Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

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Kevin R. Kregel

Astronomy; Astronaut

Kevin Richard Kregel is a former astronaut, and former member of the Space Launch Initiative Project at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.

Taylor Gun-Jin Wang (born June 16, 1940) is an American scientist and in 1985, became the first ethnic Chinese person to go into space. While an employee of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wang was a ...

Edward Higgins White

Astronomy; Astronaut

Edward Higgins White, II (Lt Col, USAF) (November 14, 1930 – January 27, 1967) was an engineer, United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. On June 3, 1965, he became the first American to ...

Carl Walz

Astronomy; Astronaut

Carl Erwin Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced programmes Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. ...

Joseph A. Walker

Astronomy; Astronaut

Joseph Albert "Joe" Walker (20 February 1921 – 8 June 1966) was an American NASA test pilot, and member of the U.S. Air Force Man In Space Soonest program. In 1963, he made two X-15 Experimental ...

Peggy Whitson

Astronomy; Astronaut

Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and NASA's Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the ...

Shannon Walker

Astronomy; Astronaut

Shannon Walker (born 4 June 1965 in Houston, Texas) is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut, whose first space mission was Expedition 24 on the International Space Station with take-off on 15 ...