List of American Astronauts

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Name (Status)   Flights Flight Name Launch Landing Position
Readdy, William
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-42 January 22, 1992 January 30, 1992 Mission Specialist 2
STS-51 September 12, 1993 September 22, 1993 Pilot
STS-79 September 16, 1996 September 26, 1996 Commander

Reightler, Kenneth
(Former Astronaut)
M 2 STS-48 September 12, 1991 September 18, 1991 Pilot
STS-60 February 3, 1994 February 11, 1994 Pilot

Reilly, James
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-89 January 23, 1998 January 31, 1998 Mission Specialist 1
STS-104 July 12, 2001 July 25, 2001 Mission Specialist 3
STS-117 June 8, 2007 June 22, 2007 Mission Specialist 4

Reisman, Garrett
(Current Astronaut)
M 2 ISS Crew 16 March 11, 2008
(STS-123)
June 14, 2008
(STS-124)
ISS 16 Flight Engineer 2
STS-132
(Scheduled)
May 2010 May 2010 Mission Specialist

Resnik, Judith
(Deceased Astronaut)
F 2 STS-41D August 30, 1984 September 5, 1984 Mission Specialist 3
STS-51L (Died) January 28, 1986 January 28, 1986 Mission Specialist 2

Richards, Paul
(Former Astronaut)
M 1 STS-102 March 8, 2001 March 21, 2001 Mission Specialist 2

Richards, Richard
(Former Astronaut)
M 4 STS-28 August 8, 1989 August 13, 1989 Pilot
STS-41 October 6, 1990 October 10, 1990 Commander
STS-50 June 25, 1992 July 9, 1992 Commander
STS-64 September 9, 1994 September 20, 1994 Commander

Ride, Sally
(Former Astronaut)
F 2 STS-7 June 18, 1983 June 24, 1983 Mission Specialist 2
STS-41G October 5, 1984 October 13, 1984 Mission Specialist 1

Robinson, Stephen
(Current Astronaut)
M 4 STS-85 August 7, 1997 August 19, 1997 Mission Specialist 3
STS-95 October 29, 1998 November 7, 1998 Mission Specialist 1
STS-114 July 26, 2005 August 9, 2005 Mission Specialist 2
STS-130 February 8, 2010 February 22, 2010 Mission Specialist 2

Rominger, Kent
(Former Astronaut)
M 5 STS-73 October 20, 1995 November 5, 1995 Pilot
STS-80 November 19, 1996 December 7, 1996 Pilot
STS-85 August 7, 1997 August 19, 1997 Pilot
STS-96 May 27, 1999 June 6, 1999 Commander
STS-100 April 19, 2001 May 1, 2001 Commander

Roosa, Stuart
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1 Apollo 14 January 31, 1971 February 9, 1971 Command Module Pilot

Ross, Jerry
(Current Astronaut)
M 7 STS-61B November 27, 1985 December 3, 1985 Mission Specialist 3
STS-27 December 2, 1988 December 6, 1988 Mission Specialist 2
STS-37 April 5, 1991 April 11, 1991 Mission Specialist 2
STS-55 April 26, 1993 May 6, 1993 Mission Specialist 1
STS-74 November 12, 1995 November 20, 1995 Mission Specialist 2
STS-88 December 4, 1998 December 16, 1998 Mission Specialist 1
STS-110 April 8, 2002 April 19, 2002 Mission Specialist 4

Runco, Mario
(Former Astronaut)
M 3 STS-44 November 24, 1991 December 1, 1991 Mission Specialist 3
STS-54 January 13, 1993 January 19, 1993 Mission Specialist 2
STS-77 May 19, 1996 May 29, 1996 Mission Specialist 3

X-15 Pilots
Rushworth, Robert
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 1* X-15 Flight 87 June 27, 1963 X-15 Pilot - Selected in 1958 - Retired on July 1, 1966 - Died on March 17, 1993
(*1 X-15 flight above 80 km - 34 X-15 flights)

No Flights
Rij, Jerry
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 1 - Selected in August 1979 - Retired in July 1985

Roberts, Katherine
(Former Astronaut)
F 0 STS-62B Payload Specialist
Proposed Prime Crew
(Flight Cancelled)
DOD Manned Space Engineer Group 2
Selected in September 1982 - Retired in 1987

Robertson, Patricia Hilliard
(Deceased Astronaut)
F 0 NASA Group 17 - Selected on June 5, 1998 - Died on May 24, 2001

Rogers, Russell
(Deceased Astronaut)
M 0 USAF Dyna-Soar Group - Selected on September 19, 1962 - Retired on December 10, 1963 - Died on September 13, 1967

Ronney, Paul
(Former Astronaut)
M 0 STS-83 Backup PS Payload Specialist (PS) (MSL-1)
Selected in February 1996 - Retired on July 1, 1997
STS-94 Backup PS

Rubins, Kathleen
(Current Astronaut)
F 0 NASA Group 20 - Selected on June 29, 2009

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