Oleg Novitskiy

2021-04-09

Veteran space traveller Oleg was just shy of the “I’ve spent an entire year in space” threshold before launching as a part of Expedition 65

Country: russia

Mark Vande Hei

2021-04-09

This is native Virginian and retired United States Army officer Mark’s second time to space.

Country: usa

Pyotr Dubrov

2021-04-09

An astronaut since 2012, this is Pyotr’s first time in space!

Country: russia

Thomas Pesquet

2021-04-23

He received a master’s degree from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France. He worked at the French space agency, CNES, as a research engineer, and then went on to become a pilot for Air France where he is currently flying Airbus A320s. He enjoys jogging, swimming, squash and judo and has experience in diving and paragliding.

Country: france

Megan McArthur

2021-04-23

This is Megan’s second trip to space, the last was aboard the space shuttle. Fun fact: She is known as the last person to be hands on with the Hubble Space Telescope!

Country: usa

Shane Kimbrough

2021-04-23

Texas born Shane was an Apache helicopter pilot in Operation desert storm before returning as a Colonel and earning a spot as an astronaut. He took one trip on the Space Shuttle and has completed 2 space walks.

Country: usa

Akihiko Hoshide

2021-04-23

Chosen as an astronaut in 1999, this is Akihiko’s 3rd trip to space!

Country: japan