Astronaut Database

First American in space; walked on the Moon

First spacewalk in history (1965)

Second person to walk on the Moon (1969)

First Canadian to walk in space; ISS commander

Longest single spaceflight by a woman (328 days)

All-time record: 878 days in space

First American to orbit Earth (1962)

First woman of Indian origin in space (1997)

First African-American woman in space (1992)

First person to walk on the Moon (1969)

Most cumulative time in space by a US astronaut

First Indian in space (1984)

First American woman in space (1983)

First European woman to command the ISS

Year in Space mission (340 days)

Most EVA time by a female astronaut

ISS commander; prolific space photographer

First woman in space (1963)

First Chinese astronaut (taikonaut) in space (2003)

First human in space (1961)