Astronaut and Cosmonaut Candidates from USA (without NASA Candidates)


Surname Given names Date of Birth Place of Birth Selection Position Status Marital status Children Date of Death Place of Death
Adang Thomas Charles 12.08.1951 Glendale / Arizona ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.???? married two    
Agrella William 16.04.1949   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Alexander Bill Carter     ??.??.1977 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Allen Robert Holt 12.09.1951   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Anzur Theresa M. "Terry"   Wilmington / Delaware 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Asker James R. ??.??.1952 Louisville / Kentucky 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Atwell Alfred Lemont "Al" 18.04.1929 North Garden / Virginia ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three 13.04.2013 ?
Baggatt Austin Blaine 20.07.1951   14.05.1986 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married one    
Barbree Jay 26.11.1933 / Georgia 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three 14.05.2021 / Florida
Bartusiak Marcia F.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married      
Bass James Lansten 04.05.1979 Laurel / Mississippi ??.??.2001 UKP ? single      
Bell Tommy Ila, Jr. 04.12.1930 Jacksonville / Texas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three 14.02.2011 Torrance / California
Benefield Tommie Douglas 15.02.1929 Rison / Arkansas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two 29.08.1984 Edwards AFB / California
Beres Kathleen Anne     ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985        
Birdwell Carl, Jr. "Tex" 06.01.1928 Stephensville / Texas ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.08.1962 married three 12.04.1996 Bradyville / Tennessee
Blakemore William B. "Bill" ??.??.1937 (?) Chicago / Illinois 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Bock Charles Cornelius, Jr. 24.11.1925 Council Bluffs / Iowa ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three 21.08.2019 ?
Boland Edward Patrick 01.10.1911 Springfield / Massachusetts ??.??.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married five 04.11.2001 Springfield / Massachusetts
Bonewitz Joel D. 31.08.1949   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Borchers Robert George 20.10.1942   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Bridgeman William Barton 25.06.1916 Ottumwa / Iowa 25.06.1958 Pilot Ret. ??.??.1958 married one 29.09.1968 Santa Catalina Channel / California
Buchanan Robert Sylvester 09.09.1925 Fillmore / California ??.??.1961 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three    
Byron Beverly Barton Butcher 27.07.1932 Baltimore / Maryland ??.??.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three    
Cagle Myrtle K. Thompson "Kay" 03.06.1925 Salma / North Carolina 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 married one (?) 22.12.2019 ?
Campbell William Henry 14.07.1948   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Campbell William John 11.05.1931 Chicago / Illinois ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three 02.02.2017 Sarasota / Florida
Cobb Geraldyne Menor "Jerrie" 05.03.1931 Norman / Oklahoma 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 single   18.03.2019 Sun City Center / Florida
Coleman Cranston R., Jr. "Rip" 22.02.1949   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Conover Frederic K. "Ted" 17.01.1958 Okinawa / Japan 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Cowings Patricia Suzanne 15.12.1948 New York ??.??.1977 PSP Ret. ??.??.???? married one    
Cronkite Walter Leland 04.11.1916 St. Joseph / Missouri 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three 17.07.2009 New York City
Dean Morton 22.08.1935 Fall River / Massachusetts 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986   three    
Dietrich Janet Christine "Jan" 28.07.1926 San Francisco / California 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 single   05.06.2008 San Francisco / California
Dietrich Marion 28.07.1926 San Francisco / California 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 single   01.12.1974 ?
