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2004 Gordon Cooper, astronaut/businessman, dies at 77

2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,

2003 Ilan Ramon, astronaut, ", first Israeli in space, mission specialist on Columbia, STS-107, ", dies at 48

2003 Kalpana Chawla, astronaut, ", first Asian Indian woman in space, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,, ", dies at 41

2003 Laurel Clark, astronaut, physician on the Columbia mission, STS-107, dies at 41

2003 Michael Anderson, astronaut, payload specialist on the Columbia, STS-107, dies at 42

2003 Rick Husband, astronaut, commander of Columbia, STS-107,

2003 William McCool, astronaut, pilot of Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41

2003 Michael P. Anderson, American Astronaut

2001 Patricia Hilliard Robertson, astronaut, dies at 38

1999 Pete Conrad, "astronaut, businessman", third man to walk on the moon, dies at 69

1998 Alan Shepard, astronaut, first American in space, dies at 74

1998 Alan Shepard, American Astronaut

1997 Henry C. Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71

1996 Robert Franklin Overmyer, astronaut (STS 5, STS 51-B), dies at 59

1994 Stuart Allen Roosa, astronaut (Apollo 14), dies of pancreatitis at 46

1993 Karl G Henize, astronaut (STS 51-F), dies of heart failure at 66

1993 Donald "Deke" K Slayton, U.S. major/astronaut (Apollo 18), dies at 69

1993 Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at 66

1991 James B Irwin, Col USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15), dies at 61

1991 James Irwin, American Astronaut

1990 Ronald E Evans, astronaut (Apollo 17), dies of a heart attack at 57

1989 Stanley David Griggs, astronaut (STS 51-D), dies plane crash at 59

1987 Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57

1986 Stephen D Thorne, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33

1986 Christa McAuliffe, astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1986 Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1983 Guion Bluford becomes 1st African-American astronaut in space

1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51

1982 Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black astronaut

1982 Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut

1970 James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39

1967 Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32

1967 Clifton C Williams Jr, astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash

1967 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38

1967 Maj Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut

1967 Edward G Givens Jr, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47

1967 Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Capt USAF/astronaut

1967 Edward Higgins White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), dies at 36

1967 Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire

1967 Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire

1966 Stephanie D Wilson, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut

1966 Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet

1966 Elliot McKay See Jr, astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash

1965 Soichi Noguchi, born in Yokohama, Japan, astronaut

1964 Theodore C Freeman, astronaut, dies at 34 in a T-38 jet air crash

1964 Sandra H Magnus, Belleville, Illinois, PhD/astronaut

1964 Stephen N Frick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1964 Salizhan Sharkirovich Sharipov, Kirhizia, astronaut, STS-89

1964 Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut

1964 Paul W. Richards, Scranton, Pennsylvania, astronaut

1964 James M. Kelly, Burlington Iowa, Capt USAF/astronaut

1964 Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race

1964 Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut

1964 Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut

1963 Julie Payette, born in Montreal, Quebec, astronaut

1963 Koichi Wakata, Omiya Saitama Japan, astronaut, STS 72, sk: 92

1963 Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 84

1963 Lisa M Nowak, Washington D.C., Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1963 Pedro Duque, born in Madrid, Spain, engineer and astronaut, STS 78 alt, sk:95

1963 Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper, St. Paul, Minnesota, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1963 Philippe Perrin, Meknes Morocco, Lt Col FAF/astronaut

1962 Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Capt USAF/astronaut

1962 Mary Ellen Weber, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS 70

1962 Michael J Massimino, born in Oceanside, New York, PhD/astronaut

1962 Vladimir Mikolaevich Dezhurov, born in Mordovia, astronaut, Mir 18, STS-71

1962 Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 85, sk: 99

1961 Charles O Hobaugh, Bar Harbor ME, Capt USMC/astronaut

1961 Susan Leigh Still, Augusta, Georgia, lt cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 83, 94

1961 William C McCool, born in San Diego, California, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1961 Pamela Ann Melroy, born in Palo Alto, California, Major USAF/astronaut, sk:STS 92

