List of European astronauts
This is a list of astronauts who are resident in any of the countries of Europe, exclusive of the former Soviet republics of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Alphabetical list
- Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov (Intercosmos) — Soyuz TM-5
- Patrick Baudry, second Frenchman in space, born in Douala, Cameroon — STS-51-G
- Ivan Bella, first Slovak in space. — Soyuz TM-29/28
- Maurizio Cheli, EAC — STS-75
- Jean-Loup Chrétien, CNES (Intercosmos), first French person in space and first non-Soviet European to walk in space — Soyuz T-6, Soyuz TM-7/6, STS-86
- Jean-François Clervoy, EAC — STS-66, STS-84, STS-103
- Samantha Cristoforetti Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42)
- Frank De Winne, EAC — Soyuz TMA-1/TM-34, Soyuz TMA-15
- Pedro Duque, EAC, first Spaniard in space. — STS-95, Soyuz TMA-3/2
- Reinhold Ewald, EAC — Soyuz TM-25/24
- Léopold Eyharts, EAC — Soyuz TM-27/26, STS-122/123
- Bertalan Farkas (Intercosmos), first Hungarian in space. — Soyuz 36/35
- Jean-Jacques Favier, born in Kehl, Germany — STS-78
- Klaus-Dietrich Flade — Soyuz TM-14/13
- Dirk Frimout, first Belgian in space. — STS-45
- Christer Fuglesang, EAC, first Swede in space. — STS-116, STS-128
- Reinhard Furrer, born in Wörgl, Austria (1940–1995) — STS-61-A (flew for West Germany)
- Umberto Guidoni, EAC, first European on the International Space Station — STS-75, STS-100
- Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré, EAC, first Frenchwoman in space (Mir, 1996) — Soyuz TM-24/23, Soyuz TM-33/32
- Jean-Pierre Haigneré, EAC — Soyuz TM-17/16, Soyuz TM-29
- Mirosław Hermaszewski (Intercosmos), first Pole in space. — Soyuz 30
- Georgi Ivanov (Intercosmos), first Bulgarian in space. — Soyuz 33
- Sigmund Jähn (Intercosmos), first German in space — Soyuz 31/29 (flew for East Germany)
- André Kuipers, EAC — Soyuz TMA-4/3
- Franco Malerba, first Italian in space. — STS-46
- Ulf Merbold, EAC — STS-9, STS-42, Soyuz TM-20/19 (flew for both West Germany and united Germany)
- Ernst Messerschmid — STS-61-A (flew for West Germany)
- Paolo A. Nespoli, EAC — STS-120
- Claude Nicollier, EAC, first Swiss in space. — STS-46, STS-61, STS-75, STS-103
- Wubbo Ockels, EAC, first Dutchman in space. — STS-61-A
- Philippe Perrin, EAC, born in Meknes, Morocco — STS-111
- Dumitru Prunariu (Intercosmos), first Romanian in space. — Soyuz 40
- Thomas Reiter, EAC, first German to walk in space and first ESA astronaut to stay on the ISS. — Soyuz TM-22, STS-121/116
- Vladimír Remek (Intercosmos), first Czech and first non-Soviet European in space. — Soyuz 28
- Hans Schlegel, EAC — STS-55, STS-122
- Helen Sharman, first Briton in space. — Soyuz TM-12/11
- Mark Shuttleworth, second "space tourist" and first South African in space. — Soyuz TM-34/33
- Gerhard Thiele, EAC — STS-99
- Michel Tognini, EAC — Soyuz TM-15/14, STS-93
- Franz Viehböck, first Austrian in space. — Soyuz TM-13/12
- Roberto Vittori, EAC — Soyuz TM-34/33, Soyuz TMA-6/5
- Ulrich Walter — STS-55
Resident outside Europe
Other European astronauts now residing or holding citizenship outside Europe include:
- Michael Foale, born in Louth, England, dual British and American citizen.
- Nicholas Patrick, born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England.
- Piers Sellers, born in Crowborough, England.
- Charles Simonyi, born in Budapest, Hungary. Fifth space tourist.
- Lodewijk van den Berg, born in Sluiskil, Netherlands.
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