| Name |
Launch
Vehicle |
Habitation |
Return
Vehicle |
Brief Mission Summary |
| Yuri Gagarin
| 12 April 1961
Vostok 1
| First human spaceflight
|
| Alan Shepard
| 5 May 1961
Mercury 3
| First American spaceflight; suborbital.
|
| Virgil Grissom
| 21 July 1961
Mercury 4
| Second American suborbital flight.
|
| Gherman Titov
| 6 August 1961
Vostok 2
| 7 August 1961
Vostok 2
| Day-long orbital flight;
brief manual control by pilot.
|
| John Glenn
| 20 February 1962
Mercury 6
| First American orbital flight.
|
| Scott Carpenter
| 24 May 1962
Mercury 7
| Three complete orbits.
|
| Andrian Nikolayev
| 11 August 1962
Vostok 3
| 15 August 1962
Vostok 3
| First instance of two simultaneous manned spacecraft.
|
| Papel Popovich
| 12 August 1962
Vostok 4
| 15 August 1962
Vostok 4
|
| Wally Schirra
| 3 October 1962
Mercury 8
| First flawless Mercury mission.
|
| Gordon Cooper
| 15 May 1963
Mercury 9
|
|
| Valery Bykovsky
| 14 June 1963
Vostok 5
| 19 June 1963
Vostok 5
|
|
| Valentina Tereshkova
| 16 June 1963
Vostok 6
| 19 June 1963
Vostok 6
|
|
Vladimir Komarov
Konstantin Feoktistov
Boris Yegorov
| 12 October 1964
Voshkod 1
| 13 October 1964
Voshkod 1
|
|
Aleksei Leonov
Pavel Belyayev
| 18 March 1965
Voshkod 2
| 19 March 1965
Voshkod 2
|
|
Virgil Grissom
John Young
| 23 March 1965
Gemini 3
|
|
James McDivitt
Edward White
| 3 June 1965
Gemini 4
| 7 June 1965
Gemini 4
|
|
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
| 21 August 1965
Gemini 5
| 29 August 1965
Gemini 5
|
|
Frank Borman
James Lovell
| 4 December 1965
Gemini 7
| 18 December 1965
Gemini 7
|
|
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
| 15 December 1965
Gemini 6A
| 16 December 1965
Gemini 6A
|
|
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
| 16 March 1966
Gemini 8
| 17 March 1966
Gemini 8
|
|
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
| 3 June 1966
Gemini 9A
| 6 June 1966
Gemini 9A
|
|
John Young
Michael Collins
| 18 July 1966
Gemini 10
| 21 July 1966
Gemini 10
|
|
Pete Conrad
Richard Gordon
| 12 September 1966
Gemini 11
| 15 September 1966
Gemini 11
|
|
Jim Lovell
Buzz Aldrin
| 11 November 1966
Gemini 12
| 15 November 1966
Gemini 12
|
|
| Vladimir Komarov
| 23 April 1967
Soyuz 1
| 24 April 1967
Soyuz 1
|
|
Wally Schirra
Donn Eisele
Walter Cunningham
| 11 October 1968
Apollo 7
| 22 October 1968
Apollo 7
|
|
| Georgi Beregovoi
| 26 October 1968
Soyuz 3
| 30 October 1968
Soyuz 3
|
|
Frank Borman
Jim Lovell
William A. Anders
| 21 December 1968
Apollo 8
| 27 December 1968
Apollo 8
| First lunar orbit
|
| Vladimir Shatalov
| 14 January 1969
Soyuz 4
| 17 January 1969
Soyuz 4
|
|
Aleksei Yeliseyev
Yevgeny Khrunov
| 15 January 1969
Soyuz 5
|
|
| Boris Volynov
| 18 January 1969
Soyuz 5
|
|
James McDivitt
David Scott
Rusty Schweickart
| 3 March 1969
Apollo 9
| 13 March 1969
Apollo 9
|
|
Tom Stafford
John Young
Gene Cernan
| 18 May 1969
Apollo 10
| 26 May 1969
Apollo 10
|
|
Neil Armstrong
Michael Collins
Buzz Aldrin
| 16 July 1969
Apollo 11
| 24 July 1969
Apollo 11
| First lunar landing
|
Georgi Shonin
Valeri Kubasov
| 11 October 1969
Soyuz 6
| 16 October 1969
Soyuz 6
|
|
Anatoli Filipchenko
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Gorbatko
| 12 October 1969
Soyuz 7
| 17 October 1969
Soyuz 7
|
|
Vladimir Shatalov
Aleksei Yeliseyev
| 13 October 1969
Soyuz 8
| 18 October 1969
Soyuz 8
|
|
Pete Conrad
Dick Gordon
Alan Bean
| 14 November 1969
Apollo 12
| 24 November 1969
Apollo 12
|
|
Jim Lovell
Jack Swigert
Fred Haise
| 11 April 1970
Apollo 13
| 17 April 1970
Apollo 13
| Lunar landing aborted following accident en route.
