List of Asian astronauts
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This is a list of astronauts, who are in a restricted sense, Asians. If "Asian" is restricted to refer to people from the continent of Asia, exclusive of Asian Russia and Turkey, who are not of predominantly European, African, or American ancestry, then the list is as follows: The first country listed is that of citizenship; the second, if any, is that of the Asian country of birth and/or ancestry, where different. Those of Asian ancestry but were born outside Asia are excluded. The table lists astronauts whose origin or ancestry is in Central, East, South, Southeast, and West Asia.
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Phạm Tuân
February 14, 1947
Phạm Tuân
February 14, 1947
#
1
Name
Birth date
Phạm Tuân
February 14, 1947
Country
Vietnam
Notes
First Vietnamese and first person of Asian origin to be in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz 37 (July 23, 1980)
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
December 5, 1947
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
December 5, 1947
#
2
Name
Birth date
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
December 5, 1947
Country
Mongolia
Notes
First Mongolian in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz 39 (March 22, 1981)
Rakesh Sharma
January 13, 1949
Rakesh Sharma
January 13, 1949
#
3
Name
Birth date
Rakesh Sharma
January 13, 1949
Country
India
Notes
First Indian in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz T-11/10 (April 3, 1984)
Taylor Wang
June 16, 1940
Taylor Wang
June 16, 1940
#
4
Name
Birth date
Taylor Wang
June 16, 1940
Country
United States
( Taiwan)
Notes
First person of Chinese ancestry in space
Second Asian American in space, after Ellison Onizuka
Missions (Launch date)
STS-51-B (April 29, 1985)
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
June 27, 1956
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
June 27, 1956
#
5
Name
Birth date
Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
June 27, 1956
Country
Saudi Arabia
Notes
First Saudi and first Arab in space.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-51-G (June 17, 1985)
Muhammed Faris
May 26, 1951
Muhammed Faris
May 26, 1951
#
6
Name
Birth date
Muhammed Faris
May 26, 1951
Country
Syria
Notes
First Syrian in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-3/2 (July 22, 1987)
Musa Manarov
March 22, 1951
Musa Manarov
March 22, 1951
#
7
Name
Birth date
Musa Manarov
March 22, 1951
Country
Soviet Union
( Azerbaijan)
Notes
First Azeri in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-4 (December 21, 1987)
Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990)
Abdul Ahad Momand
January 1, 1959
Abdul Ahad Momand
January 1, 1959
#
8
Name
Birth date
Abdul Ahad Momand
January 1, 1959
Country
Afghanistan
Notes
First Afghan in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-6/5 (August 29, 1988)
Toyohiro Akiyama
July 22, 1942
Toyohiro Akiyama
July 22, 1942
#
9
Name
Birth date
Toyohiro Akiyama
July 22, 1942
Country
Japan
Notes
First Japanese citizen in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-11/10 (December 2, 1990)
Toktar Aubakirov
July 27, 1946
Toktar Aubakirov
July 27, 1946
#
10
Name
Birth date
Toktar Aubakirov
July 27, 1946
Country
Soviet Union
( Kazakhstan)
Notes
First ethnic Kazakh in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-13/12 (October 2, 1991)
Eugene Trinh
September 14, 1950
Eugene Trinh
September 14, 1950
#
11
Name
Birth date
Eugene Trinh
September 14, 1950
Country
United States
( South Vietnam)
Notes
First Vietnamese American in space.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-50 (June 25, 1992)
Mamoru Mohri
January 29, 1948
Mamoru Mohri
January 29, 1948
#
12
Name
Birth date
Mamoru Mohri
January 29, 1948
Country
Japan
Missions (Launch date)
STS-47 (September 12, 1992)
STS-99 (February 11, 2000)
Talgat Musabayev
January 7, 1951
Talgat Musabayev
January 7, 1951
#
13
Name
Birth date
Talgat Musabayev
January 7, 1951
Country
Russia
( Kazakhstan)
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TM-19 (July 1, 1994)
Soyuz TM-27 (January 29, 1998)
Soyuz TM-32/31 (April 28, 2001)
Chiaki Mukai
May 6, 1952
Chiaki Mukai
May 6, 1952
#
14
Name
Birth date
Chiaki Mukai
May 6, 1952
Country
Japan
Notes
First Japanese woman and first Asian woman in space.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-65 (July 8, 1994)
STS-95 (October 29, 1998)
Koichi Wakata
August 1, 1963
Koichi Wakata
August 1, 1963
#
15
Name
Birth date
Koichi Wakata
August 1, 1963
Country
Served on the ISS in Expedition 18, 19, 20, Expedition 38/39 and Expedition 68.
