Astronaut

Astronaut

Person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.

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Robert Satcher

Astronomy; Astronaut

Robert Lee "Bobby" Satcher, Jr. (born on September 22, 1965 in Hampton, Virginia) is a physician, chemical engineer, and NASA astronaut. He became the first orthopaedic surgeon in space during ...

Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) was an American test pilot, United States Navy officer, and one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project Mercury, America's ...

John L. Phillips

Astronomy; Astronaut

John Lynch Phillips, PhD (born April 15, 1951) is a NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a retired Captain of the United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He ...

Valeri Polyakov

Astronomy; Astronaut

Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Поляков, born Valeri Ivanovich Korshunov on April 27, 1942) is a former Russian cosmonaut. He is the holder of the record for the longest ...

Mark L. Polansky

Astronomy; Astronaut

Mark Lewis "Roman" Polansky (born June 2, 1956 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American aerospace engineer and research pilot and a NASA astronaut. Polansky received the nickname "Roman" as a joke, ...

William R. Pogue

Astronomy; Astronaut

William Reid Pogue (born January 23, 1930) is a retired American astronaut who is also an accomplished teacher, public speaker, and author.

George Nelson

Astronomy; Astronaut

George Driver "Pinky" Nelson (born July 13, 1950) is a former NASA astronaut. Nelson was born in Charles City, Iowa, but considers Willmar, Minnesota, to be his hometown. His wife Susie is from ...