|
Andrian Nikolayev
Vitali Sevastyanov
| 1 June 1970
Soyuz 9
| 19 June 1970
Soyuz 9
|
|
Alan Shepard
Stuart Roosa
Edgar Mitchell
| 31 January 1971
Apollo 14
| 9 February 1971
Apollo 14
|
|
Vladimir Shatalov
Aleksei Yeliseyev
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
| 23 April 1971
Soyuz 10
| 25 April 1971
Soyuz 10
|
|
Georgi Dobrovolski
Viktor Patsayev
Vladislav Volkov
| 6 June 1971
Soyuz 11
| Salyut 1
| 29 June 1971
Soyuz 11
| First manned space station.
|
David Scott
Alfred Worden
James Irwin
| 26 July 1971
Apollo 15
| 7 August 1971
Apollo 15
|
|
John W. Young
Ken Mattingly
Charles Duke
| 16 April 1972
Apollo 16
| 27 April 1972
Apollo 16
|
|
Gene Cernan
Ron Evans
Harrison Schmitt
| 7 December 1972
Apollo 17
| 19 December 1972
Apollo 17
| Last lunar landing
|
Pete Conrad
Paul Weitz
Joseph Kerwin
| 25 May 1973
Skylab 2
| Skylab
| 22 June 1973
Skylab 2
|
|
Alan Bean
Jack Lousma
Owen Garriott
| 28 July 1973
Skylab 3
| Skylab
| 25 September 1973
Skylab 3
|
|
Vasili Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
| 27 September 1973
Soyuz 12
| 29 September 1973
Soyuz 12
|
|
Gerald Carr
William Pogue
Edward Gibson
| 16 November 1973
Skylab 4
| 8 February 1974
Skylab 4
|
|
Valentin Lebedev
Pyotr Klimuk
| 18 December 1973
Soyuz 13
| 26 December 1973
Soyuz 13
|
|
Yuri Artyukhin
Papel Popovich
| 3 July 1974
Soyuz 14
| Salyut 3
| 19 July 1974
Soyuz 14
|
|
Lev Demin
Gennadi Sarafanov
| 26 August 1974
Soyuz 15
| 28 August 1974
Soyuz 15
|
|
Anatoli Filipchenko
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
| 2 December 1974
Soyuz 16
| Apollo-Soyuz
| 8 December 1974
Soyuz 16
|
|
Georgi Grechko
Aleksei Gubarev
| 11 January 1975
Soyuz 17
| Salyut 4
| 10 February 1975
Soyuz 17
|
|
Vasili Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
| 5 April 1975
Soyuz 18a
|
|
Pyotr Klimuk
Vitali Sevastyanov
| 24 May 1975
Soyuz 18
| Salyut 4
| 26 July 1975
Soyuz 18
|
|
Alexei Leonov
Valery Kubasov
| 15 July 1975
Soyuz 19
| Apollo-Soyuz
| 21 July 1975
Soyuz 19
|
|
Tom Stafford
Vance Brand
Deke Slayton
| 15 July 1975
Apollo 18
| Apollo-Soyuz
| 24 July 1975
Apollo 18
|
|
Boriz Volynov
Vitali Zholobov
| 6 June 1976
Soyuz 21
| Salyut 5
| 24 August Soyuz_21/">1976
Soyuz 21
|
|
Valery Bykovsky
