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    ESA > Our Activities > Human Spaceflight > Astronauts

    European astronauts in space

    Name Participating organisation Mission / payload Space vehicle(s) Date
    V. Remek (CZE)   Interkosmos Soyuz 28/
    Salyut 6
    02/03/78- 10/03/78
    S. Jähn (D) IKF, Germany, former GDR Interkosmos Soyuz 31
    Salyut 6
    Soyuz 29
    26/08/78- 03/09/78
    J.-L. Chrétien (F) CNES Premier Vol Habité Soyuz T-6
    Salyut 7
    24/06/82- 02/07/82
    U. Merbold (D) ESA Spacelab 1 STS-9 28/11/83- 08/12/83
    P. Baudry (F) CNES Spartan-1 STS-51 G 17/06/85- 24/06/85
    R. Furrer (D),
    E. Messerschmid (D),
    W. Ockels (NL)
    DFVLR, ESA Spacelab D-1 STS-61 A 30/10/85- 06/11/85
    J.-L. Chrétien (F) CNES Aragatz Soyuz TM-7
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-6
    26/11/88- 21/12/88
    H. Sharman (GB) Private financing Juno Soyuz TM-12
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-11
    18/05/91- 26/05/91
    F. Viehböck (A) Austrian Space Agency Austromir Soyuz TM-13
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-12
    02/10/91- 10/10/91
    U. Merbold (D) ESA Spacelab International Microgravity Lab IML-1 STS-42 22/01/92- 30/01/92
    K.-D. Flade (D) DARA/DLR MIR'92 Soyuz TM-14
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-13
    17/03/92- 25/03/92
    D. Frimout (B) Belgian (bilateral) ATLAS-1 STS-45 24/03/92- 02/04/92
    M. Tognini (F) CNES Antares Soyuz TM-15
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-14
    27/07/92- 10/08/92
    F. Malerba (I),
    C. Nicollier (CH)
    ASI, ESA EURECA-1, Tethered Satellite System STS-46 31/07/92- 08/08/92
    H. Schlegel (D)
    U. Walter (D)
    DARA/DLR Spacelab D-2 STS-55 26/04/93- 06/05/93
    J.-P. Haigneré (F) CNES Altaïr Soyuz TM-17
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-16
    01/07/93- 22/07/93
    C. Nicollier (CH) ESA Hubble Space Telescope
    1st Servicing Mission
    STS-61 02/12/93- 13/12/93
    U. Merbold (D) ESA EUROMIR 94 Soyuz TM-20
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-19
    03/10/94- 04/11/94
    J.-F. Clervoy (F) ESA ATLAS-3; CRISTA SPAS 1 STS-66 03/11/94- 14/11/94
    T. Reiter (D) ESA EUROMIR 95 Soyuz TM-22
    MIR
    03/09/95- 29/02/96
    C. Nicollier (CH)
    M. Cheli (I)
    U. Guidoni (I)
    ESA, ASI Tethered Satellite System-1
    Reflight USMP-3
    STS-75 22/02/96- 09/03/96
    J.-J. Favier (F) CNES Spacelab LMS-1 STS-78 20/06/96- 07/07/96
    C. André-Deshays (F) CNES Cassiopée Soyuz TM-24
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-23
    17/08/96- 02/09/96
    R. Ewald (D) DARA/DLR MIR'97 Soyuz TM-25
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-24
    10/02/97- 02/03/97
    J.-F. Clervoy (F) ESA 6th Shuttle flight to MIR STS-84 15/05/97- 24/05/97
    J.-L. Chrétien (F) CNES 7th Shuttle flight to MIR STS-86 25/09/97- 06/10/97
    L. Eyharts (F) CNES Pégase Soyuz TM-27
    MIR
    Soyuz TM-26
    29/01/98- 19/02/98
    P. Duque (E) ESA SpaceHab STS-95 29/10/98- 07/11/98
    J.-P. Haigneré (F) CNES, ESA Perseus Soyuz TM-29
    MIR
    20/02/99- 28/08/99
    M. Tognini (F) CNES Chandra X-Ray Observatory STS-93 22/07/99- 27/07/99
    C. Nicollier (CH)
    J.-F. Clervoy (F)
    ESA Hubble Space Telescope 3rd Servicing Mission STS-103 19/12/99- 27/12/99
    G. Thiele (D) DLR, ESA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission STS-99 11/02/00- 22/02/00
    U. Guidoni (I) ESA 9th ISS flight (6A) Raffaello MPLM STS-100/ISS 19/04/01- 01/05/01
    C. Haigneré (F) ESA, CNES Andromède - ISS flight Soyuz TM-33
    ISS
    Soyuz TM-32
    21/10/01- 31/10/01
    R. Vittori (I) ESA, ASI Marco Polo Soyuz TM-34
    ISS
    Soyuz TM-33
    25/04/02- 05/05/02
    Perrin (F) NASA/CNES ISS assembly flight UF-2 STS-111/ISS 05/06/02- 19/06/02
    F. De Winne (B) ESA Odissea Soyuz TMA-1
    ISS
    Soyuz TM-34
    30/10/02- 10/11/02
    P. Duque (E) ESA Cervantes Soyuz TMA-3
    ISS
    Soyuz TMA-2
    18/10/03- 28/10/03
    A. Kuipers (NL) ESA DELTA 8S/ISS 19/04/04- 30/04/04
    R. Vittori (I) ESA, ASI Eneide 10S/ISS 15/04/05- 25/04/05
    T. Reiter (D) Russian Federal Space Agency/ESA Astrolab/
    ISS crew (Exp. 13&14)
    STS-121/
    ISS/
    STS-116
    04/07/06- 22/12/06
    C. Fuglesang (S) NASA/ESA Celsius/
    ISS assembly flight and crew exchange
    STS-116/ISS 09/12/06- 22/12/06
    P. Nespoli (I) NASA/ESA Esperia/ISS assembly flight STS-120/ISS 23/10/07- 07/11/07
    H. Schlegel (D) NASA/ESA Columbus/
    ISS assembly flight
    STS-122/ISS 07/02/08- 20/02/08
    L. Eyharts (F) NASA/ESA Columbus/
    ISS crew (Exp. 16)
    STS-122/
    ISS/
    STS-123
    07/02/08- 27/03/08
    F. De Winne (B) NASA/ESA OasISS/
    ISS crew
    (Exp. 20&21)
    Soyuz TMA-15/
    ISS/
    Soyuz TMA-15
    27 May-Dec 2009
    C. Fuglesang (S) NASA/ESA Alissé/ISS assembly flight STS-128/ISS 29/08/09 - 12/09/09
    P. Nespoli (I) NASA/ESA MagISStra/ISS crew
    (Exp. 26&27)
    Soyuz/ISS Dec 2010-May 2011
    R. Vittori (I) NASA/ASI/ESA DAMA/ISS assembly flight STS-134/ISS May 2011
    A. Kuipers (NL) NASA/ESA PromISSe/ISS crew
    (Exp. 30&31)
    Soyuz/ISS Dec 2011-Jul 2012

    Mission assignments

    Name Participating organisation Mission / payload Space vehicle(s) Date
    L. Parmitano (I) ESA ISS crew Soyuz/ISS 2013
    A. Gerst (DE) ESA ISS crew
    (Exp. 40&41)
    Soyuz/ISS 2014
    S. Cristoforetti (I) ESA ISS crew
    (Exp. 40&41)
    Soyuz/ISS 2014

    Note: This overview includes missions of astronauts/cosmonauts who are nationals of countries which are, or have since become, ESA Member States.

    Last update: 15 November 2012

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