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Astronaut
Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.
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Arnaldo T. Méndez
Astronomy; Astronaut
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. He was ...
Steven Swanson
Astronomy; Astronaut
Steven Ray Swanson (born 3 December 1960 in Syracuse, New York) is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. Swanson is married and has 3 children. Steven has received numerous awards and honors. ...
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Astronomy; Astronaut
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American geologist and a former NASA astronaut. A crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she is the first American ...
Frederick W. Sturckow
Astronomy; Astronaut
Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow (born August 11, 1961) is a United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut. Sturckow is a veteran of four shuttle missions. He flew STS-88 and STS-105 as a ...
Gennadi Strekalov
Astronomy; Astronaut
Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov (October 26, 1940 - December 25, 2004) was an Instructor-Test-Cosmonaut and Department Head at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia. He has been decorated twice as Hero ...
Nicole Stott
Astronomy; Astronaut
Nicole Marie Passonno Stott is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She served as a Flight Engineer on ISS Expedition 20 and Expedition 21 and was a Mission Specialist on STS-128. In 2011, She ...
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
Astronomy; Astronaut
Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born on February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut. She has achieved the rank of captain in the United States Navy. She is also a ...