Notes
STS-72 (July 11, 1996)
STS-92 (October 11, 2000)
STS-119/127 (March 15, 2009)
Soyuz TMA-11M (November 7, 2013)
SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022)
Kalpana Chawla
March 17, 1962
Kalpana Chawla
March 17, 1962
#
16
Name
Birth date
Kalpana Chawla
March 17, 1962
Country
United States
( India)
Notes
First Indian American in space. Died on the Columbia.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-87 (19 November 1997)
STS-107 (16 January 2003)
Takao Doi
September 18, 1954
Takao Doi
September 18, 1954
#
17
Name
Birth date
Takao Doi
September 18, 1954
Country
Japan
Notes
First Japanese spacewalker.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-87 (November 19, 1997)
STS-123 (March 11, 2008)
Salizhan Sharipov
August 24, 1964
Salizhan Sharipov
August 24, 1964
#
18
Name
Birth date
Salizhan Sharipov
August 24, 1964
Country
Russia
( Kyrgyzstan)
Notes
Of Uzbek ancestry. Served on ISS Expedition 10.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-89 (January 22, 1998)
Soyuz TMA-5 (October 14, 2004)
Fyodor Yurchikhin
January 3, 1959
Fyodor Yurchikhin
January 3, 1959
#
19
Name
Birth date
Fyodor Yurchikhin
January 3, 1959
Country
Russia
( Georgia)
Notes
First Georgian in space, of Pontic Greek ancestry.
Served on the ISS in Expedition 15.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-112 (October 7, 2002)
Soyuz TMA-10 (April 7, 2007)
Ilan Ramon
June 20, 1954
Ilan Ramon
June 20, 1954
#
20
Name
Birth date
Ilan Ramon
June 20, 1954
Country
Israel
Notes
First Israeli in space. Died on the Columbia.
Missions (Launch date)
STS-107 (January 16, 2003)
Yang Liwei
June 21, 1965
Yang Liwei
June 21, 1965
#
21
Name
Birth date
Yang Liwei
June 21, 1965
Country
China
Notes
First taikonaut from the People's Republic of China.
First person launched by an independent spaceflight mission from Asia.
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 5 (October 15, 2003)
Soichi Noguchi
April 15, 1965
Soichi Noguchi
April 15, 1965
#
22
Name
Birth date
Soichi Noguchi
April 15, 1965
Country
Japan
Notes
Served on the ISS in (Expedition 22/23) and (Expedition 64/65).
Missions (Launch date)
STS-114 (July 26, 2005)
Soyuz TMA-17 (December 20, 2009)
SpaceX Crew-1 (November 16, 2020)
Fei Junlong
May 5, 1965
Fei Junlong
May 5, 1965
#
23, 24
Name
Birth date
Fei Junlong
May 5, 1965
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 6 (October 12, 2005)
Shenzhou 15 (November 29, 2022)
Anousheh Ansari
September 12, 1966
Anousheh Ansari
September 12, 1966
#
25
Name
Birth date
Anousheh Ansari
September 12, 1966
Country
United States
( Iran)
Notes
First Iranian-American in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TMA-9/8 (September 18, 2006)
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
July 27, 1972
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
July 27, 1972
#
26
Name
Birth date
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
July 27, 1972
Country
Malaysia
Notes
First Malaysian in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TMA-11/10 (October 10, 2007)
Yi So-yeon
June 2, 1978
Yi So-yeon
June 2, 1978
#
27
Name
Birth date
Yi So-yeon
June 2, 1978
Country
South Korea
Notes
First Korean citizen in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TMA-11/12 (April 8, 2008)
Akihiko Hoshide
December 28, 1968
Akihiko Hoshide
December 28, 1968
#
28
Name
Birth date
Akihiko Hoshide
December 28, 1968
Country
Japan
Notes
Served on the ISS in (Expedition 32/33).
