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Kjell N. Lindgren
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 2 flights · 312 d 5 h 11 min in space · 2 spacewalks Last flight 26 Apr 2022
Kjell Norwood Lindgren is a current NASA astronaut. Lindgren was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/45 on 22…
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Koichi Wakata
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Government 5 flights · 504 d 18 h 31 min in space · 2 spacewalks Last flight 5 Oct 2022
Koichi Wakata (若田光一 Wakata Kōichi, born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions, a Russian Soyuz mission, and a long-duration stay on the…
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Konstantin Borisov
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 1 flight · 199 d 2 h 19 min in space Last flight 25 Aug 2023
Konstantin Borisov is a Russian cosmonaut with a background in life support systems engineering and economics.
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Léopold Eyharts
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European Space Agency · Government 2 flights · 68 d 21 h 30 min in space Last flight 7 Feb 2008
Léopold Eyharts (born April 28, 1957) is a French Brigadier General in the French Air Force, an engineer and ESA astronaut.
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Lai Ka-ying
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China National Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 146 d 10 h 45 min in space Last flight 24 May 2026
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Li Cong
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China National Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 192 d 4 h 25 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 25 Apr 2024
Li Cong is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2009, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.
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Li Guangsu
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China National Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 192 d 4 h 25 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 25 Apr 2024
Li Guangsu is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 2006, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 2011.
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Little Earth
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SpaceX · Non-Human 1 flight · 6 d 5 h 56 min in space Last flight 1 Mar 2019
"Little Earth" is the nickname of a Celestial Buddies plushtoy brought to the International Space Station aboard the first SpaceX Crew Dragon on its inaugural flight. It was used as a "Zero-Gravity Indicator" aboard the…
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Liu Boming
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China National Space Administration · Government 2 flights · 95 d 38 min in space · 3 spacewalks Last flight 16 Jun 2021
Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Líu Bómíng; born September 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air…
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Liu Wang
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China National Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 12 d 15 h 23 min in space Last flight 16 Jun 2012
Liu Wang (simplified Chinese: 刘旺; traditional Chinese: 劉旺, born in 1969) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in the Shanxi province of China and was a fighter pilot in the People's…
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Liu Yang
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China National Space Administration · Government 2 flights · 195 d 49 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 4 Jun 2022
Liu Yang (born October 6, 1978) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut who served as a crew member on the space mission Shenzhou 9. On June 16, 2012, Liu became the first Chinese woman in space.
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Loral O'Hara
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 203 d 15 h 32 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 15 Sep 2023
Loral O'Hara is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2017.
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Luca Parmitano
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European Space Agency · Government 2 flights · 366 d 23 h 2 min in space · 6 spacewalks Last flight 20 Jul 2019
Luca Parmitano (born 27 September 1976 in Paternò, Sicily) is an Italian engineer and astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps for the European Space Agency (ESA). The astronauts work on missions at the International…
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Luke Delaney
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 16 d 10 h 42 min in space Last flight 1 Oct 2026
Luke Delaney is a retired US Marine Corps major who grew up in Debary, Florida. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering from University of North Florida and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the Naval…
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Luke Mays
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Virgin Galactic · Private 1 flight · 14 min in space Last flight 25 May 2023
Former NASA astronaut instructor, now astronaut instructor at Virgin Galactic.
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Makoto Suwa
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Government 0 flights · 0 min in space
Makoto Suwa is a JAXA astronaut. He was selected as an astronaut candidate in 2023. Suwa spent nearly a decade with the World Bank Group. Previously, he served in Rwanda as a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer before…
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Mannequin Skywalker
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Blue Origin · Non-Human 3 flights · 31 min in space Last flight 14 Apr 2021
"Mannequin Skywalker" is a test dummy flown on Blue Origin New Shepard 3's initial flight test.
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Marcos Pontes
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Brazilian Space Agency · Government 1 flight · 9 d 21 h 17 min in space Last flight 29 Mar 2006
Marcos Cesar Pontes (born March 11, 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he launched into the…
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Marcus Wandt
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European Space Agency · Government 1 flight · 21 d 15 h 40 min in space Last flight 18 Jan 2024
Marcus Wandt is a Swedish test pilot and member of the European Space Agency's 2022 astronaut class reserve.
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Mark T. Vande Hei
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 2 flights · 523 d 8 h 59 min in space · 4 spacewalks Last flight 8 Apr 2021
Mark Thomas Vande Hei is a NASA astronaut who served as a flight Engineer for Expedition 53 and 54 on the International Space Station.
