Aerospace

Space Traveller Log, Part 3 (P-Z)

All astronauts, cosmonauts and taikonauts in space

Last update: 09 January 2010

Abbreviations	ASTP = Apollo-Soyuz Test Program \| STS = Shuttle Transporter System \| ISS = International Space Station \| Pi = Pilot \| MiSp = Mission Specialist (e.g. engineer, physician)

Note	All suborbital spacecraft flights (MR-3, MR-4) and inflight aborts (Soyuz 18A, Soyuz-T 10) of missions are counted. First time crew members in the Challenger catastrophe (C. McAuliffe, M. Smith) are listed as well, while Apollo 1 victim R. Chaffee is included for completeness, though not counted. Not counted as space flights are all SpaceShipOne and X-15 suborbital test flights.

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No.	Name	Year	Country	Total	Active service	Programme /	Space station(s)	Assignment / profession;
	[first name (nickname) surname]	of birth	(nation)	flights	(from - to)	Spacecraft	visited	Remarks / mission events

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345	Gennadi Padalka	1958	Russia	3	1998 -	Soyuz-TM; Soyuz-TMA	Mir; ISS	Pi & MiSp
346	William Pailes	1952	USA	1	1985	STS	–	MiSp
347	Scott Parazynski	1961	USA	4	1994 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
348	Ronald Parise †	1951	USA	2	1990 - 1995	STS	–	MiSp
349	Robert Parker	1936	USA	2	1983 - 1990	STS	–	MiSp
350	Nicholas Patrick	1964	USA	1	2006 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
351	Viktor Patsayev †	1933	Russia	1	1971	Soyuz	Salyut 1	Pi; first ever flight to a space station; Soyuz 11 crew died at landing due to loss of cabin atmosphere
352	James Pawelczyk	1960	USA	1	1998	STS	–	MiSp
353	Julie Payette	1963	Canada	2	1999 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
354	Gary Payton	1948	USA	1	1985	STS	–	MiSp
355	Philippe Perrin	1963	France	1	2002	STS	ISS	MiSp
356	Donald Peterson	1933	USA	1	1983	STS	–	MiSp; first flight of space shuttle Challenger
357	Donald Pettit	1955	USA	2	2002 -	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
358	John Phillips	1951	USA	3	2001 -	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
359	William Pogue	1930	USA	1	1973 - 1974	Apollo/Skylab 4	Skylab-1	Pi; final long endurance Skylab-1 visit
360	Alan Poindexter	1961	USA	1	2008 -	STS	ISS	Pi
361	Mark Polansky	1956	USA	3	2001 -	STS	ISS	Pi
362	Aleksandr Polishchuk	1953	Russia	1	1993	Soyuz-TM	Mir	MiSp
363	Valeri Polyakov	1942	Russia	2	1988 - 1995	Soyuz-TM	Mir	MiSp
364	Marcos Pontes	1963	Brazil	1	2006 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Pi
365	Leonid Popov	1945	Ukraine	3	1980 - 1982	Soyuz; Soyuz-T	Salyut 6 & 7	Pi
366	Pavel Popovich †	1930	Ukraine	2	1962 - 1974	Vostok; Soyuz	–	Pi
367	Charles Precourt	1955	USA	4	1993 -	STS	Mir	Pi
368	Dumitru Prunariu	1952	Rumania	1	1981	Soyuz	Salyut 6	MiSp; ninth Interkosmos mission
	R
369	Ilan Ramon †	1954	Israel	1	2003	STS	–	MiSp; died in shuttle Columbia re-entry accident (STS-107)
370	William Readdy	1952	USA	3	1992 -	STS	Mir	Pi
371	Kenneth Reightler	1951	USA	2	1991 - 1994	STS	–	Pi
372	James Reilly	1954	USA	2	1998 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
373	Garrett Reisman	1968	USA	1	2008 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
374	Thomas Reiter	1958	Germany	2	1995 -	Soyuz-TM; STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
375	Vladimir Remek	1948	Czech Republic	1	1978	Soyuz	Salyut 6	MiSp; first Interkosmos mission
376	Judith Resnik †	1949	USA	2	1984 - 1986	STS	–	MiSp; died in shuttle Challenger explosion (STS 51-L)
