Anil Menon
Anil Menon is a government astronaut from United States of America, affiliated with NASA.
During their career, Anil Menon flew on 1 spaceflight and completed 3 spacewalks, logging 67 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes, 27 seconds in space.
Anil Menon is a US Air Force lieutenant colonel from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was SpaceX’s first flight surgeon, helping to launch the company’s first humans to space during NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission and building a medical organization to support the human system during future missions. Prior to that, he served NASA as the crew flight surgeon for various expeditions taking astronauts to the International Space Station. Menon is an actively practicing emergency medicine physician with fellowship training in wilderness and aerospace medicine. As a physician, he was a first responder during the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 2015 earthquake in Nepal, and the 2011 Reno Air Show accident. In the Air Force, Menon supported the 45th Space Wing as a flight surgeon and the 173rd Fighter Wing, where he logged over 100 sorties in the F-15 fighter jet and transported over 100 patients as part of the critical care air transport team.
Exact date of birth unknown.
Career Statistics
| Date of Birth | 01/01/1976 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| First Flight | 07/14/2026 |
| Last Flight | 07/14/2026 |
| In Space | Yes |
| Time in Space | 67 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes, 27 seconds |
| EVA Time | 19 hours, 29 minutes |
Spaceflights by Anil Menon
Explore the 1 spaceflight Anil Menon participated in during their astronaut career, including mission details, launch vehicles, and destinations.
Spacewalks by Anil Menon
Discover the 3 spacewalks Anil Menon performed during their career, logging a total of 19 hours, 29 minutes outside a spacecraft.
The spacewalk began at 08/06/2026 12:24 UTC and ended at 08/06/2026 19:00 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 36 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/18/2026 12:29 UTC and ended at 08/18/2026 18:52 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 23 minutes.
The spacewalk began at 08/25/2026 12:27 UTC and ended at 08/25/2026 18:57 UTC on the International Space Station for a total of 6 hours and 30 minutes.