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Matthew Dominick
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 235 d 3 h 35 min in space Last flight 3 Mar 2024
Matthew Stuart Dominick is a US Navy test pilot and a NASA astronaut of the class of 2017. He has more than 1,600 hours of flight time in 28 aircraft, 400 carrier-arrested landings, 61 combat missions, and almost 200…
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Matthias Maurer
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European Space Agency · Government 1 flight · 176 d 2 h 39 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 10 Nov 2021
Maurer applied to the European Space Agency as an astronaut in 2008, but was not initially appointed to the European Astronaut Corps. He formally joined the European Astronaut Corps in July 2015. In March 2018, he…
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Michael Barratt
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 3 flights · 446 d 15 h 22 min in space · 3 spacewalks Last flight 3 Mar 2024
Michael Reed Barratt is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Specializing in aerospace medicine, he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut, and has played a role in developing…
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Michael López-Alegría
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Axiom Space · Private 6 flights · 296 d 16 h 14 min in space · 10 spacewalks Last flight 18 Jan 2024
Michael López-Alegría is a Spanish-American astronaut; a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission. He is known for having performed ten spacewalks so far in his career…
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Michael Masucci
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Virgin Galactic · Private 12 flights · 1 h 39 min in space Last flight 2 Nov 2023
Mike “Sooch” Masucci was a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and U2 test pilot.
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Nichole Ayers
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 147 d 16 h 29 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 14 Mar 2025
Nichole Ayers is a US Air Force major who graduated from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in Russian. She later earned a master’s degree in…
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Nicola Pecile
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Virgin Galactic · Private 5 flights · 1 h 5 min in space Last flight 8 Jun 2024
Former fighter pilot and experimental test pilot for the Italian Air Force, now pilot at Virgin Galactic.
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Nicole Aunapu Mann
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Government 1 flight · 157 d 10 h 1 min in space · 2 spacewalks Last flight 5 Oct 2022
Nicole Victoria Aunapu Mann is an American test pilot and NASA astronaut. She is an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, and a graduate of the US Naval Academy, Stanford University and the US Naval Test Pilot School. She has over 2,500…
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Nie Haisheng
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China National Space Administration · Government 3 flights · 111 d 14 h 13 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 16 Jun 2021
Nie Haisheng is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut. In 1998, he was selected for the Chinese spaceflight program and was one of three candidates who were part of the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5…
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Nikolai Chub
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 1 flight · 373 d 20 h 14 min in space · 2 spacewalks Last flight 15 Sep 2023
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Chub (Николай Александрович Чуб) is a Russian cosmonaut. He was selected to cosmonaut corps in 2012. ISS-69 expedition will be the first spaceflight for Chub.
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Norishige Kanai
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Government 1 flight · 168 d 5 h 17 min in space · 1 spacewalk Last flight 16 Dec 2017
Norishige Kanai, M.D. is a Japanese doctor and JAXA astronaut. He is a lieutenant and Diving Medical Officer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Medical Service Division, 1st Service School). He served as a crew…
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Oleg Artemyev
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 3 flights · 560 d 18 h 7 min in space · 8 spacewalks Last flight 18 Mar 2022
Oleg Germanovich Artemyev (Russian: Олег Германович Артемьев) is a Russian Cosmonaut for the Russian Federal Space Agency. He was selected as part of the RKKE-15 Cosmonaut group in 2003. He was a Flight engineer of…
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Oleg Kononenko
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 5 flights · 1110 d 12 h 9 min in space · 7 spacewalks Last flight 15 Sep 2023
Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Russian: Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко) is a Russian cosmonaut. He has flown to the International Space Station three times, as a flight engineer for Expedition 17 aboard Soyuz TMA-12, as a…
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Oleg Novitskiy
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 4 flights · 545 d 1 h 43 min in space · 3 spacewalks Last flight 23 Mar 2024
Oleg Viktorovich Novitskiy, lieutenant colonel in the Russian Air Force, is a Russian cosmonaut. Novitskiy was selected as a cosmonaut in 2006.Between February 2007 to July 2009 he completed basic spaceflight training…
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Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov
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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) · Government 1 flight · 166 d 16 h 57 min in space Last flight 1 Aug 2025
Oleg Vladimirovich Platonov is a Russian cosmonaut selected by Roscosmos in 2018 as part of the Group 17 cosmonaut selection. He is a former military pilot and engineer.
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Pantaleone Carlucci
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National Research Council · Government 1 flight · 13 min in space Last flight 29 Jun 2023
Italian National Research Council technical engineer and pilot selected to fly on the Virgin Galactic 01 mission.

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