List of People From Colorado - Astronauts

Astronauts

• George Love (born 1936) Mission Specialist on STS-51-F.
• Jeffrey Ashby (born 1954) Pilot of STS-93 and STS-100; Commander of STS-112.
• Patrick Baudry (born 1946) Payload Specialist on STS-51-G.
• John E. Blaha (born 1942) Pilot of STS-29 and STS-33; Commander of STS-43 and STS-58; Mission Specialist on STS-79 and STS-81 with 4-month flight aboard Mir space station (1996–1997).
• Michael J. Bloomfield (born 1959) Pilot of STS-86 and STS-97; Commander of STS-110 .
• Karol J. Bobko (born 1937) Pilot of STS-6; Commander of STS-51-D and STS-51-J.
• Eric A. Boe (born 1964) Pilot of STS-126.
• Vance D. Brand (born 1931) Mercury astronaut; Apollo Docking Module Pilot on the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project; Commander of STS-5, STS-41-B, and STS-35.
• Roy D. Bridges, Jr. (born 1943) Pilot of STS-51-F; Director of the Kennedy Space Center (1997–2003); Director of Langley Research Center (2003–2005).
• Curtis Brown (born 1956) Pilot of STS-47, STS-66, and STS-77; Commander of STS-85, STS-95, and STS-103.
• Scott Carpenter (born 1925) Pilot of Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7); fourth human to orbit the Earth (1962).
• Gerald P. Carr (born 1932) Commander of Skylab 4 (1973–1974).
• John Casper (born 1943) Pilot of STS-36; Commander of STS-54, STS-62, and STS-77.
• Kalpana Chawla (1961–2003) Mission Specialist on STS-87 and STS-107; killed on February 1, 2003, on the reentry of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-107.
• Kevin P. Chilton (born 1954) Pilot of STS-49 and STS-59; Commander of STS-76.
• Mary L. Cleave (born 1947) Mission Specialist on STS-61-B and STS-30.
• Gordon Cooper (1927–2004) Pilot of Mercury-Atlas 9 (Faith 7); Command Pilot of Gemini V.
• Richard O. Covey (born 1946) Pilot of STS-51-I and STS-26; Commander of STS-38 and STS-61.
• Takao Doi (born 1954) Mission Specialist on STS-87.
• B. Alvin Drew (born 1962) Mission Specialist on STS-118.
• Brian Duffy (born 1953) Pilot of STS-45 and STS-57; Commander of STS-72 and STS-92.
• Samuel T. Durrance (born 1943) Payload Specialist on STS-35 and STS-67.
• James Dutton (born 1968) Pilot of STS-131.
• Martin J. Fettman (born 1956) Payload Specialist on STS-58.
• Dale Gardner (born 1948) Mission Specialist on STS-8 and STS-51-A.
• Guy Gardner (born 1948) Pilot of STS-27 and STS-35.
• Ronald J. Grabe (born 1945) Pilot of STS-51-J and STS-30; Commander of STS-42 and STS-57.
• Frederick D. Gregory (born 1941) Pilot of STS-51-B; Commander of STS-33 and STS-44.
• William G. Gregory (born 1957) Pilot of STS-67.
• Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951) Pilot of STS-40; Commander of STS-59.
• James D. Halsell (born 1956) Pilot of STS-65 and STS-74; Commander of STS-83, STS-94, and STS-101.
• L. Blaine Hammond (born 1952) Pilot of STS-39 and STS-64.
• Susan J. Helms (born 1958) Mission Specialist on STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, STS-102, and STS-105; Flight Engineer of International Space Station Expedition 2 (2001).
• Terence T. Henricks (born 1952) Pilot of STS-44 and STS-55; Commander of STS-70 and STS-78.
• John Herrington (born 1958) Mission Specialist on STS-113.
• Richard Hieb (born 1955) Mission Specialist on STS-39, STS-49, and STS-65.
• James Irwin (1930–1991) Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 15; eighth human to walk on the moon (1971).
• Marsha Ivins (born 1951) Mission Specialist on STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, and STS-98.
• Gregory H. Johnson (born 1962) Pilot of STS-123 and STS-134.
• Thomas D. Jones (born 1955) Mission Specialist on STS-59, STS-80, and STS-98; Payload Commander on STS-68.
• James M. Kelly (born 1964) Pilot of STS-102 and STS-114.
• Kevin R. Kregel (born 1956) Pilot of STS-70 and STS-78; Commander of STS-87 and STS-99.
• Mark C. Lee (1952) Mission Specialist on STS-30, STS-64, and STS-82; Payload Commander of STS-47.
• Steven W. Lindsey (born 1960) Pilot of STS-87 and STS-95; Commander of STS-104 and STS-121.
• John M. Lounge (born 1946) Mission Specialist on STS-51-I, STS-26, and STS-35.
• Donald R. McMonagle (born 1952) Mission Specialist on STS-39; Pilot of STS-54; Commander of STS-66.
• Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (born 1975) Mission Specialist on STS-131.
• George Nelson (1950–) Mission Specialist on STS-41-C, STS-61-C, and STS-26.
• Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986) Mission Specialist on STS-51-C and STS-51-L; killed on January 28, 1986, on the ascent of the Space Shuttle Challenger during STS-51-L.
• William A. Pailes (born 1952) Payload Specialist on STS-51-J.
• Scott E. Parazynski (born 1961) Payload Specialist on STS-66; Mission Specialist on STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, and STS-120.
• Charles J. Precourt (born 1955) Mission Specialist on STS-55; Pilot of STS-71; Commander of STS-84 and STS-91.
• Kent Rominger (born 1956) Pilot of STS-73, STS-80, and STS-85; Commander of STS-96 and STS-100.
• Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) Command Module Pilot on Apollo 14; eleventh human to orbit the moon (1971).
• Richard A. Searfoss (born 1956) Pilot of STS-58 and STS-76; Commander of STS-90.
• Ronald M. Sega (born 1952) Mission Specialist on STS-60 and STS-76.
• Loren Shriver (born 1944) Pilot of STS-41-B; Commander of STS-31 and STS-46.
• Robert L. Stewart (born 1942) Mission Specialist on STS-41-C and STS-51-J.
• Steven Swanson (born 1960) Mission Specialist on STS-117 and STS-119.
• Jack Swigert (1931–1982) Command Module Pilot on the imperilled Apollo 13 mission; ninth human to orbit the moon (1971); recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom; elected to the United States Congress, but died before taking office.
• Joseph R. Tanner (born 1950) Mission Specialist on STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, and STS-115.
• James van Hoften (born 1944) Mission Specialist on STS-41-C and STS-51-I.
• Charles L. Veach (born 1944) Mission Specialist on STS-39 and STS-52.
• Terry W. Virts (born 1967) Pilot of STS-130.
• James Voss (born 1949) Mission Specialist on STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102, and STS-105; Flight Engineer of International Space Station Expedition 2 (2001).