Missions (Launch date)
STS-124 (May 31, 2008)
Soyuz TMA-05M (15 July 2012)
SpaceX Crew-2 (23 April 2021)
Jing Haipeng
October 24, 1966
Jing Haipeng
October 24, 1966
#
29, 30, 31
Name
Birth date
Jing Haipeng
October 24, 1966
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 7 (September 25, 2008)
Shenzhou 9 (June 16, 2012)
Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016)
Shenzhou 16 (May 30, 2023)
Naoko Yamazaki
December 27, 1970
Naoko Yamazaki
December 27, 1970
#
32
Name
Birth date
Naoko Yamazaki
December 27, 1970
Country
Japan
Missions (Launch date)
STS-131 (April 5, 2010)
Satoshi Furukawa
April 4, 1964
Satoshi Furukawa
April 4, 1964
#
33
Name
Birth date
Satoshi Furukawa
April 4, 1964
Country
Served on the ISS in (Expedition 28/29).
Notes
Soyuz TMA-02M (7 June 2011)
SpaceX Crew-7 (26 August 2023)
Liu Wang
1970
Liu Wang
1970
#
34, 35
Name
Birth date
Liu Wang
1970
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 9 (June 16, 2012)
First Chinese woman in space.
First Chinese woman in space.
#
Name
Birth date
First Chinese woman in space.
Wang Yaping
January 1988
Wang Yaping
January 1988
#
36, 37
Name
Birth date
Wang Yaping
January 1988
Country
First Asian female astronaut to perform a spacewalk (Shenzhou 13).
Notes
Shenzhou 10 (June 11, 2013)
Shenzhou 13 (October 15, 2021)
Kimiya Yui
January 30, 1970
Kimiya Yui
January 30, 1970
#
38
Name
Birth date
Kimiya Yui
January 30, 1970
Country
Japan
Notes
Served on the ISS in (Expedition 44/45).
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TMA-17M (July 22, 2015)
Soyuz MS-11 (August 1, 2025)
Aidyn Aimbetov
July 27, 1972
Aidyn Aimbetov
July 27, 1972
#
39
Name
Birth date
Aidyn Aimbetov
July 27, 1972
Country
Kazakhstan
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015)
Takuya Onishi
December 22, 1975
Takuya Onishi
December 22, 1975
#
40
Name
Birth date
Takuya Onishi
December 22, 1975
Country
Japan
Notes
Served on the ISS in (Expedition 48/49/72/73).
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz MS-01 (July 7, 2016)
SpaceX Crew-10 (March 14, 2025)
Chen Dong
December 12, 1978
Chen Dong
December 12, 1978
#
41
Name
Birth date
Chen Dong
December 12, 1978
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016)
Shenzhou 14 (June 5, 2022)
Shenzhou 20/21 (April 24, 2025)
Norishige Kanai
December 5, 1976
Norishige Kanai
December 5, 1976
#
42
Name
Birth date
Norishige Kanai
December 5, 1976
Country
Japan
Notes
Served on the ISS on (Expedition 54/55).
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz MS-07 (December 27, 2017)
Hazza Al Mansouri
December 13, 1983
Hazza Al Mansouri
December 13, 1983
#
43
Name
Birth date
Hazza Al Mansouri
December 13, 1983
Country
UAE
Notes
First United Arab Emirates in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz MS-15/12 (September 25, 2019)
Tang Hongbo
October, 1975
Tang Hongbo
October, 1975
#
44
Name
Birth date
Tang Hongbo
October, 1975
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 12 (June 17, 2021)
Shenzhou 17 (October 26, 2023)
Sirisha Bandla
1988
Sirisha Bandla
1988
#
45
Name
Birth date
Sirisha Bandla
1988
Country
United States
( India)
Missions (Launch date)
Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (July 11, 2021)
Ye Guangfu
September, 1980
Ye Guangfu
September, 1980
#
46
Name
Birth date
Ye Guangfu
September, 1980
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 13 (October 15, 2021)
Shenzhou 18 (April 25, 2024)
Yozo Hirano
1985
Yozo Hirano
1985
#
47, 48
Name
Birth date
Yozo Hirano
1985
Country
Japan
Notes
Space tourist from Space Adventures
First space tourists from Japan
First time two Japanese people were launched together.
