Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

Contributors in Astronaut

Astronaut

Koichi Wakata (born 1 August 1963) is a Japanese engineer and a JAXA astronaut. Wakata is a veteran of four NASA Space Shuttle missions and a long-duration stay on the International Space Station. ...

Rex J. Walheim

Astronomy; Astronaut

Rex Joseph Walheim (born October 10, 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He has flown three space shuttle missions, STS-110, STS-122, and STS-135. Rex has logged over 566 ...

Charles D. Walker

Astronomy; Astronaut

Charles David "Charlie" Walker (born August 29, 1948) is an American engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984 and 1985 as a Payload Specialist for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ...

Aleksandr Volkov

Astronomy; Astronaut

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (born May 27, 1948) is a Russian cosmonaut. At the age of 13, Volkov witnessed Yuri Gagarin become the first man in space and this inspired him to become a cosmonaut. ...

Pavel Vinogradov

Astronomy; Astronaut

Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov (born August 31, 1953 in Magadan, Russia) is a cosmonaut. As of June 2010, he has flown into space twice and is one of the top 20 astronauts in terms of total time in ...

Janice E. Voss

Astronomy; Astronaut

Janice Elaine (Ford) Voss (October 8, 1956 – February 6, 2012) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew in space five times, jointly holding the record for American women. Voss died on ...

Roberto Vittori

Astronomy; Astronaut

Roberto Vittori (Viterbo, October 15, 1964) is an Italian air force officer and an ESA astronaut. After graduating from the Italian Air Force Academy in 1989, Vittori flew in the Italian Air Force. ...