Astronaut Database

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

Current world record holder for most total time in space, surpassing Padalka's record in 2024 with over 1,000 days.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

Holds the all-time record for most cumulative time in space: 878 days across five missions.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

One of the most experienced space travelers in history with 803 days in space. Was aboard Mir when the Soviet Union dissolved.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

Holds the record for the longest single spaceflight: 437 days aboard Mir (1994–1995). A physician by training, he studied long-duration spaceflight effects on himself.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Holds the record for most time in space by an American astronaut (665 days). First female ISS commander and first woman to command the station twice.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Holds the record for longest single spaceflight by a woman (328 days). Selected for Artemis II, the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Spent 340 continuous days aboard the ISS as part of the twin study with brother Mark Kelly, advancing understanding of long-duration spaceflight effects.

🇯🇵 Japan · JAXA

Most experienced Japanese astronaut with 5 flights. First Japanese long-duration crew member and first Japanese ISS commander.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Holds the record for most EVA time by a female astronaut. Made history on Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

One of China's most experienced taikonauts with three missions and over 418 days in space. Commanded Shenzhou 14 during the completion of the Tiangong space station assembly.

🇯🇵 Japan · JAXA

Second Japanese ISS commander. Experienced spacewalker who helped install and maintain key ISS components.

🇮🇹 Italy · ESA

Italian ESA astronaut and veteran of three spaceflights totaling 313 days in space. Conducted over 200 experiments.

🇫🇷 France · ESA

Most experienced ESA astronaut of his generation. Became the first French commander of the ISS in 2021.

🇮🇹 Italy · ESA

Italian Air Force test pilot. Survived a life-threatening water leak in his spacesuit during EVA. Third ESA astronaut to command the ISS.

🇮🇹 Italy · ESA

First Italian woman in space and first European female ISS commander. Fighter pilot turned astronaut, known for making espresso in space.

🇩🇪 Germany · ESA

Geophysicist and volcanologist. Second ESA astronaut to command the ISS. Known for his stunning photography from orbit.

🇯🇵 Japan · JAXA

Flew on three different spacecraft: Space Shuttle, Soyuz, and SpaceX Crew Dragon. First Japanese astronaut on a Crew Dragon.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

Flew on the first Tiangong station crew (Shenzhou 12) and later commanded Shenzhou 17. Accumulated over 279 days in space across two long-duration missions.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Holds the American record for most EVAs (10) and total EVA time (67h 40m). Commanded ISS Expedition 14 and later led Axiom-1 and Axiom-3 private missions.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Navy test pilot and ISS commander. Piloted Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight alongside Sunita Williams.

🇩🇰 Denmark · ESA

First Dane in space. Commanded the ISS during Expedition 70, Denmark's first ISS commander.

🇳🇱 Netherlands · ESA

Second Dutch astronaut. Physician who spent 204 days on the ISS across two missions, conducting research on human physiology in microgravity.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

Most-flown Chinese astronaut with four missions. Commanded Shenzhou 16 with China's first civilian crew member.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

First Chinese astronaut to perform a spacewalk. Commander of the first crew to live on Tiangong space station for 6 months.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

First Chinese woman to perform a spacewalk and second Chinese woman in space. Taught a physics class to 60 million students from orbit.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

Veteran taikonaut who flew on China's second crewed mission (Shenzhou 6) and commanded the six-month Shenzhou 15 expedition to the Tiangong space station.

🇧🇪 Belgium · ESA

First ESA astronaut to command the ISS (Expedition 21). Spent over 6 months aboard the station on his second mission.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · ESA

First British ESA astronaut to visit the ISS. Army helicopter pilot who ran the London Marathon from space.

🇩🇪 Germany · ESA

German ESA astronaut and materials scientist who spent 177 days on the ISS with one 7-hour EVA during his Cosmic Kiss mission.

🇦🇪 UAE · MBRSC

First Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk and first to complete a long-duration ISS mission. UAE's second astronaut.

🇨🇦 Canada · CSA

First Canadian to walk in space and command the ISS. Famous for his rendition of 'Space Oddity' filmed aboard the station.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First Black woman to live and work aboard the ISS during a long-duration mission. Geologist by training.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

First Chinese civilian astronaut, not a military officer. Professor at Beihang University who served as payload specialist on Shenzhou 16 for 154 days aboard Tiangong.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

First Chinese woman in space. Air Force pilot who helped commission the Tiangong space station labs.

