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NASA Abbreviation |
Meaning |
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CDR |
Commander |
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FE |
Flight
Engineer |
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MS |
Mission
Specialist |
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PLT |
Pilot |
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PS |
Payload
Specialist |
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PS-CDR |
Payload
Commander |
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ASCAN |
Astronaut
Candidate |
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COSMO |
Cosmonaut |
The list is based on information through 19-AUG-2005.
Directions: Click on each person's
Amateur Radio Callsign and this should bring up
his/her biographical information in a new browser window.
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Last Name |
First Name |
Amateur Callsign |
NASA Abbreviation |
License Class |
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Apt,
Ph.D. |
Jay |
MS |
ADVANCED |
|
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Anderson |
Clayton
C. |
MS/ISS
FE |
TECH |
|
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Baker,
M.D., M.P.H. |
Ellen
S. |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Bartoe |
Dr.
John-David F. |
PS |
GENERAL |
|
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Blaha |
John
E. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Bolden |
Charles
F. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
|
Bowersox |
Kenneth
D. |
CDR
- Expedition 6 |
TECH |
|
|
Brady,
Jr. |
Charles
E. |
MS |
EXTRA
(SK 23-JUL-2006) |
|
|
Brown |
David
M. |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH
(SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107) |
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Budarin |
Nikolai
Mikhailovich |
RV3DB
(R4MIR) |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
Burbank |
Daniel
C. |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
|
Bursch |
Daniel
W. |
FE/MS |
TECH |
|
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Cabana |
Robert
D. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Cagle,
M.D. |
Yvonne
Darlene |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
|
Cameron |
Kenneth
D. |
CDR |
ADVANCED |
|
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Camarda, Ph.D. |
Charles
J. |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
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Chamitoff, Ph.D. |
Gregory |
MS/ISS
FE |
TECH |
|
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Chawla, Ph.D. |
Kalpana |
MS |
TECH
(SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107) |
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Chiao |
Leroy |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Chilton |
Kevin
P. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Clark,
M.D. |
Laurel
Blair Salton |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH
(SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107) |
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Clervoy |
Jean-Francois |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Cockrell |
Kenneth
D. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Coleman |
Catherine
G. "Cady" |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Collins |
Eileen
Marie |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Creamer |
Timothy
J. "TJ" |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Culbertson,
Jr. |
Frank
L. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
|
Currie,
Ph.D. |
Nancy
Jane |
MS |
TECH |
|
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De
Winne |
Frank |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Duffy |
Brian |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Dunbar,
Ph.D. |
Bonnie
J. |
MS/PS-CDR |
TECH |
|
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Duque |
Pedro |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
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Durrance, Ph.D. |
Samuel
T. |
PS |
TECH |
|
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Dzhanibekov |
Vladimir |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
|
England,
Ph.D. |
Anthony
W. "Tony" |
PS |
EXTRA |
|
|
Eyharts |
Leopold |
MS/Expedition
16 FE |
TECH
(from France) |
|
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Fettman, B.S., D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., Diplomate,
ACVP |
Martin
Joseph |
PS |
TECH |
|
|
Fincke |
E.
Michael |
FE/Science
Officer |
TECH |
|
|
Foale, Ph.D. |
C.
Michael |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Frick |
Stephen
N. |
PLT |
TECH |
|
|
Frimout, Ph.D. |
Dirk
D. |
PS |
(Belgium) |
|
|
Fuglesang |
Christer |
KE5CGR
(SA0FAS) |
MS |
(Sweden's
1st astronaut) |
|
Furrer |
Reinhard |
PS |
(Germany)
(SK 09-SEP-1995) |
|
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Gagarin |
Yuri |
1st
human in space |
(Russia) |
|
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Garriott, Ph.D. |
Owen
K. |
MS |
EXTRA |
|
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Gidzenko |
Yuri
Pavlovich |
MS |
(Russia) |
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Godwin,
Ph.D. |
Linda
M. |
MS |
TECH
PLUS |
|
|
Gregory |
William
G. |
PLT |
TECH |
|
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Grunsfeld, Ph.D. |
John
M. |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Hadfield |
Chris
A. |
KC5RNJ
(VA3OOG) |
MS |
TECH |
|
Haignere |
Jean-Pierre |
PLT |
(France) |
|
|
Halsell, Jr. |
James
D. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Hammond,
Jr. |
L.
