List of American Astronauts

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Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Irwin, James
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1 Apollo 15 July 26, 1971 August 7, 1971 Lunar Module Pilot

Ivins, Marsha
(Current Astronaut)
F 5 STS-32 January 9, 1990 January 20, 1990 Mission Specialist 2
STS-46 July 31, 1992 August 8, 1992 Mission Specialist 2
STS-62 March 4, 1994 March 18, 1994 Mission Specialist 3
STS-81 January 12, 1997 January 22, 1997 Mission Specialist 3
STS-98 February 7, 2001 February 20, 2001 Mission Specialist 2

Jarvis, Gregory
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1 STS-51L (Died) January 28, 1986 January 28, 1986 Payload Specialist 1

Jemison, Mae
(Former Astronaut)
F 1 STS-47 September 12, 1992 September 20, 1992 Mission Specialist 4 (MS 4)

Jernigan, Tamara
(Former Astronaut)
F 5 STS-40 June 5, 1991 June 14, 1991 Mission Specialist 2
STS-52 October 22, 1992 November 1, 1992 Mission Specialist 3
STS-67 March 2, 1995 March 18, 1995 Mission Specialist 3
STS-80 November 19, 1996 December 7, 1996 Mission Specialist 1
STS-96 May 27, 1999 June 6, 1999 Mission Specialist 1

Jett, Brent
(Current Astronaut)
M 4 STS-72 January 11, 1996 January 20, 1996 Pilot
STS-81 January 12, 1997 January 22, 1997 Pilot
STS-97 December 1, 2000 December 11, 2000 Commander
STS-115 September 9, 2006 September 21, 2006 Commander

Johnson, Gregory Carl
(Current Astronaut)
M 1 STS-125
(Scheduled)
September 2008 September 2008 Mission Specialist

Johnson, Gregory Harold
(Current Astronaut)
M 1 STS-123
(Scheduled)
January 2008 January 2008 Mission Specialist

Jones, Thomas
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 STS-59 April 9, 1994 April 20, 1994 Mission Specialist 4
STS-68 September 30, 1994 October 11, 1994 Mission Specialist 4
STS-80 November 19, 1996 December 7, 1996 Mission Specialist 2
STS-98 February 7, 2001 February 20, 2001 Mission Specialist 3

Kavandi, Janet
(Current Astronaut)
F 3 STS-91 June 2, 1998 June 12, 1998 Mission Specialist 3
STS-99 February 11, 2000 February 22, 2000 Mission Specialist 2
STS-104 July 12, 2001 July 25, 2001 Mission Specialist 2

Kelly, James
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 STS-102 March 8, 2001 March 21, 2001 Pilot
STS-114 July 26, 2005 August 9, 2005 Pilot

Kelly, Mark
(Current Astronaut)
M 3 STS-108 December 5, 2001 December 17, 2001 Pilot
STS-121 July 4, 2006 July 17, 2006 Pilot
STS-124
(Scheduled)
February 2008 February 2008 Commander

Kelly, Scott
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 STS-103 December 20, 1999 December 28, 1999 Pilot
STS-118
(Scheduled)
June 2007 June 2007 Commander

Kerwin, Joseph
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 Skylab 2 May 25, 1973 June 22, 1973 Scientist

Kilrain, Susan
(Former Astronaut)
F 2 STS-83 April 4, 1997 April 8, 1997 Pilot
STS-94 July 1, 1997 July 17, 1997 Pilot

Kregel, Kevin
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 STS-70 July 13, 1995 July 22, 1995 Pilot
STS-78 June 20, 1996 July 7, 1996 Pilot
STS-87 November 19, 1997 December 5, 1997 Commander
STS-99 February 11, 2000 February 22, 2000 Commander

X-15 Pilots
Kincheloe, Iven
(Deceased X-15 Pilot)
M 0 X-15 Pilot - Selected in 1957 - Died in a F-104 airplane crash on July 26, 1958 before taking a X-15 flight

Knight, William
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1* X-15 Flight 190 October 17, 1967 USAF Dyna-Soar Group - Selected in 1962 - Retired on December 10, 1963
X-15 Pilot - Selected in 1965 - Retired in December 1968 - Died on May 7, 2004
(*1 X-15 flight above 80 km - 16 X-15 flights)

No Flights
James, Larry
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 2 - Selected in September 1982 - Retired on November 30, 1987

Johnston, Mary
(Former Astronaut)
F 0 STS-51B Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (Spacelab-3)
Selected on June 5, 1983 - Retired on April 29, 1985

Jones, Charles
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 0 STS-71B Payload Specialist
Proposed Prime Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 2
Selected in September 1982 - Retired in January 1987
Died on September 11, 2001

Joseph, Daryl
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-41H Payload Specialist
Proposed Backup Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 1
Selected in August 1979 - Retired in 1985
STS-61N Payload Specialist
Proposed Backup Crew
(Flight Cancelled)

Kimbrough, Robert Shane
(Current Astronaut)
M 0 NASA Group 19 - Selected on May 6, 2004

Konrad, John
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-51A(a) Payload Specialist
Proposed Backup Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
Payload Specialist (Hughes Communications)
Selected on July 5, 1984 - Retired in 1986
STS-51D(a) Payload Specialist
Proposed Backup Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
STS-61L Payload Specialist
Proposed Prime Crew
(Flight Cancelled)

Kopra, Timothy
(Current Astronaut)
M 0 ISS Crew 16 Backup Crew NASA Group 18 - Selected on July 26, 2000

Koszelak, Stanley
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-47 Backup PS to
MS 4 Mae Jemison
Payload Specialist (PS) (Spacelab-J)
Selected on October 4, 1989 - Retired on September 12, 1992

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