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Astronauts

James P. Bagian

James P. Bagian

  • Date of Birth: 02/22/1952
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 03/13/1989
  • Last Flight: 06/05/1991

James Philip Bagian, MD, PE is an American physician, engineer, and former NASA astronaut of Armenian descent. During his career as an astronaut, he l...

James Russell

James Russell

  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 11/22/2024
  • Last Flight: 08/03/2025

James (J.D.) Russell is a serial entrepreneur and founder of InfoHOA, a leader in technology-based community management solutions. He was born into a ...

James S. Voss

James S. Voss

  • Date of Birth: 03/03/1949
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 11/24/1991
  • Last Flight: 03/08/2001

James Shelton Voss is a retired United States Army Colonel and NASA astronaut. During his time with NASA, Voss flew in space five times on board the S...

James van Hoften

James van Hoften

  • Date of Birth: 06/11/1944
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 04/06/1984
  • Last Flight: 08/27/1985

James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften, Ph.D. is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronau...

Jamila Gilbert

Jamila Gilbert

  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 05/25/2023
  • Last Flight: 05/25/2023

Virgin Galactic internal communications lead

Jan Davis

Jan Davis

  • Date of Birth: 11/01/1953
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 09/12/1992
  • Last Flight: 08/07/1997

Nancy Jan Davis is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA.

Janet L. Kavandi

Janet L. Kavandi

  • Date of Birth: 07/17/1959
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 06/02/1998
  • Last Flight: 07/12/2001

Janet Lynn Kavandi, a native of Carthage, Missouri is an American scientist and a NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and...

Janice E. Voss

Janice E. Voss

  • Date of Birth: 10/08/1956
  • Date of Death: 02/06/2012
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 06/21/1993
  • Last Flight: 02/11/2000

Janice Elaine Voss was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew in space five times, jointly holding the record for American women. Voss di...

Jannicke Mikkelsen

Jannicke Mikkelsen

  • Date of Birth: 06/08/1986
  • Nationality: United Kingdom, Norway
  • First Flight: 04/01/2025
  • Last Flight: 04/01/2025

Jannicke Jane Mikkelsen is a Norwegian cinematographer and film director who has worked in the field of virtual reality (VR) cinematography, 3D animat...

Jared Isaacman

Jared Isaacman

  • Date of Birth: 02/11/1983
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 09/16/2021
  • Last Flight: 09/10/2024

Jared Isaacman is an American businessman and pilot. He is the co-founder and CEO of Harbortouch, a payment processor and manufacturer of payment-proc...

Jasmin Moghbeli

Jasmin Moghbeli

  • Date of Birth: 06/24/1983
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 08/26/2023
  • Last Flight: 08/26/2023

Jasmin Moghbeli is an Iranian-American Marine Corps test pilot and NASA astronaut of the class of 2017. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institu...

Jason Stansell

Jason Stansell

  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 12/20/2025
  • Last Flight: 12/20/2025

Space nerd with a degree in computer science from Tulane University.

Jay C. Buckey

Jay C. Buckey

  • Date of Birth: 06/06/1956
  • Nationality: United States of America
  • First Flight: 04/17/1998
  • Last Flight: 04/17/1998

Jay Clark Buckey, Jr. (born June 6, 1956, in New York City) is an American physician and astronaut who flew aboard one space shuttle mission (STS-90) ...

Jean-François Clervoy

Jean-François Clervoy

  • Date of Birth: 11/19/1958
  • Nationality: France
  • First Flight: 11/03/1994
  • Last Flight: 12/20/1999

Jean-François André Clervoy (born 19 November 1958) is a French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut. He is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle m...

Jean-Jacques Favier

Jean-Jacques Favier

  • Date of Birth: 04/13/1949
  • Date of Death: 03/19/2023
  • Nationality: France
  • First Flight: 06/20/1996
  • Last Flight: 06/20/1996

Jean-Jacques Favier (Born April 13, 1949) was a French engineer and CNES astronaut who flew aboard the STS-78 NASA Space Shuttle mission. Favier was d...