Missions (Launch date)
Soyuz MS-20 (December 8, 2021)
Eytan Stibbe
January 12, 1958
Eytan Stibbe
January 12, 1958
#
49
Name
Birth date
Eytan Stibbe
January 12, 1958
Country
Israel
Notes
Space tourist from Axiom Space. First Space tourist from Israel.
Missions (Launch date)
Axiom Mission 1 (April 8, 2022)
Cai Xuzhe
May, 1976
Cai Xuzhe
May, 1976
#
50
Name
Birth date
Cai Xuzhe
May, 1976
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 14 (June 5, 2022)
Zhang Lu
November, 1976
Zhang Lu
November, 1976
#
51
Name
Birth date
Zhang Lu
November, 1976
Notes
Shenzhou 15 (September 29, 2022)
Shenzhou 21/22
(October 31, 2025)
Deng Qingming
March, 1966
Deng Qingming
March, 1966
#
52
Name
Birth date
Deng Qingming
March, 1966
Notes
Shenzhou 15 (September 29, 2022)
Sultan Al Neyadi
May 23, 1981
Sultan Al Neyadi
May 23, 1981
#
53
Name
Birth date
Sultan Al Neyadi
May 23, 1981
Country
UAE
Notes
First United Arab Emirates for long duration mission in space.
Missions (Launch date)
SpaceX Crew-6 (March 2, 2023)
Ali AlQarni
March, 1992
Ali AlQarni
March, 1992
#
54, 55
Name
Birth date
Ali AlQarni
March, 1992
Country
Saudi Arabia
Notes
First Saudi astronaut to ISS.
Missions (Launch date)
Axiom Mission 2 (May 21, 2023)
First Saudi astronaut to ISS. First female Saudi astronaut in space.
First Saudi astronaut to ISS. First female Saudi astronaut in space.
#
Name
Birth date
First Saudi astronaut to ISS. First female Saudi astronaut in space.
Gui Haichao
November, 1986
Gui Haichao
November, 1986
#
56, 57
Name
Birth date
Gui Haichao
November, 1986
Country
China
Notes
First civilian taikonaut in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 16 (May 30, 2023)
Namira Salim
Namira Salim
#
58
Name
Birth date
Namira Salim
Country
Pakistan
Notes
First Pakistani in space.
Missions (Launch date)
Galactic 04 (October 6, 2023)
Jiang Xinlin
February, 1988
Jiang Xinlin
February, 1988
#
59, 60
Name
Birth date
Jiang Xinlin
February, 1988
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 17 (October 26, 2023)
Alper Gezeravcı
December, 1979
Alper Gezeravcı
December, 1979
#
61
Name
Birth date
Alper Gezeravcı
December, 1979
Country
Turkey
Notes
First Turk in space and to ISS.
