Former Astronauts

Former astronauts are those who have left NASA after a career in the Astronaut Corps, including those who are deceased.

Astronaut	Selection Year	Group	Status
Adamson, James C.	1984	10	Former
Akers, Thomas D.	1987	12	Former
Aldrin, Buzz	1963	3	Former
Allen, Andrew M.	1987	12	Former
Allen, Joseph P.	1967	6	Former
Anders, William A.	1963	3	Former
Anderson, Michael P.	1995	15	Deceased
Apt, Jerome	1985	11	Former
Armstrong, Neil A.	1962	2	Former
Ashby, Jeffrey S.	1995	15	Former
Bagian, James P.	1980	9	Former
Barry, Daniel T.	1992	14	Former
Bassett, Charles A., II	1963	3	Deceased
Bean, Alan L.	1963	3	Former
Blaha, John E.	1980	9	Former
Bloomfield, Michael J.	1995	15	Former
Bluford, Guion S., Jr.	1978	8	Former
Bobko, Karol J.	1969	7	Former
Bolden, Charles F., Jr.	1980	9	Former
Borman, Frank	1962	2	Former
Bowersox, Kenneth D.	1987	12	Former
Brady, Charles E., Jr.	1992	14	Deceased
Brand, Vance D.	1966	5	Former
Brandenstein, Daniel C.	1978	8	Former
Bridges, Roy D., Jr.	1980	9	Former
Brown, Curtis L., Jr.	1987	12	Former
Brown, David M.	1996	16	Deceased
Brown, Mark N.	1984	10	Former
Buchli, James F.	1978	8	Former
Bull, John S.	1966	5	Former
Bursch, Daniel W.	1990	13	Former
Carey, Duane G.	1996	16	Former
Carpenter, M. Scott	1959	1	Former
Carr, Gerald P.	1966	5	Former
Carter, Manley Lanier, Jr.	1984	10	Deceased
Cernan, Eugene A.	1963	3	Former
Chaffee, Roger B.	1963	3	Deceased
Chang-Dìaz, Franklin R.	1980	9	Former
Chapman, Philip K.	1967	6	Former
Chawla, Kalpana	1995	15	Deceased
Chiao, Leroy	1990	13	Former
Chilton, Kevin P.	1987	12	Former
Clark, Laurel B.	1996	16	Deceased
Cleave, Mary L.	1980	9	Former
Clifford, Michael R.	1990	13	Former
Collins, Eileen M.	1990	13	Former
Collins, Michael	1963	3	Former
Conrad, Charles, Jr.	1962	2	Deceased
Cooper, L. Gordon, Jr.	1959	1	Deceased
Covey, Richard O.	1978	8	Former
Creighton, John O.	1978	8	Former
Crippen, Robert L.	1969	7	Former
Culbertson, Frank L., Jr.	1984	10	Former
Cunningham, Walter	1963	3	Former
Curbeam, Robert L., Jr.	1995	15	Former
Davis, N. Jan	1987	12	Former
Duffy, Brian	1985	11	Former
Duke, Charles M., Jr.	1966	5	Former
Dunbar, Bonnie J.	1980	9	Former
Edwards, Joe F., Jr.	1995	15	Former
Eisele, Donn F.	1963	3	Deceased
England, Anthony W.	1967	6	Former
Engle, Joe H.	1966	5	Former
Evans, Ronald E.	1966	5	Deceased
Fabian, John M.	1978	8	Former
Fisher, William F.	1980	9	Former
Freeman, Theodore C.	1963	3	Deceased
Fullerton, Charles G.	1969	7	Former
Gardner, Dale A.	1978	8	Former
Gardner, Guy S.	1980	9	Former
Garriott, Owen K.	1965	4	Former
Gemar, Charles D.	1985	11	Former
Gibson, Edward G.	1965	4	Former
Gibson, Robert L.	1978	8	Former
Givens, Edward G., Jr.	1966	5	Deceased
Glenn, John H., Jr.	1959	1	Former
Gordon, Richard F., Jr.	1963	3	Former
Grabe, Ronald J.	1980	9	Former
Graveline, Duane E.	1965	4	Former
Gregory, Frederick D.	1978	8	Former
Gregory, William G.	1990	13	Former
Griggs, S. David	1978	8	Deceased
Grissom, Virgil I.	1959	1	Deceased
Gutierrez, Sidney M.	1984	10	Former
Haise, Fred W., Jr.	1966	5	Former
Halsell, James D., Jr.	1990	13	Former
Hammond, L. Blaine, Jr.	1984	10	Former
Harbaugh, Gregory J.	1987	12	Former
Harris, Bernard A., Jr.	1990	13	Former
Hart, Terry J.	1978	8	Former
Hartsfield, Henry W., Jr.	1969	7	Former
Hauck, Frederick H.	1978	8	Former
Hawley, Steven A.	1978	8	Former
Henize, Karl G.	1967	6	Deceased
Helms, Susan J.	1990	13	Former
Henricks, Terence T.	1985	11	Former
Herrington, John B.	1996	16	Former
Hieb, Richard J.	1985	11	Former
Higginbotham, Joan E.	1996	16	Former
Hilmers, David C.	1980	9	Former
