Complete List of Astronauts | NASA & Global Space Explorers

Carlos I. Noriega

Date of Birth: 10/08/1959
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 05/15/1997
Last Flight: 12/01/2000

Carlos Ismael Noriega is a Peruvian and U.S. citizen, NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.

Carol Schaller

Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 05/19/2024
Last Flight: 05/19/2024

Carol is a retired CPA. In 2017, her doctor told her she would likely go blind. She has since traveled to 25 countries around the world, visited Mount...

Catherine Coleman

Date of Birth: 12/14/1960
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 10/20/1995
Last Flight: 12/15/2010

Catherine Grace "Cady" Coleman is an American chemist, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. She is a veter...

Charles "Scorch" Hobaugh

Date of Birth: 11/05/1961
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 07/12/2001
Last Flight: 11/16/2009

Charles Owen "Scorch" Hobaugh is a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer. He has had three spaceflights, all of whic...

Charles Bassett

Date of Birth: 12/30/1931
Date of Death: 02/28/1966
Nationality: United States of America

Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, Major, USAF was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He was selected...

Charles Bolden

Date of Birth: 08/19/1946
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 01/12/1986
Last Flight: 02/03/1994

Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a former Administrator of NASA, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General, and a former NASA astronaut.
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Charles Camarda

Date of Birth: 05/08/1952
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 07/26/2005
Last Flight: 07/26/2005

Charles Joseph "Charlie" Camarda is an American engineer and a NASA astronaut who flew his first mission into space on board the Space Shutt...

Charles D. Gemar

Date of Birth: 08/04/1955
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 11/15/1990
Last Flight: 03/04/1994

Charles Donald "Sam" Gemar is an American former astronaut with NASA and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. Gemar has flown on ...

Charles D. Walker

Date of Birth: 08/29/1948
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 08/30/1984
Last Flight: 11/27/1985

Charles David "Charlie" Walker (born August 29, 1948) is an American engineer who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984 and 1985 as a...

Charles Duke

Date of Birth: 10/03/1935
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 04/16/1972
Last Flight: 04/24/1972

Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, retired U.S. Air Force officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module Pilot for Ap...

Charles E. Brady Jr.

Date of Birth: 08/12/1951
Date of Death: 07/23/2006
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 06/20/1996
Last Flight: 06/20/1996

Charles Eldon Brady Jr. was an American physician, a Captain in the United States Navy and a NASA astronaut. He spent 16 days in space on the STS-78 f...

Charles J. Precourt

Date of Birth: 06/29/1955
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 04/26/1993
Last Flight: 06/02/1998

Charles Joseph Precourt is a retired NASA astronaut. His career in flight began at an early age, and spans his entire lifetime. He served in the US Ai...

Charles L. Veach

Date of Birth: 09/18/1944
Date of Death: 10/03/1995
Nationality: United States of America
First Flight: 04/28/1991
Last Flight: 10/22/1992

Charles Lacy Veach was a USAF fighter pilot and NASA astronaut.

Charles Simonyi

Date of Birth: 09/10/1948
Nationality: Hungary
First Flight: 04/07/2007
Last Flight: 03/26/2009

Charles Simonyi (born September 10, 1948) is a Hungarian-born American computer businessman. In April 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-10, he became the fifth s...

Chen Dong

Date of Birth: 12/12/1978
Nationality: China
First Flight: 10/16/2016
Last Flight: 04/24/2025

Chen Dong (simplified Chinese: 陈冬; traditional Chinese: 陳冬; pinyin: Chén Dōng; born 12 December 1978) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selec...