Ilan Ramon
PERSONAL DATA: Born June 20,1954 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by his wife Rona ...
Laurel Clark
PERSONAL DATA: Born in Iowa, but considered Racine, Wisconsin, to be her hometown. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. She ...
David Brown
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 16, 1956 in Arlington, Virginia. Single. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by ...
William McCool
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 23, 1961 in San Diego, California. Died on February 1, 2003 over the southern United States when Space Shuttle Columbia and the crew perished during entry, 16 minutes prior to scheduled landing. He is survived by his ...
Donald Pettit
PERSONAL DATA: Born in 1955 in Silverton, Oregon. Married with two children. EDUCATION: Graduated from Silverton Union High School, Silverton, Oregon, in 1973; received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University ...
John Herrington
PERSONAL DATA: Born September 14, 1958 in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Riverton, Wyoming, and Plano, Texas. He has two children. He enjoys rock climbing, snow skiing, running, cycling. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. ...
Frank DeWinne
Personal data Born in Ghent, Belgium on 25 April 1961, Frank De Winne is married to Lena Clarke and has three children. He enjoys football, fishing and gastronomy. Education 1979: graduated from the Royal School of Cadets, Lier, Belgium ...
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Soyuz TMA-M commander ISS flight engineer 1st class instructor-test-cosmonaut 423rd world cosmonaut 98th cosmonaut of Russia PERSONAL DATA: Born January 3, 1959, in Batumi, Georgia. Married to Larisa Anatolievna Yurchikhina. They have two ...
Piers Sellers
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 11, 1955 in Crowborough, Sussex, United Kingdom. Married. Two children. EDUCATION: Graduated from Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom, in 1973; received a bachelor of science degree in ecological science ...
Sandra Magnus
Sandra Hall Magnus is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery on March 28, 2009, after having spent 134 days in orbit. She was assigned to the crew of STS-135, the final mission ...
Sergei Treschev
Graduated from Moscow Energytechnics Institute, 1982; worked at NPO Energiya; was selected as cosmonaut on 03.03.1992 (NPOE-10); OKP (cosmonaut basic training): 10/92 - 2/94; hobbies: soccer, volleyball, ice hockey, hiking, tennis, music, ...
Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. ...
Phillipe Perrin
Personal data Born January 6, 1963, in Meknes, Morocco. Considers Avignon, Provence, to be his hometown. Married, two children. Enjoys scuba diving, skiing, sailing, hiking, travel, the history of sciences. Education Entered the French ...
Paul Lockhart
PERSONAL DATA: Born April 28, 1956 in Amarillo, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lockhart. Married to the former Mary Theresa Germaine of Boston, Massachusetts. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and sports such as kayaking. ...
Mark Shuttleworth
South African entrepreneur and space tourist who became the first citizen of an independent African country to travel to space. Shuttleworth founded Canonical Ltd. and as of 2013, provides leadership for the Ubuntu operating system. He currently ...
Roberto Vittori
Roberto Vittori (born 15 October 1964 in Viterbo) is an Italian air force officer and an ESA astronaut. After graduating from the Italian Accademia Aeronautica in 1989, Vittori flew in the Italian Air Force. He then trained as a test pilot in the ...
Lee Morin
Bachelor of science in mathematics and electrical sciences from University of New Hampshire, 1974; master of science in biochemistry from New York University School of Medicine, 1978; doctorate of medicine and microbiology from New York ...
Rex Walheim
Bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the University of California-Berkeley, 1984; master of science in industrial engineering from the University of Houston, 1989; Colonel, USAF; test pilot; unsuccessful application for NASA ...
Steven Frick
Bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from U.S. Naval Academy, 1986; master of science in aerospace engineering from U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 1994; Captain, USN; hobbies: Skiing, biking, hiking, camping; currently Chief Astronaut ...
Michael Massimino
PERSONAL DATA: Born in New York in 1962. His hometown is Franklin Square, New York. Married. Two children. Mike enjoys baseball, family activities, camping, and coaching kids sports. EDUCATION: H. Frank Carey High School, Franklin ...
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.
