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Who are all the people who went to space?

Who are all the people who went to space?

Chronology of Notable Astronauts

name mission date
Neil Armstrong; Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin Apollo 11 July 16–24, 1969
Fred Haise; James Lovell; Jack Swigert Apollo 13 April 11–17, 1970
Georgy Dobrovolsky; Viktor Patsayev; Vladislav Volkov Soyuz 11/Salyut 1 June 6–29, 1971
Eugene Cernan; Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17 Dec. 7–19, 1972

Who went to Moon?

Neil Armstrong
List

No. Name Born
1. Neil Armstrong August 5, 1930
2. Buzz Aldrin January 20, 1930
3. Pete Conrad June 2, 1930
4. Alan Bean March 15, 1932

Who are some famous people who have been to space?

O 1 Bryan O’Connor 2 Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space 3 Wubbo Ockels (1946–2014), first Dutch citizen in space 4 William Oefelein 5 John D. Olivas 6 Gregory Olsen, third spaceflight participant 7 Takuya Onishi 8 Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster 9 Yuri Onufrienko 10 Stephen Oswald

How many people have traveled in space?

As of January 2018, people from 37 countries have traveled in space. 553 people have reached Earth orbit. 556 have reached the altitude of space according to the FAI definition of the boundary of space, and 562 people have reached the altitude of space according to the American definition.

What do the names in italics mean in a space traveler list?

Names in italic are space travelers who have left low Earth orbit. National flags indicate the space traveler’s citizenship at the time of flight (s). A before a name denotes that the person died during spaceflight, or during an attempted spaceflight.

Who was the first person in space from Italy?

Michael Collins (1930-2021), flew on Apollo 11, first Italian-born person in space (born in Rome to American parents) Pete Conrad (1930–1999), commanded Apollo 12 and the first Skylab mission Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), first American to fly in space for over 24 hours