Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

Contributors in Astronaut

Astronaut

Thomas Patten Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is a retired American Air Force Lieutenant general and former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard two Gemini space flights; and in 1969 was the commander ...

Robert C. Springer

Astronomy; Astronaut

Robert Clyde "Bob" Springer (born May 21, 1942) is a retired American astronaut and test pilot who flew as a mission specialist on two NASA space shuttle missions in 1989–90. A decorated aviator in ...

Sherwood C. Spring

Astronomy; Astronaut

Sherwood Clark "Woody" Spring is a retired United States Army Colonel and former NASA astronaut. Sherwood was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 3, 1944. Spring is married with 2 children. ...

Anatoly Solovyev

Astronomy; Astronaut

Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (born January 16, 1948, in Riga - alternate spelling "Solovyov") is a former Soviet pilot, cosmonaut, and Colonel. Solovyev holds the world record on the number of ...

Michael J. Smith

Astronomy; Astronaut

Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945–January 28, 1986), usually known as Mike Smith, was an American astronaut—pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission. ...

Aleksandr Skvortsov

Astronomy; Astronaut

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov is a Russian cosmonaut. He has had one spaceflight, which was a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. His spaceflight took place from April to ...

Oleg Skripochka

Astronomy; Astronaut

Oleg Ivanovich Skripochka (born 24 December 1969 in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, Russia) is a Russian cosmonaut. In 2011 he was in space serving as an Expedition 25/26 crewmember. On April 12, 2011, ...