1961 Frederick W. Sturckow, born in La Mesa, California, USMC capt/astronaut, sk: STS 88

1961 Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS 66, 86, sk:95

1961 Daniel C Burbank, born in Manchester, Connecticut, Lt cmdr USCG/astronaut

1961 Kalpana Chawla, Karnal, India, astronaut, STS 87

1961 Laurel B. Clark, born in Ames Iowa, Lt cmdr USN/astronaut

1961 Daniel M Tani, Ridley Park, Maryland, astronaut

1960 Catherine G Coleman, Charleston, South Carolina, Phd/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 73

1960 James A Pawelczyk, Buffalo, New York, PhD/astronaut, sk STS 90

1960 Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS 65, 72, sk: 92

1960 Steven W. Lindsey, Arcadia, California, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 87

1960 Alexander W. Dunlap, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, astronaut

1960 Christopher J "Gus" Loria, Newton, Massachusetts, Major USMC/astronaut

1960 Richard A. Mastracchio, Waterbury, Connecticut, astronaut

1960 Peggy A. Whitson, Mt Ayr Iowa, PhD/astronaut

1959 Michael P Anderson, Plattsburgh, New York, major USAF/astronaut, STS 89

1959 Scott D Vangen, Granite Falls, Minnesota, astronaut

1959 R Glynn Holt, Plainveiw Texas, PhD/astronaut, STS 73 alt

1959 Jean-Francois Clervoy, Longeville France, astronaut, STS 66, 84

1959 Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut, STS 84, sk 97

1959 Chris Hadfield, Sarnia Ontario Canada, RCAF/astronaut, STS 74, sk: 99

1959 Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, sk: STS 90

1959 Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, sk: STS 90

1959 Janet Lynn Kavandi, born in Springfield, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, sk:STS 91

1959 Wendy B. Lawrence, born in Jacksonville, Florida, astronaut, STS 67, 86, sk:91

1959 Yvonne D. Cagle, born in West Point, New York, MD/astronaut

1959 Michael J. Bloomfield, born in Flint, Michigan, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 86

1959 Michael P. Anderson, American Astronaut

1958 Steven L Smith, Phoenix Arizona, astronaut, STS 68, 82

1958 Nancy J. Currie, Wilmington, Delaware, Mjr Army/astronaut, STS 57, 70, sk: 88

1958 John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 67, 81

1958 Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pontiac, Michigan, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 72, sk:81

1958 John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka, Oklahoma, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 73 alt

1958 Peter "Jeff" K Wisoff, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PhD/Astronaut, STS 57, 68, 81/84

1958 Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, Buenos Aires, Arg, astronaut

1958 Ellen Ochoa, born in Los Angeles, California, PhD/Astronaut, STS 56, 66

1958 Susan J Helms, Charlotte, North Carolina, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 54, 64, 78

1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 89

1958 Jeffrey N Williams, Superior Wisconsin, Major Army/astronaut

1957 Gregory T Linteris, Demarest, New Jersey, PhD/astronaut, STS 83, 94

1957 Gregory T Linteris, Demarest, New Jersey, astronaut, sk: STS 83

1957 Richard M Linnehan, Lowell Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 78, sk: 90

1957 Daniel W. Bursch, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lt Cmdr USN/Astronaut, STS 51, 68, 77

1957 Rick Douglas Husband, born in Amarillo, Texas, USAF mjr/astronaut

1957 William G. Gregory, Lockport, New York, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 67

1957 Luca Urbani, Rome, Italy, MD/astronaut, STS 78-alt

1957 Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USN/astronaut, sk: STS-91

