List of Foreign Astronauts Launched by USA

Russian, Soviet, and Ukrainian Cosmonauts Foreign Astronauts

Name (Status) Country   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Al-Saud, Sultan Salman
(Former Astronaut)
Saudi Arabia M 1 STS-51G June 17, 1985 June 24, 1985 Payload Specialist 2

Baudry, Patrick
(Former Astronaut)
France M 1 STS-51G June 17, 1985 June 24, 1985 Payload Specialist 1

Bondar, Roberta
(Former Astronaut)
Canada F 1 STS-42 January 22, 1992 January 30, 1992 Payload Specialist 1

Cheli, Maurizio
(Former Astronaut)
Italy M 1 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Mission Specialist 2

Chrétien, Jean-Loup
(Former Astronaut)
France M 1* STS-86 September 26, 1997 October 6, 1997 Mission Specialist 3

Clervoy, Jean-François
(Current Astronaut)
France M 3 STS-66 November 3, 1994 November 14, 1994 Mission Specialist 3
STS-84 May 15, 1997 May 24, 1997 Mission Specialist 1
STS-103 December 20, 1999 December 28, 1999 Mission Specialist 2

Doi, Takao
(Current Astronaut)
Japan M 2 STS-87 November 19, 1997 December 5, 1997 Mission Specialist 3
STS-123 March 11, 2008 March 27, 2008 Mission Specialist 3

Duque, Pedro
(Former Astronaut)
Spain M 1* STS-95 October 29, 1998 November 7, 1998 Mission Specialist 3

Eyharts, Léopold
(Current Cosmonaut)
France M 1* ISS Crew 16 February 7, 2008
(STS-122)
March 27, 2008
(STS-123)
ISS 16 Flight Engineer 2

Favier, Jean-Jacques
(Former Astronaut)
France M 1 STS-78 June 20, 1996 July 7, 1996 Payload Specialist 1

Frimout, Dirk
(Former Astronaut)
Belgium M 1 STS-45 March 24, 1992 April 2, 1992 Payload Specialist 1

Fuglesang, Christer
(Current Astronaut)
Sweden M 2 STS-116 December 10, 2006 December 22, 2006 Mission Specialist 3
STS-128
(Scheduled)
July 2009 July 2009 Mission Specialist

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

Garneau, Marc
(Former Astronaut)
Canada M 3 STS-41G October 5, 1984 October 13, 1984 Payload Specialist 2
STS-77 May 19, 1996 May 29, 1996 Mission Specialist 4
STS-97 December 1, 2000 December 11, 2000 Mission Specialist 2

Guidoni, Umberto
(Former Astronaut)
Italy M 2 STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Payload Specialist 1
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 4

Hadfield, Chris
(Current Astronaut)
Canada M 2 STS-74 November 12, 1995 November 20, 1995 Mission Specialist 1
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 1

Hoshide, Akihiko
(Current Astronaut)
Japan M 1 STS-124 May 31, 2008 June 14, 2008 Mission Specialist 3

MacLean, Steve
(Current Astronaut)
Canada M 2 STS-52 October 22, 1992 November 1, 1992 Payload Specialist 1
STS-115 September 9, 2006 September 21, 2006 Mission Specialist 4

Malerba, Franco
(Former Astronaut)
Italy M 1 STS-46 July 31, 1992 August 8, 1992 Payload Specialist 1

Merbold, Ulf
(Former Astronaut)
Germany M 2* STS-9 November 28, 1983 December 8, 1983 Payload Specialist 2
STS-42 January 22, 1992 January 30, 1992 Payload Specialist 2

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

Mohri, Mamoru
(Former Astronaut)
Japan M 2 STS-47 September 12, 1992 September 20, 1992 Payload Specialist 1
STS-99 February 11, 2000 February 22, 2000 Mission Specialist 4

Mukai, Chiaki
(Current Astronaut)
Japan F 2 STS-65 July 8, 1994 July 23, 1994 Payload Specialist 1
STS-95 October 29, 1998 November 7, 1998 Payload Specialist 1

Neri-Vela, Rodolfo
(Former Astronaut)
Mexico M 1 STS-61B November 27, 1985 December 3, 1985 Payload Specialist 2

Nespoli, Paolo
(Current Astronaut)
Italy M 1 STS-120 October 23, 2007 November 7, 2007 Mission Specialist 4

Nicollier, Claude
(Former Astronaut)
Switzerland M 4 STS-46 July 31, 1992 August 8, 1992 Mission Specialist 1
STS-61 December 2, 1993 December 13, 1993 Mission Specialist 2
STS-75 February 22, 1996 March 9, 1996 Mission Specialist 3
STS-103 December 20, 1999 December 28, 1999 Mission Specialist 5

Noguchi, Soichi
(Current Astronaut)
Japan M 1 STS-114 July 26, 2005 August 9, 2005 Mission Specialist 1

Ockels, Wubbo
(Former Astronaut)
Netherlands M 1 STS-61A October 30, 1985 November 6, 1985 Payload Specialist 3

Payette, Julie
(Current Astronaut)
Canada F 2 STS-96 May 27, 1999 June 6, 1999 Mission Specialist 4
STS-127
(Scheduled)
May 2009 May 2009 Mission Specialist

Perrin, Philippe
(Former Astronaut)
France M 1 STS-111 June 5, 2002 June 19, 2002 Mission Specialist 1

Ramon, Ilan
(Deceased Astronaut)
Israel M 1 STS-107
(Died)
January 16, 2003 February 1, 2003 Payload Specialist 1

Reiter, Thomas
(Former Astronaut)
Germany M 1* ISS Crew 13 July 4, 2006
(STS-121)
December 22, 2006
(STS-116)
ISS 13 Flight Engineer 2
(Astrolab Mission)

Schlegel, Hans
(Current Astronaut)
Germany 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)
Germany M 1 STS-99 February 11, 2000 February 22, 2000 Mission Specialist 1

Thirsk, Robert
(Current Astronaut)
Canada M 1* STS-78 June 20, 1996 July 7, 1996 Payload Specialist 2

Tognini, Michel Ange-Charles
(Former Astronaut)
France M 1* STS-93 July 23, 1999 July 28, 1999 Mission Specialist 3

Tryggvason, Bjarni
(Former Astronaut)
Canada M 1 STS-85 August 7, 1997 August 19, 1997 Payload Specialist 1

Wakata, Koichi
(Current Astronaut)
Japan M 3 STS-72 January 11, 1996 January 20, 1996 Mission Specialist 3
STS-92 October 11, 2000 October 24, 2000 Mission Specialist 5
ISS Crew 18
(Scheduled)
February 2009
(STS-119)
May 2009
(STS-127)
ISS 18 Flight Engineer 2

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

Williams, Dafydd
(Former Astronaut)
Canada M 2 STS-90 April 17, 1998 May 3, 1998 Mission Specialist 3
STS-118 August 8, 2007 August 21, 2007 Mission Specialist 3

* Counts only American launches.

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Updated - August 8, 2008