Missions (Launch date)
Axiom Mission 3 (January 18, 2024)
Li Cong
October, 1989
Li Cong
October, 1989
#
62, 63
Name
Birth date
Li Cong
October, 1989
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 18 (April 25, 2024)
Gopichand Thotakura
1993
Gopichand Thotakura
1993
#
64
Name
Birth date
Gopichand Thotakura
1993
Country
India
Notes
First space tourist from India
Missions (Launch date)
Blue Origin NS-25 (May 19, 2024)
Tuva Cihangir Atasever
1992
Tuva Cihangir Atasever
1992
#
65
Name
Birth date
Tuva Cihangir Atasever
1992
Country
Turkey
Missions (Launch date)
Galactic 07 (June 8, 2024)
Eiman Jahangir
Aug, 1980
Eiman Jahangir
Aug, 1980
#
66, 67, 68
Name
Birth date
Eiman Jahangir
Aug, 1980
Country
United States ( Iran)
Missions (Launch date)
Blue Origin NS-26
(August 29, 2024)
United States ( Israel)
United States ( Israel)
Name
Birth date
United States ( Israel)
United Kingdom ( Singapore)
United Kingdom ( Singapore)
Name
Birth date
United Kingdom ( Singapore)
Country
First Singaporean permanent resident in space
Song Lingdong
August, 1990
Song Lingdong
August, 1990
#
69, 70
Name
Birth date
Song Lingdong
August, 1990
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 19
(October 29, 2024)
Chun Wang
1982
Chun Wang
1982
#
71
Name
Birth date
Chun Wang
1982
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis/ Malta ( China)
Notes
First Asian-born in polar retrograde orbit, i ., to fly over Earth's poles.
Missions (Launch date)
Fram2 (March 31, 2025)
Amanda Nguyễn
October 1991
Amanda Nguyễn
October 1991
#
72
Name
Birth date
Amanda Nguyễn
October 1991
Country
United States
( South Vietnam)
Notes
First Vietnamese American and
southeast Asian American woman astronaut.
Missions (Launch date)
Blue Origin NS-31 (April 14, 2025)
Chen Zhongrui
August, 1990
Chen Zhongrui
August, 1990
#
73, 74
Name
Birth date
Chen Zhongrui
August, 1990
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 20/21
(April 24, 2025)
Shubhanshu Shukla
10 October 1985
Shubhanshu Shukla
10 October 1985
#
75
Name
Birth date
Shubhanshu Shukla
10 October 1985
Country
India
Notes
An Indian Air Force test pilot and ISRO astronaut, first Indian & South Asian to go to the ISS.
Missions (Launch date)
Axiom Mission 4
(25 June 2025)
H . Justin Sun
30 July 1999
H . Justin Sun
30 July 1999
#
76, 77
Name
Birth date
H . Justin Sun
30 July 1999
Country
Saint Kitts and Nevis ( China)
Missions (Launch date)
Blue Origin NS-34
(3 August 2025)
United States ( India)
United States ( India)
Name
Birth date
United States ( India)
Danna Karagussova
?
Danna Karagussova
?
#
78
Name
Birth date
Danna Karagussova
?
Country
Kazakhstan
Missions (Launch date)
Blue Origin NS-36 (October 8, 2025)
Wu Fei
October, 1993
Wu Fei
October, 1993
#
79, 80
Name
Birth date
Wu Fei
October, 1993
Country
China
Missions (Launch date)
Shenzhou 21/22
(October 31, 2025)
| # | Image | Name Birth date | Country | Notes | Missions (Launch date) |
| 1 | | Phạm Tuân February 14, 1947 | Vietnam | First Vietnamese and first person of Asian origin to be in space. | Soyuz 37 (July 23, 1980) |
| 2 | | Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa December 5, 1947 | Mongolia | First Mongolian in space. | Soyuz 39 (March 22, 1981) |
| 3 | | Rakesh Sharma January 13, 1949 | India | First Indian in space. | Soyuz T-11/10 (April 3, 1984) |
| 4 | | Taylor Wang June 16, 1940 | United States ( Taiwan) | First person of Chinese ancestry in space Second Asian American in space, after Ellison Onizuka | STS-51-B (April 29, 1985) |
| 5 | | Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud June 27, 1956 | Saudi Arabia | First Saudi and first Arab in space. | STS-51-G (June 17, 1985) |
| 6 | | Muhammed Faris May 26, 1951 | Syria | First Syrian in space. | Soyuz TM-3/2 (July 22, 1987) |
