Astronaut (and Former Astronaut) Hams

To our readers:  We have made every effort, through exhaustive research, to maintain as accurate a list as possible, of the many men and women who have amateur (ham) licenses among those who are or have been astronauts and/or cosmonauts. 

We will always remember 01-FEB-2003, the date of the tragic loss of Space Shuttle Columbia over Texas, minutes before mission STS-107 was to end with a safe landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  This catastrophe resulted in the deaths of seven astronauts, including three who were licensed radio amateurs: Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, KD5ESI; David M. Brown, KC5ZTC; and, Laurel B. Clark, KC5ZSU.

Our sincerest condolences go out to the families of the Columbia Seven and their families.

(For further information, see the notes/links at the bottom of this page.) See also:

NASA Amateur Radio Program and NASA's Aerospace Education Services Program

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NASA Abbreviation	Meaning
CDR	Commander
FE	Flight Engineer
MS	Mission Specialist
PLT	Pilot
PS	Payload Specialist
PS-CDR	Payload Commander
ASCAN	Astronaut Candidate
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.

Last Name	First Name	Amateur Callsign	NASA Abbreviation	License Class
Apt, Ph.D.	Jay	N5QWL	MS	ADVANCED
Anderson	Clayton C.	KD5PLA	MS/ISS FE	TECH
Baker, M.D., M.P.H.	Ellen S.	KB5SIX	MS	TECH
Bartoe	Dr. John-David F.	W4NYZ	PS	GENERAL
Blaha	John E.	KC5TZQ	CDR	TECH
Bolden	Charles F.	KE4IQB	CDR	TECH
Bowersox	Kenneth D.	KD5JBP	CDR - Expedition 6	TECH
Brady, Jr.	Charles E.	N4BQW	MS	EXTRA (SK 23-JUL-2006)
Brown	David M.	KC5ZTC	MS/ASCAN	TECH (SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107)
Budarin	Nikolai Mikhailovich	RV3DB (R4MIR)	COSMO	(Russia)
Burbank	Daniel C.	KC5ZSX	MS/ASCAN	TECH
Bursch	Daniel W.	KD5PNU	FE/MS	TECH
Cabana	Robert D.	KC5HBV	CDR	TECH
Cagle, M.D.	Yvonne Darlene	KC5ZSV	MS/ASCAN	TECH
Cameron	Kenneth D.	KB5AWP	CDR	ADVANCED
Camarda, Ph.D.	Charles J.	KC5ZSY	MS/ASCAN	TECH
Chamitoff, Ph.D.	Gregory	KD5PKZ	MS/ISS FE	TECH
Chawla, Ph.D.	Kalpana	KD5ESI	MS	TECH (SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107)
Chiao	Leroy	KE5BRW	CDR	TECH
Chilton	Kevin P.	KC5TEU	CDR	TECH
Clark, M.D.	Laurel Blair Salton	KC5ZSU	MS/ASCAN	TECH (SK 01-FEB-2003, STS-107)
Clervoy	Jean-Francois	KC5WKG	MS	TECH
Cockrell	Kenneth D.	KB5UAH	CDR	TECH
Coleman	Catherine G. "Cady"	KC5ZTH	MS	TECH
Collins	Eileen Marie	KD5EDS	CDR	TECH
Creamer	Timothy J. "TJ"	KC5WKI	MS	TECH
Culbertson, Jr.	Frank L.	KD5OPQ	CDR	TECH
Currie, Ph.D.	Nancy Jane	KC5OZX	MS	TECH
De Winne	Frank	ON1DWN	MS	TECH
Duffy	Brian	N5WQW	CDR	TECH
Dunbar, Ph.D.	Bonnie J.	KD5DCB	MS/PS-CDR	TECH
Duque	Pedro	KC5RGG	MS/ASCAN	TECH
Durrance, Ph.D.	Samuel T.	N3TQA	PS	TECH
Dzhanibekov	Vladimir	RV3DD	COSMO	(Russia)
England, Ph.D.	Anthony W. "Tony"	W0ORE	PS	EXTRA
Eyharts	Leopold	KE5FNO	MS/Expedition 16 FE	TECH (from France)
Fettman, B.S., D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., Diplomate, ACVP	Martin Joseph	KC5AXA	PS	TECH
Fincke	E. Michael	KE5AIT	FE/Science Officer	TECH
Foale, Ph.D.	C. Michael	KB5UAC	MS	TECH
Frick	Stephen N.	KD5DZC	PLT	TECH
Frimout, Ph.D.	Dirk D.	ON1AFD	PS	(Belgium)
Fuglesang	Christer	KE5CGR (SA0FAS)	MS	(Sweden's 1st astronaut)
Furrer	Reinhard	DD6CF	PS	(Germany) (SK 09-SEP-1995)
Gagarin	Yuri	UA1LO	1st human in space	(Russia)
Garriott, Ph.D.	Owen K.	W5LFL	MS	EXTRA
Gidzenko	Yuri Pavlovich	U5MIR	MS	(Russia)
Godwin, Ph.D.	Linda M.	N5RAX	MS	TECH PLUS
Gregory	William G.	KC5MGA	PLT	TECH
Grunsfeld, Ph.D.	John M.	KC5ZTF	MS	TECH
Hadfield	Chris A.	KC5RNJ (VA3OOG)	MS	TECH
Haignere	Jean-Pierre	FX0STB	PLT	(France)
Halsell, Jr.	James D.	KC5RNI	CDR	TECH
Hammond, Jr.	L. Blaine	KC5HBS	PLT	TECH
Helms	Susan J.	KC7NHZ	MS	TECH
Hoshide	Akihiko	KE5DNI	MS	TECH
Ivins	Marsha S.	KC5WKF	MS	TECH
Jernigan, Ph.D.	Tamara E. “Tammy”	KC5MGF	MS	TECH
Kaleri	Alexander	U8MIR	MS	(Russia)
Kelly	James M.	KC5ZSW	PLT /ASCAN	TECH
Kononenko	Oleg	RN3DX	FE	(Russia)
Korzun	Valeri Grigorievich	RZ3FK	COSMO	(Russia)
Krikalev	Sergei Konstantinovich	U5MIR	COSMO	(Russia)
Lawrence	Wendy B.	KC5KII	MS	TECH
Leestma	David C.	N5WQC	MS	TECH
Linenger, M.D., M.S.S.M., M.P.H., Ph.D.	Jerry M. "JM"	KC5HBR	MS	TECH
Lonchakov	Yuri Valentinovich	RS1ISS	COSMO	(Russia)-crew on STS-100
Lopez-Alegria	Michael	KE5GTK	MS	TECH
Lu, Ph.D.	Edward Tsang	KC5WKJ	MS	TECH
Malenchenko	Yuri	RK3DUP	MS	(Russia)
Manarov	Musa Khiramanovich	U2MIR/UV3AM	COSMO	(Russia)
Mastracchio	Richard A. "Rick"	KC5ZTE	MS/ASCAN	TECH
McArthur, Jr.	William Surles "Bill"	KC5ACR	MS	TECH
Messerschmidt	Ernst	DG2KM	PS/Head of ESA's Astronaut Training Centre	(Germany)
Mohri	Mamoru	7L2NJY	PS	(Japan)
Morgan	Barbara	KD5VNP	MS	TECH
Musabayev	Talgat	RO3FT	COSMO	(Russia)
Nagel	Steven R.	N5RAW