The Graduate Heritage Projects

Graduate Astronauts

Dates shown are mission launch dates. Astronaut photos courtesy of NASA.


Karol Bobko Class of 1959 STS-6 4 April 1983 STS-51-D 12 April 1985 STS-51-J 3 October 1985			Frederick Gregory Class of 1964 STS-51-B 29 April 1985 STS-33R 23 November 1989 STS-44 24 November 1991			John Blaha Class of 1965 STS-29 13 March 1989 STS-33 22 November 1989 STS-43 2 August 1991 STS-58 18 October 1993 STS-79 (Up) 16 September 1996 STS-81 (Down) 12 January 1997


Roy Bridges Class of 1965 STS-51-F 29 July 1985 STS-61-F Never Flew			John Casper Class of 1966 STS-36 28 February 1990 STS-54 13 January 1993 STS-62 4 March 1994 STS-77 19 May 1996			Ronald Grabe Class of 1966 STS-51-J 3 October 1985 STS-30 4 May 1989 STS-42 22 January 1992 STS-57 21 June 1993


Charles Veach Class of 1966 STS-39 28 April 1991 STS-52 22 October 1992			Loren Shriver Class of 1967 STS-51-C 24 January 1985 STS-31 24 April 1990 STS-46 31 July 1992			Richard Covey Class of 1968 STS-51-I 27 August 1985 STS-26 29 September 1988 STS-38 15 November 1990 STS-61 2 December 1993


Guy Gardner Class of 1969 STS-27 2 December 1988 STS-35 2 December 1990			Gary Payton Class of 1971 STS-51-C 24 January 1985			Sidney Gutierrez Class of 1973 STS-40 5 June 1991 STS-59 9 April 1994


L. Blaine Hammond Class of 1973 STS-39 28 April 1991 STS-64 9 September 1994			Terence Hendricks Class of 1974 STS-44 24 November 1991 STS-55 26 April 1993 STS-70 13 July 1995 STS-78 20 June 1996			Mark Lee Class of 1974 STS-30 4 May 1989 STS-47 12 September 1992 STS-64 9 September 1994 STS-82 11 February 1997


Donald McMonagle Class of 1974 STS-39 28 April 1991 STS-54 13 January 1993 STS-66 3 November 1994			William Pailes Class of 1974 STS-51-J 3 October 1985			Ronald Sega Class of 1974 STS-60 3 February 1994 STS-76 22 March 1996


Brian Duffy Class of 1975 STS-45 24 March 1992 STS-57 21 June 1993 STS-72 11 January 1996 STS-92 11 October 2000			Kevin Chilton Class of 1976 STS-49 7 May 1992 STS-59 9 April 1994 STS-76 22 March 1996			Thomas Jones Class of 1977 STS-59 9 April 1994 STS-68 30 September 1994 STS-80 19 November 1996 STS-98 7 February 2001


Charles Precourt Class of 1977 STS-55 26 April 1993 STS-71 27 June 1995 STS-84 15 May 1997 STS-91 2 June 1998			Curtis Brown Jr. Class of 1977 STS-47 12 September 1992 STS-66 3 November 1994 STS-77 19 May 1996 STS-85 7 August 1997 STS-95 29 October 1998 STS-103 19 December 1999			James Halsell Class of 1978 STS-65 8 July 1994 STS-74 12 November 1995 STS-83 4 April 1997 STS-94 1 July 1997 STS-101 19 May 2000


Kevin Kregel Class of 1978 STS-70 13 July 1995 STS-78 20 June 1996 STS-87 19 November 1997 STS-99 11 February 2000			Richard Searfoss Class of 1978 STS-58 18 October 1993 STS-76 22 March 1996 STS-90 17 April 1998			William Gregory Class of 1979 STS-67 2 March 1995


Susan Helms Class of 1980 STS-54 13 January 1993 STS-64 9 September 1994 STS-78 20 June 1996 STS-101 19 May 2000 STS-102 8 March 2001 Expedition 2 (ISS EO-2) STS-105 10 August 2001			Michael Bloomfield Class of 1981 STS-86 26 September 1997 STS-97 1 December 2000 STS-110 8 April 2002			Steven Lindsey Class of 1982 STS-87 19 November 1997 STS-95 29 October 1998 STS-104 12 July 2001 STS-121 4 July 2006 STS-133 24 February 2011


Benjamin Drew Class of 1984 STS-118 8 August 2007 STS-133 24 February 2011			Gregory Johnson Class of 1984 STS-123 11 March 2008 STS-134 16 May 2011			James Kelly Class of 1986 STS-102 8 March 2001 STS-114 26 July 2005


Eric Boe Class of 1987 STS-126 15 November 2008 STS-133 24 February 2011			Terry Virts Class of 1989 STS-130 8 February 2010 Soyuz TMA-15M 23 November 2014			James Dutton Jr. Class of 1991 STS-131 5 April 2010


Kjell Lindgren Class of 1995 Soyuz TMA-17M 22 July 2015 SpaceX Crew-4 27 April 2022			Jack Fischer Class of 1996 Soyuz MS-04 20 April 2017			Tyler Hague Class of 1998 Soyuz MS-10 11 October 2018 Soyuz MS-12 14 March 2019 SpaceX Crew 9 28 September 2024


Raja Chari Class of 1999 SpaceX Crew-3 10 November 2021			Nichole Ayers Class of 2011 SpaceX Crew-10 14 March 2025