Astronauts

Meet the exceptional people that have ventured into space.


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Raphaël Liégeois
Belgian

Raphaël studied biomedical engineering at the University of Liège, Belgium, from 2005 to 2011. He also became Ingénieur Centralien as part of a doubl…

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Rosemary Coogan
British

Rosemary holds two master’s degrees from the University of Durham, UK. She completed her undergraduate master’s degree of Physics in 2013 which focus…

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Sarah Gillis
American

Sarah Gillis is a Lead Space Operations Engineer at SpaceX, responsible for overseeing the company’s astronaut training program. This includes the de…

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Scott Poteet
American

Scott “Kidd” Poteet is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who served 20 years in various roles that include Commander of the 64th A…

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Sophie Adenot
French

Between 2001 and 2003, Sophie studied engineering and graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France, where she specialised in spacecraft and aircra…

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Soyuz 2.1b
In Flight
1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Kosmos (Unknown Payload)
Unknown Pad - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

Russian military satellite(s) of unknown variant.


Falcon 9
Success
8 hours, 54 minutes 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
14 hours, 21 minutes 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.


Long March 3
Success
1 day, 13 hours ago
TJSW-13
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.


Long March 12
Success
4 days, 4 hours ago
Maiden Flight
Commercial LC-2 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

First launch of the Long March 12 launch vehicle and the first launch from the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site. 2 satellites are on board: …


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 10 hours ago
NROL-126
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Fifth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 14 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-65
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.


Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M
Success
4 days, 21 hours ago
Kondor-FKA No.2
Cosmodrome Site 1S - Vostochny Cosmodrome, Siberia, Russian Federation

The Kondor-FKA is a small civilian radar Earth observation satellite designed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a civilian counterpart to the Kondor-E sate…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 6-76
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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


Zhuque-2E
Success
1 week ago
Guangchuan-01 & 02
Launch Area 96 - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

2 satellites for testing and demonstrating LEO communication satellite constellation technologies. First flight of the enhanced Zhuque-2.