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European astronauts in space


NameParticipating organisation Mission / payload Space vehicle(s)Date
V. Remek (CZE) InterkosmosSoyuz 28/
Salyut 6
02/03/78- 10/03/78
S. Jähn (D)IKF, Germany, former GDRInterkosmosSoyuz 31
Salyut 6
Soyuz 29
26/08/78- 03/09/78
J.-L. Chrétien (F)CNESPremier Vol HabitéSoyuz T-6
Salyut 7
24/06/82- 02/07/82
U. Merbold (D)ESASpacelab 1STS-928/11/83- 08/12/83
P. Baudry (F)CNESSpartan-1STS-51 G17/06/85- 24/06/85
R. Furrer (D),
E. Messerschmid (D),
W. Ockels (NL)
DFVLR, ESASpacelab D-1STS-61 A30/10/85- 06/11/85
J.-L. Chrétien (F)CNESAragatzSoyuz TM-7
MIR
Soyuz TM-6
26/11/88- 21/12/88
H. Sharman (GB)Private financingJunoSoyuz TM-12
MIR
Soyuz TM-11
18/05/91- 26/05/91
F. Viehböck (A)Austrian Space AgencyAustromirSoyuz TM-13
MIR
Soyuz TM-12
02/10/91- 10/10/91
U. Merbold (D)ESASpacelab International Microgravity Lab IML-1STS-4222/01/92- 30/01/92
K.-D. Flade (D)DARA/DLRMIR'92Soyuz TM-14
MIR
Soyuz TM-13
17/03/92- 25/03/92
D. Frimout (B)Belgian (bilateral)ATLAS-1STS-4524/03/92- 02/04/92
M. Tognini (F)CNESAntaresSoyuz TM-15
MIR
Soyuz TM-14
27/07/92- 10/08/92
F. Malerba (I),
C. Nicollier (CH)
ASI, ESAEURECA-1, Tethered Satellite SystemSTS-4631/07/92- 08/08/92
H. Schlegel (D)
U. Walter (D)
DARA/DLRSpacelab D-2STS-5526/04/93- 06/05/93
J.-P. Haigneré (F)CNESAltaïrSoyuz TM-17
MIR
Soyuz TM-16
01/07/93- 22/07/93
C. Nicollier (CH)ESAHubble Space Telescope
1st Servicing Mission
STS-6102/12/93- 13/12/93
U. Merbold (D)ESAEUROMIR 94Soyuz TM-20
MIR
Soyuz TM-19
03/10/94- 04/11/94
J.-F. Clervoy (F)ESAATLAS-3; CRISTA SPAS 1STS-6603/11/94- 14/11/94
T. Reiter (D)ESAEUROMIR 95Soyuz TM-22
MIR
03/09/95- 29/02/96
C. Nicollier (CH)
M. Cheli (I)
U. Guidoni (I)
ESA, ASITethered Satellite System-1
Reflight USMP-3
STS-7522/02/96- 09/03/96
J.-J. Favier (F)CNESSpacelab LMS-1STS-7820/06/96- 07/07/96
C. André-Deshays (F)CNESCassiopéeSoyuz TM-24
MIR
Soyuz TM-23
17/08/96- 02/09/96
R. Ewald (D)DARA/DLRMIR'97Soyuz TM-25
MIR
Soyuz TM-24
10/02/97- 02/03/97
J.-F. Clervoy (F)ESA6th Shuttle flight to MIRSTS-8415/05/97- 24/05/97
J.-L. Chrétien (F)CNES7th Shuttle flight to MIRSTS-8625/09/97- 06/10/97
L. Eyharts (F)CNESPégaseSoyuz TM-27
MIR
Soyuz TM-26
29/01/98- 19/02/98
P. Duque (E)ESASpaceHabSTS-9529/10/98- 07/11/98
J.-P. Haigneré (F)CNES, ESAPerseusSoyuz TM-29
MIR
20/02/99- 28/08/99
M. Tognini (F)CNESChandra X-Ray ObservatorySTS-9322/07/99- 27/07/99
C. Nicollier (CH)
J.-F. Clervoy (F)
ESAHubble Space Telescope 3rd Servicing MissionSTS-10319/12/99- 27/12/99
G. Thiele (D)DLR, ESAShuttle Radar Topography MissionSTS-9911/02/00- 22/02/00
U. Guidoni (I)ESA9th ISS flight (6A) Raffaello MPLMSTS-100/ISS19/04/01- 01/05/01
C. Haigneré (F)ESA, CNESAndromède - ISS flightSoyuz TM-33
ISS
Soyuz TM-32
21/10/01- 31/10/01
R. Vittori (I)ESA, ASIMarco PoloSoyuz TM-34
ISS
Soyuz TM-33
25/04/02- 05/05/02
Perrin (F)NASA/CNESISS assembly flight UF-2STS-111/ISS05/06/02- 19/06/02
F. De Winne (B)ESAOdisseaSoyuz TMA-1
ISS
Soyuz TM-34
30/10/02- 10/11/02
P. Duque (E)ESACervantesSoyuz TMA-3
ISS
Soyuz TMA-2
18/10/03- 28/10/03
A. Kuipers (NL)ESADELTA8S/ISS19/04/04- 30/04/04
R. Vittori (I)ESA, ASIEneide10S/ISS15/04/05- 25/04/05
T. Reiter (D)Russian Federal Space Agency/ESAAstrolab/
ISS crew (Exp. 13&14)
STS-121/
ISS/
STS-116
04/07/06- 22/12/06
C. Fuglesang (S)NASA/ESACelsius/
ISS assembly flight and crew exchange
STS-116/ISS09/12/06- 22/12/06
P. Nespoli (I)NASA/ESAEsperia/ISS assembly flightSTS-120/ISS23/10/07- 07/11/07
H. Schlegel (D)NASA/ESAColumbus/
ISS assembly flight
STS-122/ISS07/02/08- 20/02/08
L. Eyharts (F)NASA/ESAColumbus/
ISS crew (Exp. 16)
STS-122/
ISS/
STS-123
07/02/08- 27/03/08
F. De Winne (B)NASA/ESAOasISS/
ISS crew
(Exp. 20&21)
Soyuz TMA-15/
ISS/
Soyuz TMA-15
27 May-Dec 2009
C. Fuglesang (S)NASA/ESAAlissé/ISS assembly flightSTS-128/ISS29/08/09 - 12/09/09
P. Nespoli (I)NASA/ESAMagISStra/ISS crew
(Exp. 26&27)
Soyuz/ISSDec 2010-May 2011
R. Vittori (I)NASA/ASI/ESADAMA/ISS assembly flightSTS-134/ISSMay 2011

 
 
Mission assignments
 
NameParticipating organisation Mission / payload Space vehicle(s)Date
A. Kuipers (NL)NASA/ESAISS crew
(Exp. 30&31)
Soyuz/ISSDec 2011-Jun 2012
L. Parmitano (I)NASA/ESAISS crew
Soyuz/ISS2013

 
 

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 July 2011