Astronauts
Joseph A. Walker
- Date of Birth: 02/20/1921
- Date of Death: 06/08/1966
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 01/17/1963
- Last Flight: 08/22/1963
Joseph Albert Walker was an American World War II pilot, experimental physicist, NASA test pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew ...
Joseph M. Acaba
- Date of Birth: 05/17/1967
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 03/15/2009
- Last Flight: 09/12/2017
Joseph Michael "Joe" Acaba is an American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Ric...
Joseph P. Allen
- Date of Birth: 06/27/1937
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/11/1982
- Last Flight: 11/08/1984
Joseph Percival "Joe" Allen IV, Ph.D. is a former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.
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Joseph P. Kerwin
- Date of Birth: 02/19/1932
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 05/25/1973
- Last Flight: 05/25/1973
Joseph Peter Kerwin, M.D. is an American physician and former NASA astronaut, who served as Science Pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25–June ...
Joseph R. Tanner
- Date of Birth: 01/21/1950
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/03/1994
- Last Flight: 09/09/2006
Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder, mechanical engineer, a former naval officer and...
Josh A. Cassada
- Date of Birth: 07/18/1973
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 10/05/2022
- Last Flight: 10/05/2022
Josh Aaron Cassada is an American physicist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Prior to his selection to join NASA in 2013, Cassada served as a test pil...
Joshua Kutryk
- Date of Birth: 03/21/1982
- Nationality: Canada
Joshua Kutryk, a Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant colonel, is from Beauvallon, Alberta. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, as ...
Judith Resnik
- Date of Birth: 04/05/1949
- Date of Death: 01/28/1986
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 08/30/1984
- Last Flight: 01/28/1986
Judith Arlene Resnik was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut, who died when the Space Sh...
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
- Date of Birth: 12/05/1947
- Nationality: Mongolia
- First Flight: 03/22/1981
- Last Flight: 03/22/1981
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa, born 5 December 1947) was the first Mongolian in space.
He was selected as part of the eighth Intercosm...
Julie Payette
- Date of Birth: 10/20/1963
- Nationality: Canada
- First Flight: 05/27/1999
- Last Flight: 07/15/2009
Julie Payette CC CMM COM CQ CD (born October 20, 1963) is the current Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. Before assumi...
Justin Sun
- Nationality: Saint Kitts and Nevis, China
- First Flight: 08/03/2025
- Last Flight: 08/03/2025
Justin Sun is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessperson. He is the founder of TRON, a cryptocurrency with an associated blockchai...
K. Megan McArthur
- Date of Birth: 08/30/1971
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 05/11/2009
- Last Flight: 04/23/2021
Katherine Megan McArthur is an American oceanographer and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut. She has served as a Capsul...
Kalpana Chawla
- Date of Birth: 03/17/1962
- Date of Death: 02/01/2003
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 11/19/1997
- Last Flight: 01/16/2003
Kalpana Chawla was an American astronaut and the first female of Indian origin to go to space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a m...
Karen Nyberg
- Date of Birth: 10/07/1969
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 05/31/2008
- Last Flight: 05/28/2013
Karen LuJean Nyberg is an American mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. <br...
Karl Henize
- Date of Birth: 10/17/1926
- Date of Death: 10/05/1993
- Nationality: United States of America
- First Flight: 07/29/1985
- Last Flight: 07/29/1985
Karl Gordon Henize, Ph.D. was an American astronomer, space scientist, NASA astronaut, and professor at Northwestern University. Henize was selected a...