 miles into space — farther than any human had been since NASA's Apollo missions. The crew posted this selfie on X using Starlink from their ...
(NASA Astronaut Group 5) February 7, 1932: March 18, 2020 (aged 88) 39: Apollo 15 July 26 – August 7, 1971: Air Force: 11 Ken Mattingly (NASA Astronaut Group 5) March 17, 1936: October 31, 2023 (aged 87) 36: Apollo 16 April 16–27, 1972: Navy: Later flew two Space Shuttle missions. 12 Ronald Evans (NASA Astronaut Group 5)
The Crew Dragon autonomously docked with the ISS at 5:42 a.m. EDT (1042 GMT) as the two space vehicles were flying roughly 250 miles (400 km) over the South Pacific, a live NASA webcast showed.
Discovery STS-120 launch, October 23, 2007 Astronauts Andrew Feustel (right) and Michael Fincke, outside the ISS during the STS-134 mission's third spacewalk. Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to a boulder at Taurus-Littrow. Astronaut Peter Wisoff on a robotic arm, 1993. NASA has successfully launched over 200 crewed flights.
Today's launch is significant because it could open doors for more private airline companies to collaborate with NASA. Photo Credit: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams wave as ...
Mir = Launched to be part of the crew of the Mir Space Station; ISS = Launched to be part of the crew of the International Space Station. Names of astronauts returning from the Mir or ISS on the Space Shuttle are shown in italics. They did not have specific crew roles, but are listed in the Payload Specialist columns for reasons of space.