Blaine |
PLT |
TECH |
|
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Helms |
Susan
J. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Hoshide |
Akihiko |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Ivins |
Marsha
S. |
MS |
TECH |
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Jernigan,
Ph.D. |
Tamara
E. “Tammy” |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Kaleri |
Alexander |
MS |
(Russia) |
|
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Kelly |
James
M. |
PLT
/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
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Kononenko |
Oleg |
FE |
(Russia) |
|
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Korzun |
Valeri Grigorievich |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
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Krikalev |
Sergei
Konstantinovich |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
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Lawrence |
Wendy
B. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Leestma |
David
C. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Linenger, M.D., M.S.S.M., M.P.H., Ph.D. |
Jerry
M. "JM" |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Lonchakov |
Yuri
Valentinovich |
COSMO |
(Russia)-crew
on STS-100 |
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Lopez-Alegria |
Michael |
MS |
TECH |
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Lu,
Ph.D. |
Edward
Tsang |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Malenchenko |
Yuri |
MS |
(Russia) |
|
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Manarov |
Musa
Khiramanovich |
U2MIR/UV3AM |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
Mastracchio |
Richard
A. "Rick" |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
|
McArthur,
Jr. |
William
Surles "Bill" |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Messerschmidt |
Ernst |
PS/Head
of ESA's Astronaut Training Centre |
(Germany) |
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Mohri |
Mamoru |
PS |
(Japan) |
|
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Morgan |
Barbara |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Musabayev |
Talgat |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
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Nagel |
Steven
R. |
CDR |
TECH
PLUS |
|
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Noguchi |
Soichi |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Noriega |
Carlos
I. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Nowak |
Lisa
M. |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
|
Ochoa,
Ph.D. |
Ellen |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Ockels, Ph.D. |
Wubbo J. |
PS |
(Netherlands) |
|
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Olsen |
Greg |
Space
Tourist (9/30/05) |
TECH |
|
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Onufrienko |
Yuri
Ivanovich |
CDR |
(Russia) |
|
|
Oswald |
Stephen
S. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
|
Padalka |
Gennady |
CDR |
(Russia) |
|
|
Parazynski, M.D. |
Scott
E. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Parise, Ph.D. |
Ronald
A. "Ron" |
PS |
ADVANCED
(SK 09-MAY-2008) |
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Patrick,
Ph.D., P.E. |
Nicholas
J. M. |
MS |
TECH
(also member of AOPA) |
|
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Pettit,
Ph.D. |
Donald
R. |
FE |
TECH |
|
|
Phillips,
Ph.D. |
John
L. |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Precourt |
Charles
J. |
CDR/Astronaut
Office Chief (2002) |
TECH |
|
|
Reiter |
Thomas |
MS |
(Germany) |
|
|
Richards |
Paul
William |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
|
Richards |
Richard
N. "Dick" |
CDR |
TECH |
|
|
Riesman,
Ph.D. |
Garrett |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Ross |
Jerry
L. |
MS |
TECH
PLUS |
|
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Schlegel |
Hans |
PS |
(Germany) |
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Searfoss |
Richard
A. |
CDR |
TECH |
|
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Sega,
Ph.D. |
Ronald
M. |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Sharipov |
Salizhan Shakirovich |
FE |
(Russia) |
|
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Sharman |
Helen |
COSMO |
(Great
Britain) |
|
|
Shepherd |
William
M. |
MS
(1st astronaut on ISS) |
TECH |
|
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Shuttleworth |
Mark |
ZSRSA ("temporary, honorary South African callsign") |
MS/Space
Tourist |
TECH |
|
Simonyi |
Charles |
MS/Space
Tourist |
TECH |
|