| 7 | | Musa Manarov March 22, 1951 | Soviet Union ( Azerbaijan) | First Azeri in space. | Soyuz TM-4 (December 21, 1987) Soyuz TM-11 (December 2, 1990) |
| 8 | Abdul Ahad Momand January 1, 1959 | Afghanistan | First Afghan in space. | Soyuz TM-6/5 (August 29, 1988) | |
| 9 | | Toyohiro Akiyama July 22, 1942 | Japan | First Japanese citizen in space. | Soyuz TM-11/10 (December 2, 1990) |
| 10 | | Toktar Aubakirov July 27, 1946 | Soviet Union ( Kazakhstan) | First ethnic Kazakh in space. | Soyuz TM-13/12 (October 2, 1991) |
| 11 | | Eugene Trinh September 14, 1950 | United States ( South Vietnam) | First Vietnamese American in space. | STS-50 (June 25, 1992) |
| 12 | | Mamoru Mohri January 29, 1948 | Japan | STS-47 (September 12, 1992) STS-99 (February 11, 2000) | |
| 13 | | Talgat Musabayev January 7, 1951 | Russia ( Kazakhstan) | Soyuz TM-19 (July 1, 1994) Soyuz TM-27 (January 29, 1998) Soyuz TM-32/31 (April 28, 2001) | |
| 14 | | Chiaki Mukai May 6, 1952 | Japan | First Japanese woman and first Asian woman in space. | STS-65 (July 8, 1994) STS-95 (October 29, 1998) |
| 15 | | Koichi Wakata August 1, 1963 | Served on the ISS in Expedition 18, 19, 20, Expedition 38/39 and Expedition 68. | STS-72 (July 11, 1996) STS-92 (October 11, 2000) STS-119/127 (March 15, 2009) Soyuz TMA-11M (November 7, 2013) SpaceX Crew-5 (October 5, 2022) | |
| 16 | | Kalpana Chawla March 17, 1962 | United States ( India) | First Indian American in space. Died on the Columbia. | STS-87 (19 November 1997) STS-107 (16 January 2003) |
| 17 | | Takao Doi September 18, 1954 | Japan | First Japanese spacewalker. | STS-87 (November 19, 1997) STS-123 (March 11, 2008) |
| 18 | | Salizhan Sharipov August 24, 1964 | Russia ( Kyrgyzstan) | Of Uzbek ancestry. Served on ISS Expedition 10. | STS-89 (January 22, 1998) Soyuz TMA-5 (October 14, 2004) |
| 19 | | Fyodor Yurchikhin January 3, 1959 | Russia ( Georgia) | First Georgian in space, of Pontic Greek ancestry. Served on the ISS in Expedition 15. | STS-112 (October 7, 2002) Soyuz TMA-10 (April 7, 2007) |
| 20 | | Ilan Ramon June 20, 1954 | Israel | First Israeli in space. Died on the Columbia. | STS-107 (January 16, 2003) |
| 21 | | Yang Liwei June 21, 1965 | China | First taikonaut from the People's Republic of China. First person launched by an independent spaceflight mission from Asia. | Shenzhou 5 (October 15, 2003) |
| 22 | | Soichi Noguchi April 15, 1965 | Japan | Served on the ISS in (Expedition 22/23) and (Expedition 64/65). | STS-114 (July 26, 2005) Soyuz TMA-17 (December 20, 2009) SpaceX Crew-1 (November 16, 2020) |
| 23, 24 | | Fei Junlong May 5, 1965 | China | Shenzhou 6 (October 12, 2005) Shenzhou 15 (November 29, 2022) | |
| | Nie Haisheng October 13, 1964 | Shenzhou 6 (October 12, 2005) Shenzhou 10 (June 11, 2013) Shenzhou 12 (June 17, 2021) | |||
| 25 | | Anousheh Ansari September 12, 1966 | United States ( Iran) | First Iranian-American in space. | Soyuz TMA-9/8 (September 18, 2006) |
| 26 | | Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor July 27, 1972 | Malaysia | First Malaysian in space. | Soyuz TMA-11/10 (October 10, 2007) |
| 27 | | Yi So-yeon June 2, 1978 | South Korea | First Korean citizen in space. | Soyuz TMA-11/12 (April 8, 2008) |
| 28 | | Akihiko Hoshide December 28, 1968 | Japan | Served on the ISS in (Expedition 32/33). | STS-124 (May 31, 2008) Soyuz TMA-05M (15 July 2012) SpaceX Crew-2 (23 April 2021) |
| 29, 30, 31 | | Jing Haipeng October 24, 1966 | China | Shenzhou 7 (September 25, 2008) Shenzhou 9 (June 16, 2012) Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016) Shenzhou 16 (May 30, 2023) | |
| | Liu Boming October 29, 1966 | Shenzhou 7 (September 25, 2008) Shenzhou 12 (June 17, 2021) | |||
