Astronauts

Meet the exceptional people that have ventured into space.


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James M. Kelly
American

James McNeal "Vegas" Kelly is a NASA Astronaut and a retired Colonel of the United States Air Force. He twice served as pilot on Space Shuttle missio…

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James P. Bagian
American

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

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James S. Voss
American

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 …

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James van Hoften
American

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 astrona…

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Jan Davis
American

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.

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Janet L. Kavandi
American

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 an…

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Jay C. Buckey
American

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)…

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Jean-Loup Chrétien
French

Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien (born 20 August 1938) is a French retired Général de Brigade (brigadier general) in the Armée de l'Air (French air f…

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Jean-Pierre Haigneré
French

Jean-Pierre Haigneré (born 19 May 1948) is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut. He flew on two missions to the Mir space stati…

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Electron
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Kinéis Killed the RadIoT Star (Kinéis 6-10)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Second batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week ago
Starlink Group 9-17
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 20 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Kuaizhou
Success
1 week ago
Tianqi 29-32
Mobile Launcher Pad - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.


Long March 2D
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
Jilin-1 Wideband 02B-01 to 06
Launch Complex 9 - Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Earth observation satellites for the Jilin-1 commercial Earth observation satellites constellation.


Long March 3B/YZ-1
Success
1 week, 2 days ago
Beidou-3 M25 & M27
Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

These two satellites will be used to provide global navigation coverage as part of the Chinese Beidou (Compass) satellite navigation system.


Falcon 9
Success
1 week, 3 days ago
Galileo L13 (FOC FM26 & FM32)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system. Originally planned for launch on Soyuz-ST and then Ariane 6 but both were unavailable. Gali…


Angara 1.2
Success
1 week, 3 days ago
Kosmos 2577 & 2578
35/1 - Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation

2 Russian military satellites of unknown identities.


Qaem 100
Success
1 week, 6 days ago
Chamran-1
Launch Platform - Shahrud Missile Test Site, Islamic Republic of Iran

Iranian technological demonstration satellite to test out a propulsion system, with mass of 60 kg.


Falcon 9
Success
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Starlink Group 9-6
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.


Falcon 9
Success
2 weeks, 1 day ago
BlueBird Block 1
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

First five satellites for SpaceMobile’s cellphone-compatible broadband constellation.