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Sullivan,
Ph.D. |
Kathryn
D. |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Tani |
Daniel |
FE |
TECH |
|
|
Thagard |
Norman |
MS |
EXPIRED |
|
|
Thirsk, P.Eng., MDCM, MBA |
Robert
Brent "Bob" |
PS |
TECH |
|
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Thomas,
Ph.D. |
Donald
A. |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Thomas,
Ph.D. |
Andrew
S.W. "Andy" |
KD5CHF
& VK5MIR |
COSMO |
TECH |
|
Tito |
Dennis |
MS/Space
Tourist |
Tech
(1st Space Tourist) |
|
|
Titov |
Vladmir Georgievich |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
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Tognini |
Michel
A. |
MS |
(French
AF) |
|
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Treschev |
Sergei
Yevgenyevich |
COSMO |
(Russia) |
|
|
Tyurin |
Mikhail |
Expedition
14 crew commander |
(Russia) |
|
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Ulrich |
Walter |
PS |
(Germany) |
|
|
Urbani |
Luca |
PS |
TECH |
|
|
Usachev |
Yury Vladimirovich |
UA9AD/R3MIR/RW3FU |
MS |
(Russia) |
|
Vinogradov |
Pavel |
Expedition
13 crew commander |
(Russia) |
|
|
Vittori |
Roberto |
MS |
TECH |
|
|
Volkov |
Sergei |
CDR |
(Russia) |
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Voss,
Ph.D. |
Janice |
MS |
TECH |
|
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Wakata |
Koichi |
MS |
TECH
(Japan ISS) |
|
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Walz |
Carl
E. |
FE/MS |
TECH |
|
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Whitson,
Ph.D. |
Peggy
A. |
MS/ASCAN |
TECH |
|
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Williams |
Jeffrey
N. |
MS/ISS
Flight Engineer |
TECH |
|
|
Williams |
Sunita L. |
MS/ISS
Flight Engineer |
TECH |
|
|
Wolf,
BSEE, M.D. |
David
A. |
MS |
TECH |
The following information has been provided by Philip Chien,
KC4YER. Send your comments via e-mail to kc4yer@amsat.org.
These American astronauts were on long-duration stays
aboard Mir.
(Dates are from launch through landing)
|
Astronaut |
Launch
(mm/dd/yy) |
Landing
(mm/dd/yy) |
Callsign |
Time
In Space |
|
Norm
Thagard |
03/14/95 |
07/07/95 |
R0MIR |
115
days |
|
Shannon
Lucid (no call) |
03/22/96 |
09/26/96 |
R0MIR |
188
days |
|
John
Blaha |
09/16/96 |
01/22/97 |
KC5TZQ |
128
days |
|
Jerry
Linenger |
01/12/97 |
05/24/97 |
KC5HBR |
132
days |
|
Mike
Foale |
05/15/97 |
10/05/97 |
KB5UAC |
142
days |
|
Dave
Wolf |
09/25/97 |
01/24/98 |
KC5VPF |
121
days |
|
Andy
Thomas |
01/15/98 |
06/07/98 |
KD5CHF |
130
days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL DAYS |
|
|
|
956
days |
(Note: Andy Thomas was the final American astronaut aboard
Mir.) The Mir Space Station was de-orbited on 23-MAY-2001, and crash-landed,
without incident, in an uninhabited region of the Pacific Ocean.
(Note: NASA seems to rearrange its site quite often so these links may not be
up-to-date all the time. You can always reach their main portal by accessing
the following URL: NASA Home)
(Note: During 2002, the callsign RS0ISS was being used on the International Space Station.)
A very nice article with links on NASA's website entitled "Ham Radios in
Space" can be found here.
The NASA headquarters worldwide Mir info web site has a history of each cosmonaut crew which has occupied Mir.
Many astronaut biographies can be found here; fortunately,
NASA now provides an easy search capability on their site at http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html.
Here is a link to information on the ISS the International Space Station.
Crewmembers (listed by Expedition #) are found at: Expedition Crews.
Interesting note: Ken Ham is the pilot for the STS-124 crew. The Plainfield, New Jersey native is not a licensed radio amateur (as of 7/20/2008) yet!
Biographies of the astronauts and cosmonauts connected with the joint U.S. - Russian programs can be found at the NASA Headquarters web site. Credit: Glenn Swanson, KB1GW
Educational Programs Coordinator, ARRL
Educational Activities Department
NASA's (AESP) Aerospace Education Services Program has at least four radio amateurs, Ota Lutz, KD5UQZ, Joan Sanders, KD5UQW, and Angelo Casaburri, KD5UQS, Linus Guillory, KD5WXN, travel to schools and museums as AESP representatives. AESP specializes in providing free professional development workshops for teachers of science, mathematics, geography and technology. Workshops introduce participants to hands-on activities and NASA curriculum support materials.
Contact the American Radio Relay League, the national
association for amateur radio, in Newington, CT, for further information about
amateur (ham) radio.