Astronauts

Meet the exceptional people that have ventured into space.


Filter by Nationality


All American Russian European Other

Alvin Drew
American

Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He has been on two spaceflights; the first was the Space Shutt…

Explore

Andrew R. Morgan
American

Andrew Richard "Drew" Morgan is a NASA astronaut from the class of 2013.

Explore

Anne McClain
American

Anne Charlotte McClain is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army currently assigned to NASA Astronaut Group 21.

Explore

Barry E. Wilmore
American

Barry Eugene "Butch" Wilmore is a NASA astronaut and United States Navy test pilot. He has had two spaceflights, the first of which was an 11-day Spa…

Explore

Beth Moses
American

Beth Moses is Chief Astronaut Instructor and Interiors Program Manager for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo program, and is a commercial astronaut. She…

Explore

Christina Koch
American

Christina Hammock Koch (born January 29, 1979) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.

Explore

Christopher Ferguson
American

Christopher J. Ferguson is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shutt…

Explore

Christopher Huie
American

Aerospace engineer, senior manager of Virgin Galactic's Flight Sciences Engineering team.

Explore

Clint Nichols
American

Clint Nichols is an Aerospace Engineer and Test Pilot for Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflight program. Birthdate is unknown.

Explore

Falcon 9
Success
3 hours, 8 minutes ago
Starlink Group 6-57
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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


Long March 5
Success
3 days, 11 hours ago
Chang'e 6
101 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China

Chang'e 6/CE-6 is scheduled to launch in 2024 to return samples from the Far Side of the Moon (near southern edge of the Apollo Basin) for the first …


SR75
Success
3 days, 16 hours ago
Maiden Flight
Pad 1 - Koonibba Test Range, South Australia

Test flight of HyImpulse's SR75 sounding rocket


Falcon 9
Success
3 days, 18 hours ago
Starlink Group 6-55
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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


Falcon 9
Success
4 days, 2 hours ago
WorldView Legion 1 & 2
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

WorldView Legion is a constellation of Earth observation satellites built and operated by Maxar. Constellation is planned to consist of 6 satellites …


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 6-54
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Galileo L12 (FOC FM25 & FM27)
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Gali…


Long March 2
Success
1 week, 4 days ago
Shenzhou 18
Launch Area 4 (SLS-1 / 921) - Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Seventh crewed flight to the Chinese space station.


Electron
Success
1 week, 5 days ago
Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSa…


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 5 days ago
Starlink Group 6-53
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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