Hoffman, Jeffrey A.	1978	8	Former
Holmquest, Donald L.	1967	6	Former
Horowitz, Scott J.	1992	14	Former
Husband, Rick D.	1995	15	Deceased
Irwin, James B.	1966	5	Deceased
Jemison, Mae C.	1987	12	Former
Jernigan, Tamara E.	1985	11	Former
Jones, Thomas D.	1990	13	Former
Kerwin, Joseph P.	1965	4	Former
Kilrain, Susan L.	1995	15	Former
Kregel Kevin R.	1992	14	Former
Lawrence, Wendy B.	1992	14	Former
Lee, Mark C.	1984	10	Former
Lenoir, William B.	1967	6	Former
Lind, Don L.	1966	5	Former
Linenger, Jerry M.	1992	14	Former
Llewellyn, John A.	1967	6	Former
Loria, Christopher J.	1996	16	Former
Lounge, John M.	1980	9	Former
Lousma, Jack R.	1966	5	Former
Lovell, James A., Jr.	1962	2	Former
Low, G. David	1984	10	Deceased
Lu, Edward T.	1995	15	Former
Mattingly, Thomas K., II	1966	5	Former
McBride, Jon A.	1978	8	Former
McCandless, Bruce, II	1966	5	Former
McCool, William C.	1996	16	Deceased
McCulley, Michael J.	1984	10	Former
McDivitt, James A.	1962	2	Former
McMonagle, Donald R.	1987	12	Former
McNair, Ronald E.	1978	8	Deceased
Meade, Carl J.	1985	11	Former
Melnick, Bruce E.	1987	12	Former
Michel, F. Curtis	1965	4	Former
Mitchell, Edgar D.	1966	5	Former
Morgan, Barbara R.	1998	17	Former
Mullane, Richard M.	1978	8	Former
Musgrave, Story	1967	6	Former
Nelson, George D.	1978	8	Former
Newman, James H.	1990	13	Former
Nowak, Lisa M.	1996	16	Former
Oefelein, William A.	1998	17	Former
O'Leary, Brian T.	1967	6	Former
Onizuka, Ellison S.	1978	8	Deceased
Oswald, Stephen S.	1985	11	Former
Overmyer, Robert F.	1969	7	Deceased
Parker, Robert A. R.	1967	6	Former
Peterson, Donald H.	1969	7	Former
Pogue, William R.	1966	5	Former
Precourt, Charles J.	1990	13	Former
Readdy, William F.	1987	12	Former
Reightler, Kenneth S., Jr.	1987	12	Former
Reilly, James F.	1995	15	Former
Resnik, Judith A.	1978	8	Deceased
Richards, Richard N.	1980	9	Former
Ride, Sally K.	1978	8	Former
Robertson, Patricia C. Hilliard	1998	17	Deceased
Rominger, Kent V.	1992	14	Former
Roosa, Stuart A.	1966	5	Deceased
Schirra, Walter M., Jr.	1959	1	Deceased
Schmitt, Harrison H.	1965	4	Former
Schweickart, Russell L.	1963	3	Former
Scobee, Francis R.	1978	8	Deceased
Scott, David R.	1963	3	Former
Scott, Winston E.	1992	14	Former
Searfoss, Richard A.	1990	13	Former
Seddon, Margaret Rhea	1978	8	Former
See, Elliot M., Jr.	1962	2	Deceased
Sega, Ronald M.	1990	13	Former
Shaw, Brewster H., Jr.	1978	8	Former
Shepard, Alan B., Jr.	1959	1	Deceased
Shepherd, William M.	1984	10	Former
Shriver, Loren J.	1978	8	Former
Slayton, Donald K.	1959	1	Deceased
Smith, Michael J.	1980	9	Deceased
Spring, Sherwood C.	1980	9	Former
Springer, Robert C.	1980	9	Former
Stafford, Thomas P.	1962	2	Former
Stewart, Robert L.	1978	8	Former
Sullivan, Kathryn D.	1978	8	Former
Swigert, John L., Jr.	1966	5	Deceased
Tanner, Joseph R.	1992	14	Former
Thagard, Norman E.	1978	8	Former
Thomas, Donald A.	1990	13	Former
Thorne, Stephen D.	1985	11	Deceased
Thornton, Kathryn C.	1984	10	Former
Thornton, William E.	1967	6	Former
Thuot, Pierre J.	1985	11	Former
Truly, Richard H.	1969	7	Former
van Hoften, James D. A.	1978	8	Former
Veach, Charles Lacy	1984	10	Deceased
Voss, James S.	1987	12	Former
Walker, David M.	1978	8	Deceased
Weber, Mary E.	1992	14	Former
Weitz, Paul J.	1966	5	Former
Wetherbee, James D.	1984	10	Former
White, Edward H., II	1962	2	Deceased
Williams, Clifton C., Jr.	1963	3	Deceased
Williams, Donald E.	1978	8	Former
Wisoff, Peter J. K.	1990	13	Former
Woodward III, Neil W.	1998	17	Former
Worden, Alfred M.	1966	5	Former
Young, John W.	1962	2	Former

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