🇮🇳 India · ISRO

First ISRO-sponsored astronaut aboard the ISS via Axiom Space. Indian Air Force fighter pilot selected under India's Gaganyaan program.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

One of only two Chinese astronauts to fly three times. Commanded the first crew to visit the Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 12.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

Part of the historic Shenzhou 7 mission that included China's first spacewalk. Later flew on Shenzhou 12, the first crewed mission to the Tiangong space station.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Pioneered commercial crew spaceflight as joint operations commander on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 — the first crewed launch from American soil since 2011.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Piloted the final Space Shuttle flight (STS-135) and commanded SpaceX Demo-2, the first commercial crew mission. Marine pilot who bridged two eras of American spaceflight.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Flew four Space Shuttle missions. Twin brother of Scott Kelly and now US Senator from Arizona.

🇫🇷 France · ESA

First Frenchman and first Western European in space (1982). First non-American, non-Soviet to perform an EVA. Flew on Soviet and US spacecraft across 15 years.

🇮🇳 India · NASA

First woman of Indian origin in space. Lost her life in the Columbia disaster. A lasting inspiration for millions in India and worldwide.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First person to fly in space four times. Commanded Apollo 13's legendary safe return after catastrophic failure. Part of the first crew to orbit the Moon on Apollo 8.

🇨🇦 Canada · CSA

First Canadian in space. Navy captain and electrical engineer who flew three Shuttle missions. Later served as Member of Parliament and Minister of Transport.

🇸🇪 Sweden · ESA

First Swedish astronaut. Particle physicist who performed five spacewalks — the first person outside the US/Russian programs to do more than three EVAs.

🇫🇷 France · ESA

First European woman to visit the ISS and first woman qualified as Soyuz Return Commander. French physician who later served as a government minister.

🇯🇵 Japan · JAXA

First Japanese woman in space and first Japanese citizen with two spaceflights. Cardiovascular surgeon who flew alongside John Glenn on STS-95.

🇹🇷 Turkey · TUR

First Turkish astronaut. Fighter pilot and former Turkish Airlines captain who spent 21 days on the ISS on Axiom-3.

🇺🇸 United States · SPX

Billionaire pilot who commanded Inspiration4 (first all-civilian orbital mission) and Polaris Dawn (first commercial spacewalk).

🇸🇪 Sweden · ESA

Swedish test pilot and ESA astronaut. First of the 2022 ESA class to fly, spending 20 days on the ISS.

🇯🇵 Japan · JAXA

First Japanese astronaut from an official Japanese space program. Nuclear physicist who later became director of Miraikan, Japan's science museum.

🇵🇱 Poland · ESA

Second Pole in space, 47 years after Hermaszewski. ESA reserve astronaut and CERN engineer who spent 18 days on the ISS.

🇭🇺 Hungary · HUN

Second Hungarian in space, 45 years after Bertalan Farkas. Flew on Axiom-4 as mission specialist, spending 18 days aboard the ISS.

🇮🇹 Italy · ASI

Italian Air Force colonel who served as pilot on Axiom-3. Conducted 13 Italian experiments during 18 days aboard the ISS.

🇮🇱 Israel · ISA

Second Israeli astronaut. Flew on the first all-private mission to the ISS, 19 years after Ilan Ramon's Columbia mission.

🇮🇱 Israel · ISA

First Israeli astronaut. Fighter pilot who perished in the Columbia disaster. Only foreign recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First American woman in space. Flew on Challenger twice and later became a champion for science education.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Second person to walk on the Moon. Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11, he pioneered spacewalk techniques during Gemini 12.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

First human to conduct a spacewalk. Nearly lost his life when his suit inflated in the vacuum of space.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

Command Module Pilot of Apollo 11 who orbited the Moon alone while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the surface. Often called 'the loneliest man in history.'

🇰🇷 South Korea · KARI

First Korean in space. Biotech engineer who conducted 18 experiments aboard the ISS over 11 days.

🇲🇾 Malaysia · ANGA

First Malaysian in space. Orthopedic surgeon who conducted liver cancer and protein crystallization experiments aboard the ISS.

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · KAZ

Third Kazakh cosmonaut. Spent 10 days aboard the ISS conducting scientific experiments.

🇿🇦 South Africa · ZAF

First African in space. South African tech entrepreneur (founder of Ubuntu/Canonical) who self-funded a 10-day ISS mission as the second space tourist.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First American to orbit Earth. Returned to space at age 77 aboard STS-95, the oldest person to fly in space at the time.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First American in space. Walked on the Moon during Apollo 14 and famously hit golf balls on the lunar surface.