1957 Paul D. Ronney, born in Los Angeles, California, ScD/astronaut, STS 83 alt

1957 Duane G. Carey, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, major USAF/astronaut

1957 Patrick G. Forrester, born in El Paso, Texas, Lt Col Army/astronaut

1957 Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 75, 82

1957 Christer Fuglesang, born in Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut, Mir backup

1957 C Michael Foale, Louth England, astronaut, STS 45, 56, 63, 84/86

1956 Martin Joseph Fettman, born in Brooklyn, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS 58

1956 Eileen Marie Collins, Elmira, New York, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 63, 84

1956 Mae C Jemison, Decatur Alabama, MD/astronaut, STS 47

1956 James H Newman, Trust Territory of Pacific, PhD/Astronaut, STS 51, 69

1956 Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend, Indiana, PhD/Astronaut, STS 57, 63, 83, 94

1956 James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS 65, 74, 83, 94

1956 Kevin R Kregel, born in New York City, New York, Pilot/astronaut, STS 70, 78, 87

1956 David A. Wolf, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, MD/astronaut, STS 58, sk: 89/91

1956 Kent V. Rominger, born in Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. Navy /astronaut, STS 73, 80, 85

1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS 55, 63

1956 Jay C. Buckey, New York City, physician/astronaut, STS 58 alt, sk: 90

1956 Richard A. Searfoss, born in Mount Clemons, Michigan, Astronaut, STS 58, 76, sk 90

1956 Mark L Polansky, Paterson, New Jersey, pilot/astronaut

1956 Michael L Gernhardt, Mansfield, Ohio, astronaut, STS 69, 83, 94, sk 100

1956 Paul S. Lockhart, born in Amarillo, Texas, Major USAF/astronaut

1956 David M. Brown, Arlington, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut

1956 Gregory J Harbaugh, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS 39, 54, 71, 82

1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95

1956 George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS 32, STS 43

1956 James Newman, American Astronaut

1955 Stephen K Robinson, Sacramento California, PhD/astronaut, STS 85, sk:95

1955 Richard J Hieb, Jamestown ND, astronaut, STS 39, 49, 65

1955 Carl Erwin Walz, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 51, 65, 79

1955 Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS 46, 62, 75

1955 Charles D "Sam" Gemar, Yankton, South Dakota, army/astronaut, STS 38, 48, 62

1955 Charles J Precourt, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 55, 71, 84, sk:91

1955 Pierre J Thuot, Groton Conn, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 36, 49, 62

1955 Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 65, 70, 83, 94

1955 Donald R. Pettit, born in Silverton, Oregon, PhD/astronaut

1955 Piers J. Sellers, Sussex England, PhD and astronaut

1955 Renate Bruemmer, astronaut and cosmonaut

1955 Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS 59, 68, 80, sk: 98

1955 Jerry M Linenger, Mt Clemens, Michigan, PhD/Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 81/84

1954 Hans William Schlegel, Oberlingen Germany, Astronaut, STS 55

1954 Steven Glenwood MacLean, Ottawa Ontario, astronaut, STS 52

1954 Kevin P. Chilton, born in Los Angeles, California, Lt Col USAF/Astronaut, STS 49, 59, 76

1954 Takao Doi, Tokyo, Japan, astronaut, STS 87

1954 Umberto Guidoni, Rome, Italy, PhD/astronaut, STS 75

1954 Jeffrey S. Ashby, born in Dallas, Texas, astronaut, sk: STS 85

1954 [Dafydd] Rhys Williams, Saskatoon, Canada, MD/astronaut, sk: STS 90

1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS 89, sk:100

1953 Daniel T Barry, Norwalk, Connecticut, PhD/MD/astronaut, STS 72

1953 N Jan Davis, Cocoa Beach Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS 47, 60, 85

1953 Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 43, 52, 68, 81

1953 Gerhard P J Thiele, Brenz, Germany, astronaut

1953 Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut, STS 78

1953 Brian J. Duffy, born in Boston, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 45, 57, 72, sk:92

1953 Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS 34, 50, 71

1953 Stephen D. Thorne, Frankfurt-on-Main, German FR, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1952 Ronald Michael Sega, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 60, 76

