List of Foreign Cosmonauts Launched by Russia

Name (Status) Country   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing
Akiyama, Toyohiro
(Former Cosmonaut)
Japan M 1 Soyuz TM-11 December 2, 1990 December 10, 1990

Aleksandrov, Aleksandr Panayatov
(Former Cosmonaut)
Bulgaria M 1 Soyuz TM-5 June 7, 1988 June 17, 1988

Ansari, Anousheh
(Former Cosmonaut)
USA F 1 Soyuz TMA-9 September 18, 2006 September 28, 2006

Barratt, Michael
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1 ISS Crew 19/20 March 26, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-14)
October 11, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-14)

Bella, Ivan
(Former Cosmonaut)
Slovakia M 1 Soyuz TM-29 February 20, 1999 February 28, 1999

Bowersox, Kenneth
(Former Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 6 November 24, 2002
(STS-113)
May 4, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-1)

Caldwell-Dyson, Tracy
(Current Astronaut)
USA F 1* ISS Crew 23/24
(Scheduled)
April 2010
(Soyuz TMA-18)
September 2010
(Soyuz TMA-18)

Chiao, Leroy
(Former Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 10 October 14, 2004
(Soyuz TMA-5)
April 24, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-5)

Chrétien, Jean-Loup
(Former Cosmonaut)
France M 2* Soyuz T-6 June 24, 1982 July 2, 1982
Soyuz TM-7 November 26, 1988 April 29, 1989

Coleman, Catherine
(Current Astronaut)
USA F 1* ISS Crew 26/27
(Scheduled)
December 2010
(Soyuz TMA-20)
May 2011
(Soyuz TMA-20)

Creamer, Timothy
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1 ISS Crew 22/23 December 20, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-17)
May 31, 2010
(Soyuz TMA-17)

De Winne, Frank
(Current Cosmonaut)
Belgium M 2 Soyuz TMA-1 October 30, 2002 November 10, 2002
ISS Crew 20/21 May 27, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-15)
December 1, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-15)

Duque, Pedro
(Former Cosmonaut)
Spain M 1* Soyuz TMA-3 October 18, 2003 October 28, 2003

Ewald, Reinhold
(Former Cosmonaut)
Germany M 1 Soyuz TM-25 February 10, 1997 March 2, 1997

Eyharts, Léopold
(Current Cosmonaut)
France M 1* Soyuz TM-27 January 29, 1998 February 19, 1998

Faris, Muhammed
(Former Cosmonaut)
Syria M 1 Soyuz TM-3 July 22, 1987 July 30, 1987

Farkas Bertalan
(Former Cosmonaut)
Hungary M 1 Soyuz 36 May 26, 1980 June 3, 1980

Fincke, Michael
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 2 ISS Crew 9 April 19, 2004
(Soyuz TMA-4)
October 24, 2004
(Soyuz TMA-4)
ISS Crew 18 October 12, 2008
(Soyuz TMA-13)
April 8, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-13)

Flade, Klaus-Dietrich
(Former Cosmonaut)
Germany M 1 Soyuz TM-14 March 17, 1992 March 25, 1992

Foale, Michael
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 8 October 18, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-3)
April 30, 2004
(Soyuz TMA-3)

Garriott, Richard
(Former Cosmonaut)
USA M 1 Soyuz TMA-13 October 12, 2008 October 24, 2008

Gurragcha Zhugderdemidiyn
(Former Cosmonaut)
Mongolia M 1 Soyuz 39 March 22, 1981 March 30, 1981

Haigneré, Claudie
(Former Cosmonaut)
France F 2 Soyuz TM-24 August 17, 1996 September 2, 1996
Soyuz TM-33 October 21, 2002 October 31, 2002

Haigneré, Jean-Pierre
(Former Cosmonaut)
France M 2 Soyuz TM-17 July 1, 1993 July 22, 1993
Soyuz TM-29 February 20, 1999 August 28, 1999

Hermaszewski, Mirosław
(Former Cosmonaut)
Poland M 1 Soyuz 30 June 27, 1978 July 5, 1978

Ivanov, Georgi
(Former Cosmonaut)
Bulgaria M 1 Soyuz 33 April 10, 1979 April 12, 1979

Jähn, Sigmund
(Former Cosmonaut)
East Germany
(GDR)
M 1 Soyuz 31 August 26, 1978 September 3, 1978

Kelly, Scott
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 25/26
(Scheduled)
September 2010
(Soyuz TMA-1M)
March 2011
(Soyuz TMA-1M)

Kuipers, André
(Current Cosmonaut)
Netherlands M 1 Soyuz TMA-4 April 19, 2004 April 30, 2004

Laliberté, Guy
(Former Cosmonaut)
Canada M 1 Soyuz TMA-16 September 30, 2009 October 11, 2009

Lopez-Alegria, Michael
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 14 September 18, 2006
(Soyuz TMA-9)
April 21, 2007
(Soyuz TMA-9)

Lu, Edward
(Former Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 7 April 26, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-2)
October 28, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-2)

