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Jean-Loup Chrétien

Astronomy; General astronomy

Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien, is a French engineer, a retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air force), and a former CNES astronaut. He flew on two ...

Kevin P. Chilton

Astronomy; General astronomy

Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton (born November 3, 1954), is an engineer and a former United States Air Force four-star general. His last assignment was as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command from ...

Leroy Russel Chiao (born August 28, 1960) is an American engineer, former NASA astronaut, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and engineering consultant. Chiao flew on three shuttle flights, and was ...

Maurizio Cheli

Astronomy; General astronomy

Maurizio Cheli (born 4 May 1959) is an Italian engineer, air force officer, a European Space Agency astronaut and a veteran of one NASA space shuttle mission.

Kalpana Chawla

Astronomy; General astronomy

Kalpana Chawla (July 1, 1961 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut with NASA. She was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

Philip K. Chapman

Astronomy; General astronomy

Philip Kenyon Chapman (born 5 March 1935) was the first Australian-born American astronaut, serving for about five years in NASA Astronaut Group 6 (1967).

Franklin Chang Díaz

Astronomy; General astronomy

Franklin Ramón Chang Díaz (born April 5, 1950) is a Costa Rican-American engineer, physicist and former NASA astronaut. He is currently president and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company. He is a veteran ...