Dwight Edward Joseph, Jr. 09.09.1933 Kansas City / Kansas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three    
Eicher Diane     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married one    
Esposito Joan M.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Ferris Timothy T. 29.08.1944 Miami / Florida 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married one    
Fischer Craig Leland 17.02.1937   22.12.1977 PSP Ret. ??.05.1978 married three    
Flint Yehudi Meyer "Jerry" 20.06.1931 Detroit / Michigan 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married four 07.08.2010 Hudson / New York
Foerster Robert S. ??.??.1951 (?)   ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985        
Frazier Frank Daniel 17.11.1929 San Antonio / Texas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married eight    
Funk Mary Wallace "Wally" 31.01.1939 Taos / New Mexico 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963        
Fuqua Donald "Don" 20.08.1933 Jacksonville / Florida ??.??.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Gahlinger Joseph R. 19.05.1940   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Garcia Judith Marie 27.10.1940 Morgantown / West Virginia ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985        
Garland Neil Robert 03.03.1928 Denver / Colorado ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two    
Garver Lori Beth 22.05.1961 Lansing / Michigan ??.??.2001 UKP Ret. ??.??.???? married two    
Gold Michael W.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Gorton Thomas Slade III 08.01.1928 Chicago / Illinois ??.??.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three 19.08.2020 Seattle / Washington
Griner Carolyn Spencer ??.??.1945 Granite City / Illinois ??.??.???? PSP Ret. ??.??.???? married three    
Grossfield Stanley S. "Stan" 20.12.1951 Bronx / New York 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Guiffrida Anthony A. 17.06.1954   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Hart Jane Briggs "Janey" 20.10.1921 Midland / Michigan 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 widowed nine 05.06.2015 West Hartford / Connecticut
Hart Richard     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Harvey John Warren "Jack" 13.09.1940   ??.04.1978 PSP Ret. ??.08.1978        
Hatlelid Carl Martin 13.09.1943 St. Louis / Missouri ??.??.1979 MSE Ret. ??.??.???? married   27.01.2010 Ponca City / Oklahoma
Hayes John L. "Jack"   / Ohio ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.???? married three    
Hayes Paul G. 24.08.1934 Springfield / Illinois 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married two    
Higdon Hal 17.06.1931   14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three    
Hixson Jean F. 30.09.1922 Hoopeston / Illinois 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963     21.09.1984 Akron / Ohio
Hockenberry John Charles 04.06.1956 Dayton / Ohio 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married two    
Hoover Lloyd Nims 23.09.1924 Springfield / Massachusetts ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two 02.07.2016 Altadena / California
Johnston Alan Eugene 07.12.1962 Nashville / Tennessee ??.09.1995 GAPS Ret. 17.07.1997        
Kincheloe Iven Carl 02.07.1928 Detroit / Michigan ??.??.1958 Pilot Ret. ??.??.1958 married two 26.07.1958 Edwards AFB / California
Klobuchar James J. "Jim" 09.04.1928 Ely / Minnesota 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married two    
Knolle Byron Franklin, Jr. 19.01.1924 Houston / Texas ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two 06.07.2012 San Marino /California
Koermer James Paul 22.07.1947   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Kratochvil Gary L. 06.10.1946 Lincoln, Nebraska 15.03.1990 PSP Ret. ??.??.1990 married four    
Lathlaen Margaret Jane "Peggy" 24.08.1950 Flushing / New York ??.07.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985 married one 13.12.2020 Houston / Texas
Leverton Irene Helen 03.03.1927 Chicago / Illinois 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 single   23.07.2017 Paulden / Arizona
Liethen Frank Elmer, Jr. 09.03.1930 Appleton / Wisconsin ??.??.1963 Pilot died 12.10.1966 married four 12.10.1966 Indian Springs Auxiliary / Nevada
Marotta Caroline T. "Terry" ??.??.1949 Boston / Massachusetts 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married three    
Marquart David M. ??.01.1942 Lafayette / Indiana ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985 married two    
Masterson Michael Rue ??.??.1948 (?)   14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Mathews Thomas J. "Jay" 05.04.1945 Long Beach / California 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
McEachern Lee N., Jr.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
McElmurry Thomas Uriel 28.12.1921 Zion / Arkansas ??.??.1961 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married four 03.11.2006  
McIntosh Robert Henderson 01.09.1927 Brownwood / Texas ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two 02.12.2013 West Hills / California
McIntyre James Smith 15.03.1934 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware ??.??.1963 Pilot died 29.12.1965 married one 29.12.1965 Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri
Menzies Robert Thomas 31.03.1943   22.12.1977 PSP Ret. ??.05.1978        
Merfeld Daniel M.     ??.11.1991 PSP Ret. ??.12.1991        
Metcalf Michael W.     ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985        
Methia Richard Anthony "Dick" 16.06.1945 New Bedford / Massachusetts ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985 married one    
Navias Robert A. "Rob" 10.09.19??   14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Parsons Robert King 24.07.1930 Ripley / Virginia ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married four 12.09.2011 Shalimar, Florida
Peterson Norman Paul ??.??.1939   19.04.1978 PSP Ret. ??.08.1978        
Petit Charles W.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Pickett Robert L.     15.03.1990 PSP Ret. ??.??.1990        
Ratley Sarah Lee Gorelick 30.08.1933 Overland Park / Kansas 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 married   18.03.2020 ?