377	Richard (Dick) Richards	1946	USA	5	1989 - 2001	STS	ISS	Pi
378	Sally Ride	1951	USA	2	1983 - 1984	STS	–	MiSp; first female astronaut on the shuttle
379	Stephen Robinson	1955	USA	3	1997 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
380	Roman Romanenko	1971	Russia	1	2009 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Pi/MiSp
381	Yuri Romanenko	1944	Russia	3	1977 - 1987	Soyuz; Soyuz-TM	Salyut 6; Mir	Pi
382	Kent Rominger	1956	USA	5	1995 -	STS	ISS	Pi
383	Stuart Roosa †	1933	USA	1	1971	Apollo	–	Pi
384	Jerry Ross	1948	USA	7	1985 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
385	Valeri Rozhdestvensky	1939	Russia	1	1976	Soyuz	–	MiSp
386	Nikolai Rukavishnikov †	1932	Russia	3	1971 - 1979	Soyuz; ASTP	Salyut 1 & 6	MiSp
387	Mario Runco	1952	USA	3	1991 -	STS	–	MiSp
388	Valeri Ryumin	1939	Russsia	4	1977 - 1998	Soyuz; STS	Salyut 6	MiSp
	S
389	Albert Sacco	1949	USA	1	1995	STS	–	MiSp
390	Gennadi Sarafanov †	1942	Russia	1	1974	Soyuz	–	Pi
391	Robert Satcher	1965	USA	1	2009 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
392	Viktor Savinykh	1940	Russia	3	1981 - 1988	Soyuz-T; Soyuz-TM	Salyut 6 & 7; Mir	MiSp
393	Svetlana Savitskaya	1948	Russia	2	1982 - 1984	Soyuz-T	Salyut 7	MiSp
394	Walter Schirra †	1923	USA	3	1962 - 1968	Mercury; Gemini; Apollo	–	Pi; only astronaut to fly all three US capsules
395	Hans Wilhelm Schlegel	1951	Germany	2	1993	STS	ISS	MiSp
396	Harrison (Jack) Schmitt	1935	USA	1	1972	Apollo	–	MiSp; final moon landing; the only scientist (geologist) to put his foot on the moon
397	Russell Schweickart	1935	USA	1	1969	Apollo	–	Pi
398	Francis Scobee †	1939	USA	2	1984 - 1986	STS	–	Pi; died in shuttle Challenger explosion (STS 51-L)
399	David Scott	1932	USA	3	1966 - 1971	Gemini; Apollo	–	Pi
400	Winston Scott	1950	USA	2	1996 - 1997	STS	–	MiSp
401	Paul Scully-Power	1944	USA	1	1984	STS	–	MiSp
402	Richard Searfoss	1956	USA	3	1993 - 1998	STS	Mir	Pi
403	Margaret Seddon	1947	USA	3	1985 - 1993	STS	–	MiSp
404	Ronald Sega	1952	USA	2	1994 - 1996	STS	Mir	MiSp
405	Piers Sellers	1955	USA	2	2002 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
406	Aleksandr Serebrov	1944	Russia	4	1982 - 1994	Soyuz-T; Soyuz-TM	Salyut 7; Mir	MiSp
407	Vitali Sevastyanov	1935	Russia	2	1970 - 1975	Soyuz; Salyut 4	–	MiSp
408	Yuri Shargin	1960	Russia	1	2004 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
409	Saliszan Sharipov	1964	Uzbekhistan	2	1998 -	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
410	Rakesh Sharma	1949	India	1	1984	Soyuz-T	Salyut 7	MiSp
411	Helen Sharman	1963	UK	1	1991	Soyuz-TM	Mir	MiSp; first British female cosmonaut in space
412	Vladimir Shatalov	1927	Russia	3	1969 - 1971	Soyuz	(Salyut 1)	Pi
413	Brewster Shaw	1945	USA	3	1983 - 1989	STS	–	Pi
414	Alan Shepard †	1923	USA	2	1961 - 1971	Mercury; Apollo	–	Pi; first American (suborbital) space flight
415	William Shepherd	1949	USA	4	1988 - 2001	STS; Soyuz-TM	ISS	MiSp; first ISS Expedition Crew
416	Georgi Shonin †	1935	Russia	1	1969	Soyuz	–	Pi
417	Loren Shriver	1944	USA	3	1985 - 1992	STS	–	Pi
418	Mark Shuttleworth	1973	South Africa	1	2002	Soyuz-TM	ISS	MiSp; second (paying) tourist in Space
419	Charles Simonyi	1948	USA	2	2007 - 2009	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	only Space tourist to fly twice
420	Donald (Deke) Slayton †	1924	USA	1	1975	Apollo-ASTP	–	Pi
421	Michael Smith †	1945	USA	1	1986	STS	–	Pi; died in shuttle Challenger explosion (STS 51-L)
422	Steven Smith	1958	USA	4	1994 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
