Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

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John Herrington

Astronomy; Astronaut

John Bennett Herrington (born September 14, 1958) is a former naval aviator with the United States Navy and former NASA astronaut. With his single Space Shuttle mission in late 2002 Herrrington ...

Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five spaceflights. Since 2008 he is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas, and since 2010 ...

Henry Hartsfield

Astronomy; Astronaut

Henry Warren "Hank" Hartsfield, Jr. (born November 21, 1933) is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA astronaut who logged over 480 hours in space.

Terence T. Henricks

Astronomy; Astronaut

Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and a former NASA astronaut. He served on four Space Shuttle missions.

Thomas J. Hennen

Astronomy; Astronaut

Thomas John Hennen (born August 17, 1952) is an American military officer who flew aboard NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-44 as a Payload Specialist.

Brian Duffy

Astronomy; Astronaut

Brian Duffy (born June 20, 1953, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.

Alvin Drew

Astronomy; Astronaut

Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew (born 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He has been on two spaceflights; the first one was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the ...