Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

Contributors in Astronaut

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 ...