423	Anatoliy Solovyov	1948	Russia	5	1988 - 1997	Soyuz-TM; STS	Mir	Pi
424	Vladimir Solovyov	1946	Russia	2	1984 - 1986	Soyuz-T	Salyut 7; Mir	MiSp
425	Sherwood Spring	1944	USA	1	1985	STS	–	MiSp
426	Robert Springer	1942	USA	2	1989 - 1990	STS	–	MiSp
427	Thomas Stafford	1930	USA	4	1965 - 1975	Gemini; Apollo; ASTP	–	Pi
428	Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper	1963	USA	2	2006 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
429	Robert Stewart	1942	USA	2	1984 - 1985	STS	–	MiSp
430	Nicole Stott	1962	USA	1	2009 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
431	Gennadi Strekalov †	1940	Russia	6	1980 - 1995	Soyuz-T; Soyuz-TM	Salyut 6 & 7; Mir	MiSp; Soyuz-T 10 crew saved by abort system after launch vehicle blew up on pad at Tyuratam
432	Frederick Sturckow	1961	USA	4	1998 -	STS	ISS	Pi
433	Kathryn Sullivan	1951	USA	3	1984 - 1992	STS	–	MiSp
434	Maksim Surayev	1972	Russia	1	2009 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Pi & MiSp
435	Steven Swanson	1960	USA	2	2007 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
436	John (Jack) Swigert †	1931	USA	1	1970	Apollo	–	Pi; moon landing fails but Apollo 13 crew returns safely to Earth
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437	Arnoldo Tamayo-Mendez	1942	Cuba	1	1980	Soyuz	Salyut 6	MiSp; seventh Interkosmos mission
438	Daniel Tani	1961	USA	1	2001 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
439	Joseph Tanner	1950	USA	4	1994 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
440	Valentina Tereshkova	1937	Russia	1	1963	Vostok	–	Pi; first woman in space!
441	Norman Thagard	1943	USA	5	1983 - 1995	STS; Soyuz-TM	Mir	MiSp
442	Gerhard Thiele	1953	Germany	1	2000 -	STS	–	MiSp
443	Robert Thirsk	1953	Canada	2	1996	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
444	Andrew Thomas	1951	USA	4	1996 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
445	Donald Thomas	1955	USA	4	1994 -	STS	–	MiSp
446	Kathryn Thornton	1952	USA	4	1989 - 1995	STS	–	MiSp
447	William Thornton	1929	USA	2	1983 - 1985	STS	–	MiSp
448	Pierre Thuot	1955	USA	3	1990 - 1994	STS	–	MiSp
449	Dennis Tito	1940	USA	1	2000	Soyuz-TM	ISS	first (paying) tourist in Space!
450	Gherman Titov †	1935	Russia	1	1961	Vostok	–	Pi
451	Vladimir Titov	1947	Russia	5	1983 - 1997	Soyuz-T; Soyuz-TM; STS	Mir	Pi
452	Michel Tognini	1949	France	2	1992 - 1999	Soyuz-TM; STS	–	MiSp
453	Valeryi Tokarev	1952	Russia	2	1999 -	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Pi
454	Sergei Treshchev	1958	Russia	1	2002 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
455	Eugene Huu-Chau Trinh	1950	USA	1	1992	STS	–	MiSp
456	Richard Truly	1937	USA	2	1981 - 1983	STS	–	Pi; performed test glide flights with shuttle Enterprise (OV-101)
457	Bjarni Tryggvason	1945	Canada	1	1997	STS	–	MiSp
458	Vasili Tsibliyev	1954	Russia	2	1993 - 1997	Soyuz-TM	Mir	Pi
459	Pham Tuan	1947	Vietnam	1	1980	Soyuz	Salyut 6	MiSp; sixth Interkosmos mission
460	Mikhail Tyurin	1960	Russia	2	2001 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
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461	Yuri Usachyov	1957	Russia	4	1994 - 2001	Soyuz-TM; STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
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462	Lodewijk van den Berg	1932	USA	1	1985	STS	–	MiSp
463	James (Ox) van Hoften	1944	USA	2	1984 - 1985	STS	–	MiSp
464	Vladimir Vasyutin †	1952	Russia	1	1985	Soyuz-T	Salyut 7	Pi
465	Charles Veach †	1944	USA	2	1991 - 1992	STS	–	MiSp
