List of American Astronauts

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Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Lawrence, Wendy
(Former Astronaut)
F 4 STS-67 March 2, 1995 March 18, 1995 Mission Specialist 2
STS-86 September 26, 1997 October 6, 1997 Mission Specialist 4
STS-91 June 2, 1998 June 12, 1998 Mission Specialist 2
STS-114 July 26, 2005 August 9, 2005 Mission Specialist 4

Lee, Mark
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 STS-30 May 4, 1989 May 8, 1989 Mission Specialist 1
STS-47 September 12, 1992 September 20, 1992 Mission Specialist 1
STS-64 September 9, 1994 September 20, 1994 Mission Specialist 4
STS-82 February 11, 1997 February 21, 1997 Mission Specialist 4

Leestma, David
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-41G October 5, 1984 October 13, 1984 Mission Specialist 3
STS-28 August 8, 1989 August 13, 1989 Mission Specialist 2
STS-45 March 24, 1992 April 2, 1992 Mission Specialist 2

Lenoir, William
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-5 November 11, 1982 November 16, 1982 Mission Specialist 2

Leslie, Fred
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-73 October 20, 1995 November 5, 1995 Payload Specialist 1

Lichtenberg, Byron
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-9 November 28, 1983 December 8, 1983 Payload Specialist 1
STS-45 March 24, 1992 April 2, 1992 Payload Specialist 2

Lind, Donald
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-51B April 29, 1985 May 6, 1985 Mission Specialist 1

Lindsey, Steven
(Current Astronaut)
M 4 STS-87 November 19, 1997 December 5, 1997 Pilot
STS-95 October 29, 1998 November 7, 1998 Pilot
STS-104 July 12, 2001 July 25, 2001 Commander
STS-121 July 4, 2006 July 17, 2006 Commander

Linenger, Jerry
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-64 September 9, 1994 September 20, 1994 Mission Specialist 1
NASA-4 January 12, 1997
(STS-81)
May 24, 1997
(STS-84)
Mir EO-22/Mir EO-23/NASA 4 Researcher

Linnehan, Richard
(Current Astronaut)
M 4 STS-78 June 20, 1996 July 7, 1996 Mission Specialist 1
STS-90 April 17, 1998 May 3, 1998 Mission Specialist 1
STS-109 March 1, 2002 March 12, 2002 Mission Specialist 3
STS-123
(Scheduled)
January 2008 January 2008 Mission Specialist

Linteris, Gregory
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-83 April 4, 1997 April 8, 1997 Payload Specialist 2
STS-94 July 1, 1997 July 17, 1997 Payload Specialist 2

Lockhart, Paul
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-111 June 5, 2002 June 19, 2002 Pilot
STS-113 November 24, 2002 December 7, 2002 Pilot

Lopez-Alegria, Michael
(Current Astronaut)
M 4 STS-73 October 20, 1995 November 5, 1995 Mission Specialist 2
STS-92 October 11, 2000 October 24, 2000 Mission Specialist 4
STS-113 November 24, 2002 December 7, 2002 Mission Specialist 1
ISS Crew 14 September 18, 2006
(Soyuz TMA-9)
April 2007
(Soyuz TMA-9)
ISS 14 Commander (Science Officer)

Lounge, John Michael
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-51I August 27, 1985 September 3, 1985 Mission Specialist 2
STS-26 September 29, 1988 October 3, 1988 Mission Specialist 1
STS-35 December 2, 1990 December 11, 1990 Mission Specialist 1

Lousma, Jack
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 Skylab 3 July 28, 1973 September 25, 1973 Pilot
STS-3 March 22, 1982 March 30, 1982 Commander

Love, Stanley
(Current Astronaut)
M 1 STS-122
(Scheduled)
November 2007 November 2007 Mission Specialist

Lovell, James
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 Gemini 7 December 4, 1965 December 18, 1965 Pilot
Gemini 12 November 11, 1966 November 15, 1966 Commander
Apollo 8 December 21, 1968 December 27, 1968 Command Module Pilot
Apollo 13 April 11, 1970 April 17, 1970 Commander

Low, David
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-32 January 9, 1990 January 20, 1990 Mission Specialist 3
STS-43 August 2, 1991 August 11, 1991 Mission Specialist 2
STS-57 June 21, 1993 July 1, 1993 Mission Specialist 1

Lu, Edward
(Current Astronaut)
M 3 STS-84 May 15, 1997 May 24, 1997 Mission Specialist 3
STS-106 September 8, 2000 September 20, 2000 Mission Specialist 1
ISS Crew 7 April 26, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-2)
October 28, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-2)
ISS 7 Science Officer (Flight Engineer)

Lucid, Shannon
(Current Astronaut)
F 5 STS-51G June 17, 1985 June 24, 1985 Mission Specialist 3
STS-34 October 18, 1989 October 23, 1989 Mission Specialist 1
STS-43 August 2, 1991 August 11, 1991 Mission Specialist 1
STS-58 October 18, 1993 November 1, 1993 Mission Specialist 4
NASA-2 March 22, 1996
(STS-76)
September 26, 1996
(STS-79)
Mir EO-21/NASA 2 Researcher

No Flights
LaComb, Maureen
(Former Astronaut)
F 0 DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 2 - Selected in September 1982 - Retired on August 31, 1990

Lampton, Michael
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-9 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (Spacelab-1)
Selected on May 18, 1978 - Retired on November 28, 1983
STS-61K Payload Specialist
Proposed Prime Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
Payload Specialist (EOM)
Selected on May 4, 1984 - Retired on September 29, 1989
STS-45 Backup PS
(Replaced by
Dirk Frimout)
Payload Specialist (PS) (ATLAS-1)
Selected on September 29, 1989 - Retired on March 24, 1992

Lawrence, Robert
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 0 USAF MOL Group 3 - Selected on June 30, 1967 - Died on December 8, 1967

Lawyer, Richard
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 0 USAF MOL Group 1 - Selected on November 11, 1965 - Retired June 10, 1969 - Died on November 12, 2005

Lewis, Fred
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 Payload Specialist (WOSE-1) - Selected in November 1985 - Retired in 1986

Llewellyn, John
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 NASA Group 6 - Selected on August 4, 1967 - Retired on September 6, 1968

Loria, Christopher
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 NASA Group 16 - Selected on May 1, 1996 - Retired in 2005
(Left STS-113 due to an injury - Replaced by Paul Lockhart)

Lydon, Malcolm
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 1 - Selected in August 1979 - Retired in 1986

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Updated - March 24, 2007