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