1952 Michael "Rich"ard Clifford, Cal, Army/Astronaut, STS 53, 59, 76

1952 Lee M Morin, Manchester NH, cmdr USN/astronaut

1952 Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS 33, 49, 61, 73

1952 Thomas J Hennen, Albany Georgia, astronaut, STS 44

1952 Mark C Lee, Viroqua WI, Mjr USAF/astronaut, STS 30, 47, 64, 82,sk: 98

1952 Pritawi Sudarmo, Indonesia, astronaut

1952 Terence Tom Henricks, born in Bryan, Ohio, USAF/astronaut, STS 44, 55, 70, 78

1952 Linda M. Godwin, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, STS 37, 59, 76

1952 Donald R McMonagle, born in Flint, Michigan, Mjr USAF/astronaut, STS 39, 54, 66

1952 Charles J. Camarda, New York City, PhD/astronaut

1952 Chiaki Naito-Mukai, Tatebayashi Japan, astronaut, STS 65, sk:95

1952 James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut, STS 29, STS 40

1952 Rudolfo Neri-Vida, Mexico, PHD/astronaut, STS 23

1952 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 44, 54, 77

1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS 42, 51, 79

1951 Fred W. Leslie, Ancon Panama, PhD/astronaut, STS 73

1951 Andrew S Thomas, Adelaide Australia, PhD/astronaut, STS 77, STS 89/91

1951 Mark N Brown, Valparaiso, Indiana, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 28, 48, 66

1951 Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut, STS 50

1951 Randy T Odle, Port Arthur Texas, astronaut

1951 Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 78

1951 Lawrence J Delucas, born in Syracuse, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS 50

1951 Stephen S. Oswald, born in Seattle Washington, astronaut, STS 42, 56, 67

1951 Sidney M Gutierrez, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mjr USAF/astronaut, STS 40, 59

1951 Sally Kristen Ride, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st U.S. woman astronaut, STS-7, STS 41G

1951 Sally Ride, American Astronaut

1951 Ronald A. Parise, Warren, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS 35, STS 67

1951 Thomas D Akers, St. Louis, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 41, 49, 61, 79

1951 John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut

1951 Marsha S. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 32, 46, 62, 81

1951 Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk, Kkishkov Ukraine, astronaut, STS 87

1950 Carl J Meade, Illinos, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 38, STS 50, 64

1950 Winston E Scott, born in Miami, Florida, USN Commander/astronaut, STS 72, 87

1950 Kenneth D. Cockrell, born in Austin Texas, Astronaut, STS 56, 69, 80

1950 David Carl Hilmers, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut, STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42

1950 Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS 66, 82, sk: 97

1949 Bruce E Melnick, New York City, Cmdr USCG/astronaut, STS 41, STS 49

1949 Kenneth D Cameron, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lt Col USMC/astronaut, STS 37, 56, 74

1949 Terrence W. Wilcutt, Russellville, Kentucky, Major USMC/astronaut, STS 68, 79

1949 Michel Tognini, Vincennes France, astronaut, Soyuz TM-15, sk: STS 93

1949 Anna Lee Fisher, St. Albans, New York, MD/astronaut, STS 51-A

1949 William M Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 27, 41, 52

1949 David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon, Michigan, USN/astronaut, STS 41-G, 28, 45

1949 Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS 73

1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 37, 47, 59, 79

1949 Jean-Jacques Favier, born in Kehl, Germany, astronaut, STS 78

1949 James S. Voss, born Cordova, Alabama, Major USA/astronaut, STS 44, 53, 69

1949 Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut, STS 13, 77

1949 Robert Cabana, Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut, STS 41, 53, 68, sk:88

1948 Roberta Lynn Bondar, Ontario, astronaut, STS 42

1948 Dale A Gardner, Fairmont, Minnesota, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 8, STS 51A

1948 Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, teacher/astronaut, STS 25

1948 Christa McAuliffe, American Astronaut

1948 Charles David Walker, astronaut, STS 12 STS 16 STS 23

1948 Wubbo J. Ockels, born in Almelo, Netherlands, astronaut, STS 22

1948 Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, astronaut, STS 9, STS 45

