List of Jewish astronauts
This is a list of space travelers of Jewish faith, ethnicity or ancestry..
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Image |
NameBirth date |
Country |
Comment |
Missions (Launch date) |
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1 |
Boris Volynov(December 18, 1934) |
First Jewish cosmonaut. |
Soyuz 5 (January 15, 1969)Soyuz 21 (July 6, 1976) |
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2 |
Judith Resnik(April 5, 1949) |
First Jewish American in space and first Jewish woman in space. Died on the Challenger, January 28, 1986. |
STS-41-D (August 30, 1984)STS-51-L (January 28, 1986) |
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3 |
Jeffrey A. Hoffman(November 2, 1944) |
4 EVAs: April 16, 1985; December 5, 1993; December 7, 1993; December 9, 1993 |
STS-51-D (April 12, 1985)STS-35 (December 2, 1990)STS-46 (July 31, 1992)STS-61 (December 2, 1993)STS-75 (February 22, 1996) |
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4 |
Ellen S. Baker(April 27, 1953) |
STS-34 (October 18, 1989)STS-50 (June 25, 1992)STS-71 (June 27, 1995) |
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5 |
Marsha Ivins(April 15, 1951) |
STS-32 (January 9, 1990)STS-46 (July 31, 1992)STS-62 (March 4, 1994)STS-81 (January 12, 1997)STS-98 (February 7, 2001) <!--pending confirmation|- |
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6 |
Jerome Apt(April 28, 1948) |
2 EVAs April 7, 1991; April 8, 1991; |
STS-37 (April 5, 1991)STS-47 (September 12, 1992)STS-59 (April 9, 1994)STS-79 (September 16, 1996) |
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7 |
David Wolf(August 23, 1956) |
Served on the Mir 24 Expedition. 7 EVAs: January 14, 1998; October 10, 2002; October 12, 2002; October 14, 2002; July 18, 2009; July 20, 2009; July 22, 2009 |
STS-58 (October 18, 1993)STS-86/89 (September 25, 1997)STS-112 (October 7, 2002)STS-127 (July 15, 2009) |
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7 |
Martin J. Fettman(December 31, 1956) |
STS-58 (October 18, 1993) |
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9 |
John M. Grunsfeld(October 10, 1958) |
8 EVAs: December 22, 1999; December 24, 1999; March 4, 2002; March 6, 2002; March 8, 2002; May 14, 2009; May 16, 2009; May 18, 2009 |
STS-67 (March 2, 1995)STS-81 (January 12, 1997)STS-103 (December 19, 1999)STS-109 (March 1, 2002)STS-125 (May 11, 2009) |
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10 |
Scott J. Horowitz(March 24, 1957) |
STS-75 (February 22, 1996)STS-82 (February 11, 1997)STS-101 (May 19, 2000)STS-105 (August 10, 2001) <!--pending confirmation |- |
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11 |
Mark L. Polansky(June 2, 1956) |
STS-98 (February 7, 2001)STS-116 (December 9, 2006)STS-127 (July 15, 2009) |
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12 |
Ilan Ramon(June 20, 1954) |
First Israeli astronaut. Died on the Columbia, February 1, 2003. |
STS-107 (January 16, 2003) |
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13 |
Garret Reisman(February 10, 1968) |
Served on ISS Expedition 16 and 17. 1 EVA March 14, 2008. |
STS-123/124 (March 11, 2008) |
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14 |
Gregory Chamitoff(August 6, 1962) |
Served on ISS Expedition 17 and 18. |
STS-124/126 (May 31, 2008) |