International Astronaut Biographies - International Astronauts
International astronaut biographies - learn more about international astronauts. Some of the astronauts still work with NASA, while others returned to their home space exploration agencies. Read these astronaut biographies about international astronauts.
Cheli, Maurizio
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Former (ESA)
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Former (ESA)
Clervoy, Jean-François
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Doi, Takao
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Duque, Pedro
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(ESA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(ESA)
Eyharts, Léopold
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Fuglesang, Christer
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Garneau, Marc
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Returned to home agency(CSA)
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Returned to home agency(CSA)
Guidoni, Umberto
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Hadfield, Chris A.
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
MacLean, Steven G.
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Mohri, Mamoru
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(NASDA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(NASDA)
Nespoli, Paolo
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Nicollier, Claude
Selection Year:1980Group:9Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Selection Year:1980Group:9Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Noguchi, Soichi
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Payette, Julie
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Perrin, Philippe
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(CNES)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency(CNES)
Pontes, Marcos
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate(Brazi;)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate(Brazi;)
Schlegel, Hans
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Thiele, Gerhard
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Selection Year:1996Group:16Status:Returned to home agency (ESA)
Thirsk, Robert B.
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate(CSA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate(CSA)
Tognini, Michel
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist (ESA)
Tryggvason, Bjarni V.
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Returned to home agency(CSA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Returned to home agency(CSA)
Vittori, Roberto
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Selection Year:1998Group:17Status:Active, Mission Specialist Candidate (ESA)
Wakata, Koichi
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Selection Year:1992Group:14Status:Active, Mission Specialist(NASDA)
Williams, David R.
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)
Selection Year:1995Group:15Status:Active, Mission Specialist(CSA)