🇧🇷 Brazil · AEB

First Brazilian and first Portuguese-speaking astronaut. Air Force pilot who conducted experiments aboard the ISS.

🇧🇪 Belgium · ESA

First Belgian in space. Astrophysicist who flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis operating atmospheric science experiments.

🇦🇫 Afghanistan · AFG

First and only Afghan in space. Flew to Mir on the Intercosmos program, photographing Afghanistan from orbit.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First person to walk on the Moon. Commander of Apollo 11, he spoke the iconic words: 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · SSC

Saudi fighter pilot who flew to the ISS on Axiom-2, conducting experiments during his 8-day stay aboard the station.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · SSC

First Saudi and first Arab woman in space. Biomedical scientist who conducted stem cell and breast cancer research aboard the ISS on Axiom-2.

🇷🇴 Romania · ROM

First and only Romanian in space. Flew on the final Intercosmos mission, conducting astrophysics experiments. Later led the Romanian Space Agency.

🇸🇾 Syria · SYR

First Syrian and second Arab in space. Flew to Mir on the Intercosmos program. Later became a refugee during the Syrian civil war.

🇺🇸 United States · NASA

First African-American woman in space. Physician, engineer, and Peace Corps volunteer who flew aboard Endeavour.

🇮🇳 India · ISRO

First and only Indian citizen to travel to space. When asked how India looked from space, he famously replied: 'Sare jahan se achha' (better than the whole world).

🇺🇸 United States · —

First space tourist. Paid $20 million for an 8-day trip to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

🇯🇵 Japan · TBS

First Japanese person in space and the first journalist to report from orbit. TV reporter whose flight to Mir was funded by the Tokyo Broadcasting System.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · UK

First British astronaut and first Western European woman in space. Chemist selected from 13,000 applicants for the Anglo-Soviet Project Juno mission to Mir.

🇨🇿 Czech Republic · CZE

First person from a country other than the US or USSR to fly in space. Czech pilot who flew on the inaugural Intercosmos mission in 1978.

🇵🇱 Poland · POL

First Pole in space. Flew on the second Intercosmos mission, making Poland the fourth spacefaring nation.

🇦🇹 Austria · AUT

First and only Austrian in space. Electrical engineer who spent 8 days aboard Mir conducting 15 experiments.

🇩🇪 Germany · DDR

First German in space. East German pilot who flew on the Intercosmos program to Salyut 6 in 1978, conducting 25 experiments.

🇻🇳 Vietnam · VIE

First Vietnamese and first Asian in space. Fighter pilot who flew to Salyut 6 via the Intercosmos program.

🇨🇺 Cuba · CUB

First Cuban, first Latin American, and first person of African descent in space. Flew to Salyut 6 on the Intercosmos program.

🇲🇳 Mongolia · MNG

First Mongolian in space. Flew on the Intercosmos program to Salyut 6, conducting Earth observation and materials science experiments.

🇭🇺 Hungary · HUN

First Hungarian in space. Fighter pilot who flew to Salyut 6 on the Intercosmos program.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · SSC

First Arab, first Muslim, and first royal family member in space. Flew on Space Shuttle Discovery deploying the ARABSAT-1B satellite.

🇳🇱 Netherlands · ESA

First Dutch astronaut. Flew on the 8-crew STS-61-A mission, the largest crew to fly in space at that time, conducting 75+ experiments aboard Spacelab.

🇲🇽 Mexico · NASA

First Mexican in space. Flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis helping deploy the Morelos 2 communications satellite.

🇳🇴 Norway · SPX

First Norwegian astronaut. Cinematographer and VR filmmaker who served as vehicle commander on SpaceX Fram2, the first crewed polar orbit mission.

🇺🇸 United States · SPX

Youngest American in orbit and first person with a prosthetic body part in space. Childhood bone cancer survivor and physician assistant at St. Jude.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

First woman in space. Solo pilot of Vostok 6, orbiting Earth 48 times over nearly 3 days.

🇧🇬 Bulgaria · BUL

First Bulgarian in space. His Soyuz 33 suffered engine failure preventing docking with Salyut 6, requiring an emergency manual return.

🇨🇳 China · CNSA

First Chinese taikonaut. Orbited Earth 14 times aboard Shenzhou 5, making China the third nation to independently send a human to space.

🇷🇺 Russia · ROS

First human in space. Completed one orbit of Earth aboard Vostok 1, forever changing human history.