List of European astronauts

This is a list of astronauts who are resident in any of the countries of Europe, exclusive of the former Soviet republics of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

Alphabetical list

• Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov (Intercosmos) — Soyuz TM-5
• Patrick Baudry, second Frenchman in space, born in Douala, Cameroon — STS-51-G
• Ivan Bella, first Slovak in space. — Soyuz TM-29/28
• Maurizio Cheli, EAC — STS-75
• Jean-Loup Chrétien, CNES (Intercosmos), first French person in space and first non-Soviet European to walk in space — Soyuz T-6, Soyuz TM-7/6, STS-86
• Jean-François Clervoy, EAC — STS-66, STS-84, STS-103
• Samantha Cristoforetti Soyuz TMA-15M (Expedition 42)
• Frank De Winne, EAC — Soyuz TMA-1/TM-34, Soyuz TMA-15
• Pedro Duque, EAC, first Spaniard in space. — STS-95, Soyuz TMA-3/2
• Reinhold Ewald, EAC — Soyuz TM-25/24
• Léopold Eyharts, EAC — Soyuz TM-27/26, STS-122/123
• Bertalan Farkas (Intercosmos), first Hungarian in space. — Soyuz 36/35
• Jean-Jacques Favier, born in Kehl, Germany — STS-78
• Klaus-Dietrich Flade — Soyuz TM-14/13
• Dirk Frimout, first Belgian in space. — STS-45
• Christer Fuglesang, EAC, first Swede in space. — STS-116, STS-128
• Reinhard Furrer, born in Wörgl, Austria (1940–1995) — STS-61-A (flew for West Germany)
• Umberto Guidoni, EAC, first European on the International Space Station — STS-75, STS-100
• Claudie André-Deshays Haigneré, EAC, first Frenchwoman in space (Mir, 1996) — Soyuz TM-24/23, Soyuz TM-33/32
• Jean-Pierre Haigneré, EAC — Soyuz TM-17/16, Soyuz TM-29
• Mirosław Hermaszewski (Intercosmos), first Pole in space. — Soyuz 30
• Georgi Ivanov (Intercosmos), first Bulgarian in space. — Soyuz 33
• Sigmund Jähn (Intercosmos), first German in space — Soyuz 31/29 (flew for East Germany)
• André Kuipers, EAC — Soyuz TMA-4/3
• Franco Malerba, first Italian in space. — STS-46
• Ulf Merbold, EAC — STS-9, STS-42, Soyuz TM-20/19 (flew for both West Germany and united Germany)
• Ernst Messerschmid — STS-61-A (flew for West Germany)
• Paolo A. Nespoli, EAC — STS-120
• Claude Nicollier, EAC, first Swiss in space. — STS-46, STS-61, STS-75, STS-103
• Wubbo Ockels, EAC, first Dutchman in space. — STS-61-A
• Philippe Perrin, EAC, born in Meknes, Morocco — STS-111
• Dumitru Prunariu (Intercosmos), first Romanian in space. — Soyuz 40
• Thomas Reiter, EAC, first German to walk in space and first ESA astronaut to stay on the ISS. — Soyuz TM-22, STS-121/116
• Vladimír Remek (Intercosmos), first Czech and first non-Soviet European in space. — Soyuz 28
• Hans Schlegel, EAC — STS-55, STS-122
• Helen Sharman, first Briton in space. — Soyuz TM-12/11
• Mark Shuttleworth, second "space tourist" and first South African in space. — Soyuz TM-34/33
• Gerhard Thiele, EAC — STS-99
• Michel Tognini, EAC — Soyuz TM-15/14, STS-93
• Franz Viehböck, first Austrian in space. — Soyuz TM-13/12
• Roberto Vittori, EAC — Soyuz TM-34/33, Soyuz TMA-6/5
• Ulrich Walter — STS-55

Resident outside Europe

Other European astronauts now residing or holding citizenship outside Europe include:

• Michael Foale, born in Louth, England, dual British and American citizen.
• Nicholas Patrick, born in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England.
• Piers Sellers, born in Crowborough, England.
• Charles Simonyi, born in Budapest, Hungary. Fifth space tourist.
• Lodewijk van den Berg, born in Sluiskil, Netherlands.