Vladimir Askyonov
| 9 September 1976
Soyuz 22
| 23 September 1976
Soyuz 22
|
|
Vyacheslav Zudov
Valeri Rozhdestvenski
| 14 October 1976
Soyuz 23
| 16 October 1976
Soyuz 23
|
|
Viktor Gorbatko
Yuri Glazkov
| 7 February 1977
Soyuz 24
| Salyut 5
| 25 February 1977
Soyuz 24
|
|
Vladimir Kovalyonok
Valeri Ryumin
| 9 October 1977
Soyuz 25
| 11 October 1977
Soyuz 25
|
|
Georgi Grechko
Yuri Romanenko
| 10 December 1977
Soyuz 26
| Salyut 6
| 16 March 1978
Soyuz 27
|
|
Vladimir A. Dzhanibekov
Oleg G. Makarov
| 10 January 1978
Soyuz 27
| Salyut 6
| 16 January 1978
Soyuz 26
|
|
Aleksey A. Gubarev
Valdimir Remek
| 2 March 1978
Soyuz 28
| Salyut 6
| 10 March 1978
Soyuz 28
|
|
Vladimir V. Kovalenok
Alexander S. Ivanchenkov
| 16 June 1978
Soyuz 29
| Salyut 6
| 3 September 1987
Soyuz 29
|
|
Pyotr I. Klimuk
Miroslaw Hermaszenski
| 28 June 1978
Soyuz 30
| Salyut 6
| 4 July 1978
Soyuz 30
|
|
Valeri F. Bykovsky
Sigmund Jaehn
| 26 June 1978
Soyuz 31
| Salyut 6
| 2 November 1978
Soyuz 31
|
|
Vladmir A. Lyakhov
Valeri V. Ryumin
| 25 February 1979
Soyuz 32
| Salyut 6
| 19 August 1979
Soyuz 34
|
|
Nikolai N. Rukavishnikov
Georgi I. Ivanov
| 11 April 1979
Soyuz 33
| Salyut 6
| 12 April 1979
Soyuz 33
|
|
Leonid I. Popov
Valeri V. Ryumin
| 9 April 1980
Soyuz 35
| Salyut 6
| 11 October 1980
Soyuz 37
|
|
Valeri N. Kubasov
Bertalan Farkas
| 26 May 1980
Soyuz 36
| Salyut 6
| 3 June 1980
Soyuz 35
|
|
Yuri V. Malyshev
Valdimir V. Askenov
| 5 June 1980
Soyuz T-2
| Salyut 6
| 9 June 1980
Soyuz T-2
|
|
Viktor V. Gorbatko
Pham Tuan
| 23 July 1980
Soyuz 37
| Salyut 6
| 31 June 1980
Soyuz 36
|
|
Yuri V. Romanenko
Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez
| 18 September 1980
Soyuz 38
| Salyut 6
| 26 September 1980
Soyuz 38
|
|
Leonid D. Kizim
Oleg G. Makarov
Gennadi M. Strekalov
| 27 November 1980
Soyuz T-3
| Salyut 6
| 10 December 1980
Soyuz T-3
|
|
Vladimir V. Kovalenok
Viktor P. Savinykh
| 13 March 1981
Soyuz T-4
| Salyut 6
| 26 May 1981
Soyuz T-4
|
|
Valdimir A. Dzanibekov
Jugderdemidyin Gurragcha
| 22 March 1981
Soyuz 39
| Salyut 6
| 29 March 1981
Soyuz 39
|
|
John W. Young
Robet L. Crippen
| 12 April 1981
STS-1, Columbia
| 14 April 1981
STS-1, Columbia
| First space shuttle flight; systems test.