1948 Mamoru Mohri, Yoichi-machi Hokkaido Japan, astronaut, STS 47

1948 Jerry Ross, Indiana, Lt Col USAF/astronaut, STS 61B, 27, 37, 55, 74,sk:88

1947 Mary Louise Cleave, Southampton, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS 61-B, STS 30

1946 Terry J Hart, Pittsburgh Penn, astronaut, STS 41C

1946 Franco Malerba, Genoa Italy, astronaut, STS 46

1946 Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut, STS 61B, STS 40

1946 Richard Richards, American Astronaut

1946 Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS 61C, 31, 45, 60

1946 William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut, STS 51-I

1946 Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry, born in Cameroon, astronaut, STS 18

1946 James C. Adamson, born Warsaw New York, Lt. Col. U.S. astronaut on STS 28, STS 43

1945 Millie Hughes-Fulford, Wells, Texas, astronaut, STS 40

1945 Bjarni V Tryggvason, Reykjavik Iceland, astronaut, STS 85

1945 Ronald J Grabe, New York City, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 51-J, 30, 42, 57

1945 Ernst Willi Messerschmid, Reutlingen Germany, astronaut, STS 22

1944 Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, Brooklyn, PhD/astronaut, STS 51-D, 35, 46, 61, 75

1944 Loren J Shriver, Iowa, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 51-C, STS 31, STS 46

1944 Charles Lacy Veach, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut, STS 39, STS 52

1944 Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford, Connecticut, Col USA/astronaut, STS 61B

1944 Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut, STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75

1944 Gregory Bruce Jarvis, born in Detroit, Michigan, astronaut, STS 25

1944 James "Ox" D A van Hoften, born in Fresno California, astronaut, STS 11, STS 20

1943 Samuel T Durrance, Tallahassee, Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS 35, STS 67

1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 41G

1943 Michael J McCulley, born in San Diego, California, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS-34

1943 John H Casper, Greenville, South Carolina, USAF/astronaut, STS 36, 54, 62, 77

1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 51G, 36, 48

1943 Shannon Lucid, born in Shanghai, China, astronaut, STS 51G, 34, 43, 58, 76/79

1942 William Nelson, Rep-D-Fla, 1979-, /astronaut, STS 61C

1942 William C Nelson, rep/astronaut, STS 24

1942 John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut, STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81

1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brig Gen U.S. Army/astronaut, STS 41B, 51J

1942 Robert C Springer, St. Louis, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-29, STS-38

1942 Anthony Wayne England, Indianapolis, PhD/astronaut, STS 51-F

1941 Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut, STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19

1941 Michael L. Lampton, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, astronaut

1940 Richard Furrer, Worgl Germany, astronaut, STS 22

1940 Brian T O'Leary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, astronaut

1939 Stanley David Griggs, born in Portland, Oregon, astronaut, STS 51-D, STS 33

1939 Francis R. Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster

1939 Donald L. Holmquest, born in Dallas, Texas, astronaut

1939 William Benjamin Lenoir, born in Miami, Florida, astronaut, STS 5

1939 John M Fabian, Goosecreek, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 7, STS 51G

1937 Karol Joseph Bobko, New York City, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 6, STS 51D, STS 51J

1937 Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G

1937 Robert Crippen, American Astronaut

1937 Joseph P Allen IV, Crawfordsville, Indiana, PhD/astronaut, STS-5, STS 51A

1937 Bruce McCandless II, Boston, Cap USN/astronaut, STS 41B, STS-31

1936 Robert Alan Ridley Parker, New York City, PhD/astronaut, STS 9, STS 35

1936 Edward George Gibson, Buffalo, New York, astronaut, Skylab 4

1936 Charles G Fullerton, born in Rochester, New York, astronaut, STS-3, 51F

1936 Robert F Overmyer, born in Lorain, Ohio, Col USMC/astronaut, STS 5, STS 51B

1936 Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3

1935 John L Finley, USAF/astronaut

1935 Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17

1935 Russell Luis Schweickart, Neptune, New Jersey, astronaut, Apollo 9

1935 Charles M Duke, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Apol 16

1935 Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut

1935 F Story Musgrave, Boston, MD/astronaut, STS 6, 51-F, 33, 44, 61, 80

1935 Story Musgrave, American Astronaut

1935 Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita, New Mexico, astronaut, Apollo 17

