Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

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Grigori Nelyubov

Astronomy; Astronaut

Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov (March 31, 1934 – February 18, 1966) was a Soviet cosmonaut who was likely to have been the third or fourth person in space before his dismissal from the Soviet space ...

George Nelson

Astronomy; Astronaut

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut. Nelson was born in Charles City, Iowa, but considers Willmar, Minnesota, to be his hometown. His wife Susie is from ...

Franklin Story Musgrave (born August 19, 1935) is an American physician and a retired NASA astronaut. He is currently a public speaker and consultant to both Disney's Imagineering group and Applied ...

Sally Ride

Astronomy; Astronaut

Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman—and then-youngest American, at 32—to ...

Richard N. Richards

Astronomy; Astronaut

Richard Noel "Dick" Richards (born August 24, 1946) is an American aviator, retired US Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s.

Paul W. Richards

Astronomy; Astronaut

Paul William Richards (b. May 20, 1964 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American engineer and a former NASA Astronaut. He flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission in 2001.

Sergei Revin

Astronomy; Astronaut

Sergei Nikolayevich Revin (born January 12, 1966 in Moscow) is a Russian cosmonaut that was selected in 1996, and completed spaceflight training in 1998. Revin may serve as a backup crewmember for ...