|
Leonid I. Popov
Dumitru Prunariu
| 14 May 1981
Soyuz 40
| Salyut 6
| 22 May 1981
Soyuz 40
|
|
Joseph H. Engle
Richard H. Truly
| 12 November 1981
STS-2, Columbia
| 14 November 1981
STS-2, Columbia
|
|
Jack R. Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
| 22 March 1982
STS-3, Columbia
| 30 March 1982
STS-3, Columbia
|
|
Anatoli Brergovoy
Valentine V. Lebedev
| 12 May 1982
Soyuz T-5
| Salyut 7
| 10 December 1982
Soyuz T-7
|
|
Vladmiri A. Dzanibekov
Alexander S. Ivanchenkov
Jean-Loup Chretien
| 24 June 1982
Soyuz T-6
| Salyut 7
| 2 July 1982
Soyuz T-6
|
|
Thomas K. Mattingly
Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.
| 27 June 1982
STS-4, Columbia
| 4 July 1982
STS-4, Columbia
| Final space shuttle R&D flight
|
Leonid I. Popov
Alexander A. Serebov
Svetlana Y. Savitskaya
| 19 August 1982
Soyuz T-7
| Salyut 7
| 27 August 1982
Soyuz T-5
|
|
Vance D. Brand
Robert F. Overmyer
Joseph P. Allen
William B. Lenoir
| 11 November 1982
STS-5, Columbia
| 16 November 1982
STS-5, Columbia
| Launched commercial ANIK C-3
and SBS-C communications satellites
|
Paul J. Weitz
Karol J. Bobko
Donald H. Peterson
F. Story Musgrave
| 4 April 1983
STS-6, Challenger
| 9 April 1983
STS-6, Challenger
| First shuttle-based space walk.
|
Vladimir G. Titov
Gennadi M. Strekalov
Alexander A. Serebrov
| 20 April 1983
Soyuz T-8
| 22 April 1983
Soyuz T-8
|
|
Robert L. Crippen
Frederick H. Hauck
John M. Fabian
Sally K. Ride
Norman E. Thagard
| 18 June 1983
STS-7, Challenger
| 24 June 1983
STS-7, Challenger
| First American woman in space;
microgravity experiments.
|
Vladimir A. Lyakhov
Alexander P. Alexandrov
| 26 June 1983
Soyuz T-9
| Salyut 7
| 23 November 1983
Soyuz T-9
|
|
Richard H. Truly
Daniel C. Brandenstein
Dale A. Gardner
Guion S. Bluford
William E. Thornton
| 30 August] 1983
STS-8, Challenger
| 5 September 1983
STS-8, Challenger
| First African-American in space;
deployed INSAT-1B for India
|
John W. Young
Brewster H. Shaw
Owen K. Garriott
Robert A. Parker
Byron K. Lichtenberg
Ulf Merbold
| 28 November 1983
STS-9, Columbia
| 8 December 1983
STS-9, Columbia
| First Spacelab mission;
first ESA astronaut.
|
Vance D. Brand
Robert L. Gibson
Bruce McCandless II
Ronald E. McNair
Robert L. Stewart
| 3 February 1984
STS-41-B, Challenger
| 11 February 1984
STS-41-B, Challenger
| First untethered space-walk.
|
Leonid D. Kizim
Vladimir A. Solovyev
Oleg Y. Atkov
| 4 February 1984
Soyuz T-10
| Salyut 7
| 2 October 1984
Soyuz T-11
|
|
Yuri V. Malyshev
Gennadi M. Strekalov
Rakesh Sharma
| 3 April 1984
Soyuz T-11
| Salyut 7
| 11 April 1984
Soyuz T-10
|
|
Robert L. Crippen
Francis R. Scobee
George D. Nelson
James D. A. van Hoften
Terry J. Hart
| 6 April 1984
STS-41-C, Challenger
| 13 April 1984
STS-41-C, Challenger
| LDEF deployed for later retrieval.
|
Vladimir A. Dzanibekov
Igor P. Volk
Svetlana Y. Savitskaya
| 17 July 1984
Soyuz T-12
| Salyut 7
| 29 July 1984
Soyuz T-12
|
|
Henry W. Hartsfield
Michael L. Coats
Judith A. Resnik
Steven A. Hawley
Richard M. Mullane
Charles D. Walker
| 30 August 1984
STS-41-D, Discovery
| 5 September 1984
STS-41-D, Discovery
| Testing of experimental solar arrays;
three satellites deployed.