466	Franz Viehböck	1960	Austria	1	1991	Soyuz-TM	Mir	MiSp
467	Aleksandr Viktorenko	1947	Russia	4	1987 - 1995	Soyuz-TM	Mir	Pi
468	Pavel Vinogradov	1953	Russia	2	1997 -	Soyuz-TM; Soyuz-TMA	Mir; ISS	MiSp
469	Roberto Vittori	1964	Italy	2	2002 -	Soyuz-TM; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
470	Igor Volk	1937	Ukraine	1	1984	Soyuz-T	Salyut 7	Pi
471	Aleksandr Volkov	1948	Ukraine	3	1985 - 1992	Soyuz-T; Soyuz-TM	Salyut 7; Mir	Pi
472	Sergei Volkov	1973	Ukraine	1	2008 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Pi
473	Vladislav Volkov †	1935	Russia	2	1969 - 1971	Soyuz	Salyut 1	MiSp; first ever flight to a space station; Soyuz 11 crew died at landing due to loss of cabin atmosph.
474	Boris Volynov	1934	Russia	2	1969 - 1976	Soyuz	–	Pi
475	James Voss	1949	USA	5	1991 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
476	Janice Voss	1956	USA	5	1993 -	STS	–	MiSp
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477	Koichi Wakata	1963	Japan	3	1996 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
478	Rex Walheim	1962	USA	2	2002 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
479	Charles Walker	1948	USA	3	1984 - 1985	STS	–	MiSp
480	David Walker †	1944	USA	4	1984 - 1995	STS	–	Pi
481	Ulrich Walter	1954	Germany	1	1993	STS	–	MiSp
482	Carl Walz	1955	USA	4	1993 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
483	Taylor Gun-Jin Wang	1940	USA	1	1985	STS	–	MiSp
484	Mary Weber	1962	USA	2	1995 - 2000	STS	ISS	MiSp
485	Paul Weitz	1932	USA	2	1973 - 1983	Apollo/Skylab 2; STS	Skylab-1	Pi
486	James Wetherbee	1952	USA	6	1990 - 2002	STS	Mir; ISS	Pi
487	Douglas Wheelock	1960	USA	1	2007 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
488	Edward White †	1930	USA	1	1965 - 1967	Gemini; (Apollo)	–	Pi; died in Apollo 1 (AS-204) flash fire on launch pad
489	Peggy Whitson	1960	USA	1	2002 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
490	Terrence Wilcutt	1949	USA	4	1994 -	STS	Mir; ISS	Pi
491	Dafydd (Dave) Williams	1954	USA	1	1998 -	STS	–	MiSp
492	Donald Williams	1942	USA	2	1985 - 1989	STS	–	Pi
493	Jeffrey Williams	1958	USA	3	2000 -	STS; Soyuz-TMA	ISS	MiSp
494	Sunita Williams	1965	USA	1	2006 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
495	Barry Wilmore	1962	USA	1	2009 -	STS	ISS	Pi
496	Stephanie Wilson	1966	USA	1	2006 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
497	Peter (Jeff) Wisoff	1958	USA	4	1993 - 2000	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
498	David Wolf	1956	USA	4	1993 -	STS	Mir; ISS	MiSp
499	Alfred Worden	1932	USA	1	1971	Apollo	–	Pi
	Y
500	Yang Liwei	1965	China	1	2003	Shenzhou	–	Pi; first Chinese taikonaut ("yuhangyuan") to fly in space
501	Boris Yegorov †	1937	Russia	1	1964	Voskhod	–	Pi; member of first Voskhod crew
502	Aleksei Yeliseyev †	1934	Russia	3	1969 - 1971	Soyuz	Salyut 1	MiSp; first ever flight to a space station; Soyuz 11 crew died at landing due to loss of cabin atmosphere
503	So-yeon Yi	1978	South Korea	1	2009 -	Soyuz-TMA	ISS	Space tourist
504	John Young	1930	USA	6	1965 - 1983	Gemini; Apollo; STS	–	Pi; commander on maiden shuttle flight (Columbia)
505	Fyodor Yurchikhin	1959	Georgia	1	2002 -	STS	ISS	MiSp
	Z
506	Sergei Zalyotin	1962	Russia	2	2000 - 2002	Soyuz-TM; Soyuz-TMA	Mir; ISS	Pi
507	George Zamka	1962	USA	1	2007 -	STS	ISS	Pi
508	Zhai Zhigang	1966	China	1	2008 -	Shenzou	–	Pi
509	Vitali Zholobov	1937	Ukraine	1	1976	Soyuz	Salyut 5	MiSp
510	Vyacheslav Zudov	1942	Russia	1	1976	Soyuz	–	Pi

Space traveller log: Part 1 (A-G) | Part 2 (H-O)