List of American Astronauts

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Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Pailes, William
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-51J October 3, 1985 October 7, 1985 Payload Specialist 1

Parazynski, Scott
(Former Astronaut)
M 5 STS-66 November 3, 1994 November 14, 1994 Mission Specialist 4
STS-86 September 26, 1997 October 6, 1997 Mission Specialist 2
STS-95 October 29, 1998 November 7, 1998 Mission Specialist 2
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 3
STS-120 October 23, 2007 November 7, 2007 Mission Specialist 1

Parise, Ronald
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 2 STS-35 December 2, 1990 December 11, 1990 Payload Specialist 1
STS-67 March 2, 1995 March 18, 1995 Payload Specialist 2

Parker, Robert
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-9 November 28, 1983 December 8, 1983 Mission Specialist 2
STS-35 December 2, 1990 December 11, 1990 Mission Specialist 3

Patrick, Nicholas
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 STS-116 December 10, 2006 December 22, 2006 Mission Specialist 1
STS-130 February 8, 2010 February 22, 2010 Mission Specialist 3

Pawelczyk, James
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-90 April 17, 1998 May 3, 1998 Payload Specialist 2

Payton, Gary
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-51C January 24, 1985 January 27, 1985 Payload Specialist 1

Peterson, Donald
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-6 April 4, 1983 April 9, 1983 Mission Specialist 2

Pettit, Donald
(Current Astronaut)
M 3 ISS Crew 6 November 24, 2002
(STS-113)
May 4, 2003
(Soyuz TMA-1)
ISS 6 Science Officer (Flight Engineer 2)
STS-126 November 15, 2008 November 30, 2008 Mission Specialist 1
ISS Crew 30/31 December 21, 2011
(Soyuz TMA-3M)
July 1, 2012
(Soyuz TMA-3M)
ISS 30/31 Flight Engineer

Phillips, John
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Mission Specialist 2
ISS Crew 11 April 15, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-6)
October 11, 2005
(Soyuz TMA-6)
ISS 11 Science Officer (Flight Engineer)
STS-119 March 15, 2009 March 28, 2009 Mission Specialist 4

Pogue, William
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 Skylab 4 November 16, 1973 February 8, 1974 Pilot

Poindexter, Alan
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-122 February 7, 2008 February 20, 2008 Pilot
STS-131 April 5, 2010 April 20, 2010 Commander

Polansky, Mark
(Current Astronaut)
M 3 STS-98 February 7, 2001 February 20, 2001 Pilot
STS-116 December 10, 2006 December 22, 2006 Commander
STS-127 July 15, 2009 July 31, 2009 Commander

Precourt, Charles
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 STS-55 April 26, 1993 May 6, 1993 Mission Specialist 2
STS-71 June 27, 1995 July 7, 1995 Pilot
STS-84 May 15, 1997 May 24, 1997 Commander
STS-91 June 2, 1998 June 12, 1998 Commander

X-15 Pilots
Petersen, Forrest
(Deceased X-15 Pilot)
M 0* X-15 Pilot - Selected in October 1958 - Retired on January 10, 1962 - Died on December 8, 1990
(* Flew the X-15 5 times - no flights above 80 km)

No Flights
Philips, Robert
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 Payload Specialist (Spacelab-4) - Selected on January 9, 1984 - Retired in 1986
STS-40 Backup PS
(Replaced by
Millie Hughes-Fulford)
Payload Specialist (PS) (SLS-1)
Selected on February 24, 1989 - Retired on June 5, 1991

Prahl, Joseph
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-50 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (USML-1)
Selected on August 6, 1990 - Retired on June 25, 1992

Prinz, Dianne
(Deceased Astronaut)
F 0 STS-51F Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (Spacelab-2)
Selected on August 9, 1978 - Retired on July 29, 1985
Payload Specialist (Sunlab) - Selected in August 1985 - Retired in 1986 - Died on October 12, 2002

Puz, Craig
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 0 DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 2 - Selected in September 1982 - Retired on August 31, 1990
Died on December 21, 2008 due to leukemia

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