|
Robert L. Crippen
Jon A. McBride
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Sally K. Ride
David C. Leestma
Marc Garneau
Paul D. Scully-Power
| 5 October 1984
STS-41-G, Challenger
| 13 October 1984
STS-41-G, Challenger
| First flight including two women;
ERBS satellite deployed.
|
Federick H. Hauck
David M. Walker
Anna L. Fisher
Dale A. Gardner
Joseph P. Allen
| 8 November 1984
STS-51-A, Discovery
| 16 November 1984
STS-51-A, Discovery
| Deployed 2 communications satellites; retrieved 2 malfunctioning satellites.
|
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Loren J. Shriver
Ellison S. Onizuka
James F. Buchli
Gary E. Payton
| 24 January 1985
STS-51-C, Discovery
| 27 January 1985
STS-51-C, Discovery
|
|
Karol J. Bobko
Donald E. Williams
M. Rhea Seddon
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
S. David Griggs
Charles D. Walker
E. Jake Garn
| 12 April 1985
STS-51-D, Discovery
| 19 April 1985
STS-51-D, Discovery
|
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Robert F. Overmyer
Frederick D. Gregory
Don L. Lind
Norman E. Thagard
William E. Thornton
Lodewijk van den Berg
Taylor G. Wang
| 29 April 1985
STS-51-B, Challenger
| 6 May 1985
STS-51-B, Challenger
|
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| Vladimir A. Dzanibekov
| 5 June 1985
Soyuz T-13
| Salyut 7
| 26 September 1985
Soyuz T-13
|
|
| Viktor P. Savinykh
| 21 November 1985
Soyuz T-14
|
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Daniel C. Brandenstein
John O. Creighton
Shannon W. Lucid
Steven R. Nagel
John M. Fabian
Patrick Baudry
Sultan Salman Al-Saud
| 17 June 1985
STS-51-G, Discovery
| 24 June 1985
STS-51-G, Discovery
|
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Gordon Fullerton
Roy D. Bridges
F. Story Musgrave
Anthony W. England
Karl G. Henize
Loren W. Acton
John-David F. Bartoe
| 29 July 1985
STS-51-F, Challenger
| 6 August 1985
STS-51-F, Challenger
|
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Joseph H. Engle
Richard O. Covey
James D. A. van Hoften
John M. Lounge
William F. Fisher
| 27 August 1985
STS-51-I, Discovery
| 3 September 1985
STS-51-I, Discovery
|
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Vladimir V. Vasyutin
Alexander A. Volkov
| 17 September 1985
Soyuz T-14
| Salyut 7
| 21 November 1985
Soyuz T-14
|
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| Georgi M. Grechko
| 26 September 1985
Soyuz T-13
|
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Karol J. Bobko
Ronald J. Grabe
David C. Hilmers
Robert L. Stewart
William A. Pailes
| 3 October 1985
STS-51-J, Atlantis
| 7 October 1985
STS-51-J, Atlantis
|
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Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.
Steven R. Nagel
James F. Buchli
Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Bonnie J. Dunbar
Reinhard Furrer
Ernst Messerschmid
Wubbo J. Ockels
| 30 October 1985
STS-61-A, Challenger
| 6 November 1985
STS-61-A, Challenger
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Brewster H. Shaw, Jr.
Bryan D. O'Connor
Mary L. Cleave
Sherwood C. Spring
Jerry L. Ross
Rodolfo Neri Vela
Charles D. Walker
| 26 November 1985
STS-61-B, Atlantis
| 3 December 1985
STS-61-B, Atlantis
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Robert L. Gibson
Charles F. Bolden
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
Steven A. Hawley
George D. Nelson
Robert J. Cenker
Bill Nelson
| 12 January 1986
STS-61-C, Columbia
| 18 January 1986
STS-61-C, Columbia
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Francis R. Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Judith A. Resnik
Ellison S. Onizuka
Ronald E. McNair
Gregory B. Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe
| 28 January 1986
STS-51-L, Challenger
| Exploded 73 seconds after launch.
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Leonid D. Kizim
Vladimir A. Solovyev
| 13 March 1986
Soyuz T-15
| Mir, Salyut 7
| 16 July 1986
Soyuz T-15
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