Astronauts

Meet the exceptional people that have ventured into space.


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Robert C. Springer
American

Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a Mission Specialist on two NASA Space Shuttle missions in 198…

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Robert Curbeam
American

Robert Lee Curbeam, Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy. Curbeam graduated from Woodlawn High School, Baltimore C…

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Robert D. Cabana
American

Robert Donald Cabana is the director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center, a former NASA astronaut, and a veteran of four Space Shuttle flights. He…

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Robert J. Cenker
American

Robert Joseph "Bob" Cenker (born November 5, 1948) is an American aerospace and electrical engineer, aerospace systems consultant, and former astrona…

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Robert L. Behnken
American

Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken is a United States Air Force officer, retired NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. Behnken holds a Ph.…

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Robert L. Gibson
American

Robert Lee "Hoot" Gibson is a former American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and a retired NASA astronaut, as well as …

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Robert L. Stewart
American

Robert Lee Stewart is a retired brigadier general of the United States Army and a former NASA astronaut.

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Robert Satcher
American

Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher Jr. is an American physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopedic surgeon in space durin…

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Robert S. Kimbrough
American

Robert Shane Kimbrough is a retired United States Army officer, and a NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA …

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Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 17 hours ago
Starlink Group 12-5
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 23 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Simorgh
Success
5 days, 19 hours ago
Fakhr-1 & Saman-1
Imam Khomeini Spaceport - Semnan Space Center, Islamic Republic of Iran

Fakhr-1 is a 3U size cubesat to test locally produced spacecraft components, a communication payload and launch vehicle's multi-payload carrying capa…


Vega-C
Success
6 days, 1 hour ago
Sentinel-1C
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) - Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Sentinel-1C carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. It is a replacement s…


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 6 hours ago
Sirius SXM-9
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

SXM-9 is the 10th high-powered, digital, audio radio satellite built by Maxar (SSL) for SiriusXM. The SXM-9 satellite will be based on Maxar’s proven…


PSLV-XL
Success
6 days, 12 hours ago
Proba-3
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Proba-3 (Project for On-Board Autonomy 3) is the first close formation flying mission for the European Space Agency (ESA). It consists of two indepen…


Long March 6A
Success
6 days, 18 hours ago
G60 Polar Group 03
Launch Complex 9A - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

18 Low Earth Orbit communication satellites with Ku, Q and V band payloads for the G60 constellation operated by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technolo…


Falcon 9
Success
6 days, 19 hours ago
Starlink Group 9-14
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Soyuz 2.1b
Success
1 week ago
Kosmos 2580 (Lotos-S1 #9)
43/4 (43R) - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Note: Payload identity uncertain. Multiple other military payloads that are not identified may be on board. Lotos-S1 spacecraft is a part of the L…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 6-70
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Kuaizhou
Success
1 week ago
Haishao-1
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellite from the Chinese Academy of Sciences to observe dynamics properties of oceans.