List of German Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Ewald, Reinhold
(Former Cosmonaut)
M 1 Soyuz TM-25 February 10, 1997 March 2, 1997 Researcher (Mir '97 Mission)

Flade, Klaus-Dietrich
(Former Cosmonaut)
M 1 Soyuz TM-14 March 17, 1992 March 25, 1992 Researcher (Mir '92 Mission)

Furrer, Reinhard
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1 STS-61A October 30, 1985 November 6, 1985 Payload Specialist 1

Merbold, Ulf
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-9 November 28, 1983 December 8, 1983 Payload Specialist 2
STS-42 January 22, 1992 January 30, 1992 Payload Specialist 2
Soyuz TM-20 October 3, 1994 November 4, 1994 Researcher (Euromir '94 Mission)

Messerschmid, Ernst
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-61A October 30, 1985 November 6, 1985 Payload Specialist 2

Reiter, Thomas
(Former Cosmonaut)
M 2 Soyuz TM-22 September 3, 1995 February 29, 1996 Researcher (Euromir '95 Mission)
ISS Crew 13 July 4, 2006
(STS-121)
December 22, 2006
(STS-116)
ISS 13 Flight Engineer 2 (Astrolab Mission)

Schlegel, Hans
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 STS-55 April 26, 1993 May 6, 1993 Payload Specialist 2
STS-122 February 7, 2008 February 20, 2008 Mission Specialist 3

Thiele, Gerhard
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-99 February 11, 2000 February 22, 2000 Mission Specialist 1

Walter, Ulrich
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-55 April 26, 1993 May 6, 1993 Payload Specialist 1

No Flights
Brümmer, Renate
(Former Astronaut)
F 0 STS-55 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (DLR Group 2)
Selected on August 3, 1987 - Retired on May 6, 1993

Gerst, Alexander
(Current Astronaut)
M 0 ESA Group 3 - Selected on May 20, 2009

Walpot, Heike
(Former Astronaut)
F 0 DLR Group 2
Selected on August 3, 1987 - Retired in 1993

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Updated - May 30, 2009