1935 Jack Schmitt, American Astronaut

1935 Philip K. Chapman, born in Melbourne, Australia, astronaut, Apollo 14 support

1935 Roger B Chaffee, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1935 Roger B. Chaffee, Astronaut

1935 Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut, STS 42-alt

1934 John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut

1934 F. Curtis Michel, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, astronaut

1934 Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Capt USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17

1933 Fred W. Haise, Jr., Biloxi Mississippi, astronaut, Apollo 13 STS T-1, T-3, T-5

1933 Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut, STS 6

1933 William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut, Apollo 8

1933 Stuart A "Smokey" Roosa, Durango Colo, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 14

1933 John A. Llewellyn, born in Cardiff, Wales, astronaut

1933 James A. Abrahamson, USAF/astronaut

1932 Robert T Herres, born in Denver, Colorado, USAF/astronaut

1932 Richard E Lawyer, born in Los Angeles, California, astronaut

1932 Jake Edwin Garn, Sen-R-Utah, 1974-, and astronaut, STS 51D

1932 Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut

1932 Gerald P Carr, Denver Colorado, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 4

1932 Paul Joseph Weitz, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, astronaut, Skylab 2, STS 6

1932 David R. Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, Gem 8, Apol 9, 15

1932 Ronnie Walter Cunningham, born in Creston, Iowa, Col USMC/astronaut, Apollo 7

1932 Alan Lavern Bean, born in Wheeler, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, Ap 12, Skylab 3

1932 Alan Bean, American Astronaut

1932 Alfred M Worden, Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15

1931 Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut

1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13

1931 Duane E. Graveline, born in Newport, Vermont, astronaut

1930 James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut

1930 Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut, Skylab 3, STS 9

1930 Edward H White II, born in San Antonio, Texas, Lt Col USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4

1930 Edward H. White II, Astronaut

1930 Michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut, Gemini 10, Apollo 11

1930 John Watts Young, born in San Francisco, California, astronaut, Gem 3 10, Apol 10 16, STS 1 9

1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell, Hereford Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, Apollo 14

1930 Thomas P. Stafford, born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18

1930 Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7

1930 Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut, STS 51-B

1930 James Benson Irwin, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15

1930 James Irwin, American Astronaut

1930 Theodore C. Freeman, Haverford Penn, capt USAF/astronaut

1930 William Reid Pogue, Okemah Oklahoma, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Skylab 4

1930 Buzz Aldrin, Montclair, New Jersey, USAF/astro, Gem 12, Ap 11

1930 Edward Galven Givens, Jr., Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut

1929 William Joseph "Pete" Knight, astronaut/test pilot, X-15

1929 Richard F Gordon, Jr., Seattle, Capt USN/astronaut, Gemini 11, Apol 12

1929 James McDivitt, born in Chicago, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4, Apollo 9

1929 William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49

1929 Albert H. Crews, astronaut

1928 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut, X-20

1928 Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline

1927 Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut

1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5

1927 Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut

1926 Karl Gordon Henize, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, astronaut, STS 51-F

1926 Milton O. Thompson, astronaut, Dynasoar, X-15

1926 Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lt Col USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3

1925 Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar

1925 Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Boulder Colo, astronaut, Mercury 7-Aurora 7

1924 James W. Wood, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar

1923 Alan Shepard, American Astronaut

1921 John Glenn, born in Cambridge, Ohio, astronaut, Mer 7, sk:STS 95, Sen-D-Oh



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