Recer Paul H.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married two    
Rinearson Peter M. 04.08.1954 Seattle / Washington 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Roman James Alexander 09.10.1927 Paris / France ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married four 03.02.1980 Vancouver / Washington
Ronn Alan E. 18.07.1950   ??.??.???? MSE Ret. ??.??.????        
Rosenblatt Roger 13.09.1940 New York 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Rossiter Alexander, Jr. "Al" 02.03.1936 Elmira / New York 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986     23.09.2013 Washington / North Carolina
Rowley Storer H.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Rudd Eldon Dean 15.07.1920 Camp Verde / Arizona ??.??.1984 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986     08.02.2002 Scottsdale / Arizona
Rupp Alexander Kratz 02.07.1930 Bellefonte / Pennsylvania ??.??.1963 Pilot died 11.06.1965 married three 11.06.1965 Buford / Ohio
Sawyer Anne K. "Kathy"     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 widowed      
Schlein Paul Barron ??.??.1944 Stockton / California ??.??.1979 MSE Ret. ??.??.1979 married some    
Schroder Thomas     15.03.1990 PSP Ret. ??.??.1990        
Schweikhard William George 08.07.1932 Los Angeles / California ??.??.1961 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married four 12.07.2009 Los Angeles / California
Scott Russel James 04.11.1932 Iowa Park / Texas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two    
Serafin Barry D. 22.06.1941 Coquille / Oregon 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married two    
Sherr Lynn Beth 04.03.1942 Philadelphia / Pennsylvania 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 widowed      
Sherrod Colice Kathryn "Katie"   St. Louis / Missouri 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Slade Jim 04.12.1936 Morgantown / West Virginia 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986   two    
Smith Robert Wilson "Bob" 11.12.1928 Washington D.C. ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two 19.08.2010 Montverde / Florida
Smith Walter Smallwood 10.02.1931   ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.????        
Sorlie Donald Milton 13.05.1923 Omaha / Nebraska ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married five 09.08.2016 ?
St. Pierre Richard 24.08.1952   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Stanton Barbara M. ??.??.1939   14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Steadman Bernice Trimble 09.07.1925 Rudyard / Michigan 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 married two 12.03.2015 Traverse City / Michigan
Stevens M. Merrill     15.03.1990 PSP Ret. ??.??.1990        
Stobie James George 26.01.1949   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Stumbough Gene Nora 10.01.1937 Springfield / Illinois 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 married two    
Swoboda Gerald D. 08.08.1950   ??.??.1987 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Tarbell Larry Charles 23.08.1945   ??.??.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.????        
Terrile Richard John 22.03.1951 New York 22.12.1977 PSP Ret. ??.05.1978        
Truhill Geraldine Hamilton "Jerri" 18.11.1928 Pampa / Texas 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 married one (?) 18.11.2013 Irving / Texas
Twinting William Theodore 26.02.1928 Berwin / Illinois ??.??.1962 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married one    
Uhalt Alfred Hunt, Jr. 03.06.1931 New Orleans / Louisiana ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married two    
Weir Kenneth Wynn "Ken" 20.10.1930 Sherman / Texas ??.??.1963 Pilot Ret. ??.??.???? married three    
Wenger Nancy L. "Niki" Mason 09.06.1940 Cincinnati / Ohio ??.07.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1985        
Whitaker Ann 17.03.1939   ??.??.1978 PSP Ret. ??.05.1978 married one    
White Alvin Swauger 09.12.1918 Berkeley / California ??.??.1958 Pilot Ret. ??.??.1958 divorced three 29.04.2006 ?
White Robert M. II 06.04.1915 Mexico / Missouri 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married four 19.11.2008 ?
Wilford John Noble 04.10.1933 Murray / Kentucky 14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986        
Woltman Rhea Hurrle Allison 01.01.1928 Fair Haven / Minnesota 01.02.1960 Pilot Ret. 01.06.1963 widowed   15.02.2021 ?
Wooten James T.     14.05.1985 PSP Ret. ??.??.1986 married five    

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