Active Astronauts
The following active astronauts are eligible for flight assignment.
Quick Facts
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to Orbit the Earth.
Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space.
Guion S. Bluford, Jr. was the first African American astronaut.
Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space.
NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines are pictured looking out the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft’s windows.
Current Astronauts
At the Space Station
