Joseph Acaba
PERSONAL DATA: Born in 1967 in Inglewood, California, and raised in Anaheim, California, where his parents, Ralph and Elsie, still reside. Enjoys outdoor activities, such as camping, hiking, biking, kayaking and scuba diving. EDUCATION: ...
Dominic Antonelli
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Detroit, Michigan. Raised in Indiana and North Carolina.Married with two children. Interests include nowboarding and NASCAR. EDUCATION: Graduated from Douglas Byrd High School, Fayetteville, North Carolina; Bachelor ...
Robert Kimbrough
Lieutenant Colonel, USA; Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, 1989; Master of Science in Operations Research from the Georgia Tech, 1998; at the time of selection Flight Simulation Engineer on the Shuttle ...
Stephen Bowen
Bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1986; Degree of Ocean Engineer, MIT, 1993; Captain, USN; Executive Officer, USS Virginia, Groton, Connecticut. He is the first Submarine Officer selected by NASA.
Eric Boe
Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, USAF Academy, 1987; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, GeorgiaTech, 1997; Colonel, USAF; Director of Test, Air-to-Air Missile Test Division, Eglin AFB, Florida; hobbies: outdoor sports, ...
Richard Garriott
Richard Garriott de Cayeux (born Richard Allen Garriott on July 4, 1961) is a video game developer and entrepreneur. He is also known as his alter egos Lord British in Ultima and General British in Tabula Rasa. A well-known figure in the video ...
Jing Haipeng
Jing Haipeng (simplified Chinese: 景海鹏; traditional Chinese: 景海鵬; pinyin: Jǐng Hǎipéng; born October 24, 1966) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air ...
Zhai Zhigang
Zhai Zhigang (born October 10, 1966) is a major general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and a CNSA astronaut. During the Shenzhou 7 mission in 2008, he became the first Chinese citizen to carry out a spacewalk.
Liu Boming
Liu Boming (simplified Chinese: 刘伯明; traditional Chinese: 劉伯明; pinyin: Líu Bómíng; born September 1966) is a Chinese pilot selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected ...
Gregory Chamitoff
PERSONAL DATA: Originally from Montreal, Canada. Married to Chantal Caviness, M.D., Ph.D. They have two children, Natasha and Dimitri. His mother, Shari Chamitoff, and brother, Ken Chamitoff, live in Southern California. His father was the late ...
Ronald Garan Jr.
PERSONAL DATA: Born on October 30, 1961, in Yonkers, NY. Married to the former Carmel Courtney of Brooklyn, NY, and Scranton, PA. They have three sons. His father, Ronald Garan, Sr., resides in Yonkers, NY. His mother, Linda Lichtblau, resides in ...
Karen Nyberg
PERSONAL DATA: Born on October 7, 1969. Her hometown is Vining, Minnesota. Married. One child. Recreational interests include running, sewing, drawing and painting, backpacking, piano, and spending time with her family. Dr. Nyberg’s parents, ...
Kenneth Ham
PERSONAL DATA: Born December 12, 1964, in Plainfield, New Jersey. Two children, Ryan and Randy. He is married to the former Michelle Lucas of Hobart, Indiana. His parents, Ed and Marion Ham, reside in Brunswick, Maine. Recreational interests ...
Yi So-yeon
Birth date by lunar calendar: 27.04.1978; female; researcher at the KAIST; Ph.D.; one of two finalists from South Korea for a Soyuz mission in April 2008; hobbies: picture, song and Taekwondo. (Source: Spacefacts) Yi So-yeon was born to ...
Oleg Kononenko
PERSONAL DATA: Born 21 June, 1964, in Chardzhow, Turkmenia. Married to Tatiana Mikhailovna Kononenko, they have two children, daughter Alisa and son Andrey, born in 2003. Oleg enjoys reading books, sport games, and spending time with the family. ...
Sergei Volkov
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 1, 1973, in Chuguyev, Kharkov Region, Ukraine. Married to Natalia Volkova (Shinkarenko). They have one son, Egor, born in 2001. His hobbies include sport games, tennis, windsurfing, reading, museums. EDUCATION: After ...
Garrett Reisman
PERSONAL DATA: Born February 10, 1968, in Morristown, New Jersey, but considers Parsippany, New Jersey, to be his hometown. Recreational interests include flying, skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, mountaineering, canyoneering and scuba ...
Michael Foreman
PERSONAL DATA: Born March 29, 1957 in Columbus, Ohio. His hometown is Wadsworth, Ohio. Married to the former Lorrie Dancer of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They have three children. Recreational interests include golf, home repair/improvement, working ...
Robert Behnken
Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, 1992; Master of Science and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology; 1993; Lieutenant Colonel, USAF; Operations Engineer, Avionics, F-22 ...
Was unterscheidet
Der Kosmonaut und der Astronaut sind Synonyme, das heißt, theoretisch können wir sie austauschbar verwenden, aber traditionell nennen wir die Menschen, die ins All geschickt werden, von den Amerikanern Astronauten und von den Russen Kosmonauten, unabhängig davon, welcher Nationalität sie angehören.