McArthur, William
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 12 October 1, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-7)
April 8, 2006
(Soyuz TMA-7)

Merbold, Ulf
(Former Cosmonaut)
Germany M 1* Soyuz TM-20 October 3, 1994 November 4, 1994

Mohmand, Abdul Ahad
(Former Cosmonaut)
Afghanistan M 1 Soyuz TM-6 August 29, 1988 September 7, 1988

Muszaphar Shukor
(Former Cosmonaut)
Malaysia M 1 Soyuz TMA-11 October 10, 2007 October 21, 2007

Nespoli, Paolo
(Current Astronaut)
Italy M 1* ISS Crew 26/27
(Scheduled)
December 2010
(Soyuz TMA-20)
May 2011
(Soyuz TMA-20)

Noguchi, Soichi
(Current Astronaut)
Japan M 1* ISS Crew 22/23 December 20, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-17)
May 31, 2010
(Soyuz TMA-17)

Olsen, Gregory
(Former Cosmonaut)
USA M 1 Soyuz TMA-7 October 1, 2005 October 11, 2005

Pettit, Donald
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 6 November 24, 2002
(STS-113)
May 4, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-1)

Pham Tuân
(Former Cosmonaut)
Vietnam M 1 Soyuz 37 July 23, 1980 July 31, 1980

Phillips, John
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 11 April 15, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-6)
October 11, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-6)

Pontes, Marcos
(Current Cosmonaut)
Brazil M 1 Soyuz TMA-8 March 30, 2006 April 8, 2006

Prunariu, Dumitru
(Former Cosmonaut)
Romania M 1 Soyuz 40 May 14, 1981 May 22, 1981

Reiter, Thomas
(Former Cosmonaut)
Germany M 1* Soyuz TM-22 September 3, 1995 February 29, 1996

Remek, Vladimír
(Former Cosmonaut)
Czechoslovakia
(CSSR)
M 1 Soyuz 28 March 2, 1978 March 10, 1978

Sharma, Rakesh
(Former Cosmonaut)
India M 1 Soyuz T-11 April 3, 1984 April 11, 1984

Sharman, Helen
(Former Cosmonaut)
Great Britain F 1 Soyuz TM-12 May 18, 1991 May 26, 1991

Shepherd, William
(Former Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 1 October 31, 2000
(Soyuz TM-31)
March 21, 2001
(STS-102)

Shuttleworth, Mark
(Former Cosmonaut)
South Africa M 1 Soyuz TM-34 April 25, 2002 May 5, 2002

Simonyi, Charles
(Former Cosmonaut)
USA M 2 Soyuz TMA-10 April 7, 2007 April 21, 2007
Soyuz TMA-14 March 26, 2009 April 8, 2009

Tamayo-Méndez, Arnaldo
(Former Cosmonaut)
Cuba M 1 Soyuz 38 September 18, 1980 September 26, 1980

Thagard, Norman
(Former Astronaut)
USA M 1* Mir Crew 18
(NASA-1)
March 14, 1995
(Soyuz TM-21)
July 7, 1995
(STS-71)

Thirsk, Robert
(Current Astronaut)
Canada M 1* ISS Crew 20/21 May 27, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-15)
December 1, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-15)

Tito, Dennis
(Former Cosmonaut)
USA M 1 Soyuz TM-32 April 28, 2001 May 6, 2001

Tognini, Michel Ange-Charles
(Former Cosmonaut)
France M 1* Soyuz TM-15 July 27, 1992 August 10, 1992

Viehböck, Franz
(Former Cosmonaut)
Austria M 1 Soyuz TM-13 October 2, 1991 October 10, 1991

Vittori, Roberto
(Current Cosmonaut)
Italy M 2 Soyuz TM-34 April 25, 2002 May 5, 2002
Soyuz TMA-6 April 15, 2005 April 24, 2005

Walker, Shannon
(Current Astronaut)
USA F 1 ISS Crew 24/25
(Scheduled)
June 2010
(Soyuz TMA-19)
November 2010
(Soyuz TMA-19)

Wheelock, Douglas
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 1* ISS Crew 24/25
(Scheduled)
June 2010
(Soyuz TMA-19)
November 2010
(Soyuz TMA-19)

Whitson, Peggy
(Current Astronaut)
USA F 1* ISS Crew 16 October 10, 2007
(Soyuz TMA-11)
April 19, 2008
(Soyuz TMA-11)

Williams, Jeffrey
(Current Astronaut)
USA M 2* ISS Crew 13 March 30, 2006
(Soyuz TMA-8)
September 28, 2006
(Soyuz TMA-8)
ISS Crew 21/22 September 30, 2009
(Soyuz TMA-16)
March 18, 2010
(Soyuz TMA-16)

Yi So-yeon
(Former Cosmonaut)
South Korea F 1 Soyuz TMA-12 April 8, 2008 April 19, 2008

* Counts only Soviet or Russian launches.

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Updated - January 15, 2010