| | Zhai Zhigang October 10, 1966 | Shenzhou 7 (September 25, 2008) Shenzhou 13 (October 15, 2021) | |||
| 32 | | Naoko Yamazaki December 27, 1970 | Japan | STS-131 (April 5, 2010) | |
| 33 | | Satoshi Furukawa April 4, 1964 | Served on the ISS in (Expedition 28/29). | Soyuz TMA-02M (7 June 2011) SpaceX Crew-7 (26 August 2023) | |
| 34, 35 | | Liu Wang 1970 | China | Shenzhou 9 (June 16, 2012) | |
| | Liu Yang 1978 | First Chinese woman in space. | |||
| 36, 37 | | Wang Yaping January 1988 | First Asian female astronaut to perform a spacewalk (Shenzhou 13). | Shenzhou 10 (June 11, 2013) Shenzhou 13 (October 15, 2021) | |
| | Zhang Xiaoguang May 1966 | Shenzhou 10 (June 11, 2013) | |||
| 38 | | Kimiya Yui January 30, 1970 | Japan | Served on the ISS in (Expedition 44/45). | Soyuz TMA-17M (July 22, 2015) Soyuz MS-11 (August 1, 2025) |
| 39 | | Aidyn Aimbetov July 27, 1972 | Kazakhstan | Soyuz TMA-18M (September 2, 2015) | |
| 40 | | Takuya Onishi December 22, 1975 | Japan | Served on the ISS in (Expedition 48/49/72/73). | Soyuz MS-01 (July 7, 2016) SpaceX Crew-10 (March 14, 2025) |
| 41 | | Chen Dong December 12, 1978 | China | Shenzhou 11 (October 17, 2016) Shenzhou 14 (June 5, 2022) Shenzhou 20/21 (April 24, 2025) | |
| 42 | | Norishige Kanai December 5, 1976 | Japan | Served on the ISS on (Expedition 54/55). | Soyuz MS-07 (December 27, 2017) |
| 43 | | Hazza Al Mansouri December 13, 1983 | UAE | First United Arab Emirates in space. | Soyuz MS-15/12 (September 25, 2019) |
| 44 | | Tang Hongbo October, 1975 | China | Shenzhou 12 (June 17, 2021) Shenzhou 17 (October 26, 2023) | |
| 45 | Sirisha Bandla 1988 | United States ( India) | Virgin Galactic Unity 22 (July 11, 2021) | ||
| 46 | | Ye Guangfu September, 1980 | China | Shenzhou 13 (October 15, 2021) Shenzhou 18 (April 25, 2024) | |
| 47, 48 | | Yozo Hirano 1985 | Japan | Space tourist from Space Adventures First space tourists from Japan First time two Japanese people were launched together. | Soyuz MS-20 (December 8, 2021) |
| | Yusaku Maezawa 22 November 1975 | ||||
| 49 | | Eytan Stibbe January 12, 1958 | Israel | Space tourist from Axiom Space. First Space tourist from Israel. | Axiom Mission 1 (April 8, 2022) |
· List by country
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Country
Afghanistan
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
29 August 1988
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Country
Azerbaijan
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
21 December 1987
China
China
Country
China
Astronauts
30
Maiden flight
15 October 2003
Georgia
Georgia
Country
Georgia
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
7 October 2002
India
India
Country
India
Astronauts
6
Maiden flight
3 April 1984
Iran
Iran
Country
Iran
Astronauts
2
Maiden flight
18 September 2006
Israel
Israel
Country
Israel
Astronauts
3
Maiden flight
16 January 2003
Japan
Japan
Country
Japan
Astronauts
13
Maiden flight
2 December 1990
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Country
Kazakhstan
Astronauts
4
Maiden flight
2 October 1991
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
22 January 1998
Malaysia
Malaysia
Country
Malaysia
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
10 October 2007
Mongolia
Mongolia
Country
Mongolia
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
22 March 1981
Pakistan
Pakistan
Country
Pakistan
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
6 October 2023
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Country
Saudi Arabia
Astronauts
3
Maiden flight
17 June 1985
Syria
Syria
Country
Syria
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
22 July 1987
Taiwan
Taiwan
Country
Taiwan
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
29 April 1985
South Korea
