callings of the archive

Astronaut Biographies

Every archived life recorded as astronaut, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Contemporary era

Yuri Gagarin

March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968

First human in space aboard Vostok 1

Modern era

Valentina Tereshkova

b. March 6, 1937

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)

Modern era

Alan Shepard

November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998

American astronaut, first American in space, lunar explorer (1923–1998)

Contemporary era

Neil Armstrong

August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012

First human being to walk on the Moon

Modern era

Buzz Aldrin

b. January 20, 1930

American astronaut (born 1930)

Contemporary era

Sally Ride

May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012

American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)

Contemporary era

Mae Jemison

b. October 17, 1956

American doctor and NASA astronaut

Modern era

Michael Collins (Irish leader)

October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021

American astronaut (1930–2021)

Modern era

Jim Lovell

March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025

American astronaut (1928–2025)

Modern era

Eugene Cernan

March 14, 1934 – January 16, 2017

NASA astronaut, Naval aviator, aeronautical engineer, electrical engineer, fighter pilot, eleventh human to walk on the Moon (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17)

Modern era

Alexei Leonov

May 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

Modern era

Guion Bluford

b. November 22, 1942

American astronaut (born 1942)

Contemporary era

Chris Hadfield

b. August 29, 1959

Canadian astronaut

Contemporary era

Kalpana Chawla

March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003

American astronaut

Contemporary era

Christa McAuliffe

September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986

American educator and astronaut

Contemporary era

Rakesh Sharma

b. January 13, 1949

First Indian astronaut

Contemporary era

Yang Liwei

b. June 21, 1965

Chinese astronaut