South Korea
Country
South Korea
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
8 April 2008
Turkey
Turkey
Country
Turkey
Astronauts
2
Maiden flight
18 January 2024
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Country
United Arab Emirates
Astronauts
2
Maiden flight
25 September 2019
Vietnam
Vietnam
Country
Vietnam
Astronauts
2
Maiden flight
23 July 1980
Singapore
Singapore
Country
Singapore
Astronauts
1
Maiden flight
25 February 2025
| Country | Astronauts | Maiden flight |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 29 August 1988 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 21 December 1987 |
| China | 30 | 15 October 2003 |
| Georgia | 1 | 7 October 2002 |
| India | 6 | 3 April 1984 |
| Iran | 2 | 18 September 2006 |
| Israel | 3 | 16 January 2003 |
| Japan | 13 | 2 December 1990 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 October 1991 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 22 January 1998 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 10 October 2007 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 22 March 1981 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 6 October 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 17 June 1985 |
| Syria | 1 | 22 July 1987 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 29 April 1985 |
| South Korea | 1 | 8 April 2008 |
| Turkey | 2 | 18 January 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 25 September 2019 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 23 July 1980 |
| Singapore | 1 | 25 February 2025 |
· List by country › Human spaceflight programs
China
China
Country
China
Organisation
CNSA
Program
Shuguang
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Period
1968–1972
Astronauts
N/A
China
China
Country
China
Organisation
CNSA
Program
China Manned Space Program
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Period
1992–present
Astronauts
26
China
China
Country
China
Organisation
CNSA
Program
Tiangong program
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Period
1999–present
Astronauts
25
India
India
Country
India
Organisation
ISRO
Program
Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Period
2006–present
Astronauts
4
Iran
Iran
Country
Iran
Organisation
ISRC
Program
Iranian crewed spacecraft
Destination
Very low Earth orbit
Period
2015–present
Astronauts
TBD
India
India
Country
India
Organisation
ISRO
Program
Bharatiya Antariksha Station program
Destination
Low Earth orbit
Period
2019–present
Astronauts
TBD
Azerbaijan
China
Russia
Thailand
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan
China
Russia
Thailand
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan
Country
Azerbaijan
China
Russia
Thailand
Pakistan
United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan
Organisation
ILRS
Program
International Lunar Research Station
Destination
Moon
Period
2021–present
Astronauts
TBD
| Country | Organisation | Program | Destination | Period | Astronauts |
| China | CNSA | Shuguang | Low Earth orbit | 1968–1972 | N/A |
| China | CNSA | China Manned Space Program | Low Earth orbit | 1992–present | 26 |
| China | CNSA | Tiangong program | Low Earth orbit | 1999–present | 25 |
| India | ISRO | Indian Human Spaceflight Programme | Low Earth orbit | 2006–present | 4 |
| Iran | ISRC | Iranian crewed spacecraft | Very low Earth orbit | 2015–present | TBD |
| India | ISRO | Bharatiya Antariksha Station program | Low Earth orbit | 2019–present | TBD |
| Azerbaijan China Russia Thailand Pakistan United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan | ILRS | International Lunar Research Station | Moon | 2021–present | TBD |
References
- McDowell, Jonathan [@planet4589]https://x.com/planet4589/status/1906922678067560513