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European astronauts in space

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Name	Country	Mission	Spacecraft	Date
Vladimír Remek	CZ	Interkosmos	Soyuz 28 / Salyut 6	02/03/78 - 10/03/78
Mirosław Hermaszewski	PL	Interkosmos	Soyuz 30	27/06/78 - 05/07/78
Sigmund Jähn	DE	Interkosmos	Soyuz 31 / Salyut 6 / Soyuz 29	26/08/78 - 03/09/78
Georgi Ivanov	BG	Interkosmos	Soyuz 33	10/04/79 - 12/04/82
Bertalan Farkas	HU	Interkosmos	Soyuz 36	26/05/80 - 03/06/80
Dumitru Prunariu	RO	Interkosmos	Soyuz 40	14/05/81 - 22/05/81
Jean-Loup Chrétien	FR	Premier Vol Habité	Soyuz T-6 / Salyut 7	24/06/82 - 02/07/82
Ulf Merbold	DE	Spacelab 1	STS-9	28/11/83 - 08/12/83
Patrick Baudry	FR	Spartan-1	STS-51 G	17/06/85 - 24/06/85
Reinhard Furrer	DE	Spacelab D-1	STS-61 A	30/10/85 - 06/11/85
Ernst Messerschmid	DE	Spacelab D-1	STS-61 A	30/10/85 - 06/11/85
Wubbo Ockels	NL	Spacelab D-1	STS-61 A	30/10/85 - 06/11/85
Alexander Alexandrov	BG	Interkosmos	Soyuz TM-5 / Soyuz TM-4	26/11/88 - 21/12/88
Jean-Loup Chrétien	FR	Aragatz	Soyuz TM-7 / Soyuz TM-6	26/11/88 - 21/12/88
Helen Sharman	UK	Juno	Soyuz TM-12 /Soyuz TM-11	18/05/91 - 26/05/91
Franz Viehböck	AT	Austromir	Soyuz TM-13 / Soyuz TM-12	02/10/91 - 10/10/91
Ulf Merbold	DE	Spacelab International Microgravity Lab IML-1	STS-42	22/01/92 - 30/01/92
Klaus-Dietrich Flade	DE	MIR'92	Soyuz TM-14 / Soyuz TM-13	17/03/92 - 25/03/92
Dirk Frimout	BE	ATLAS-1	STS-45	24/03/92 - 02/04/92
Michel Tognini	FR	Antares	Soyuz TM-15 / Soyuz TM-14	27/07/92 - 10/08/92
Franco Malerba	IT	EURECA-1, Tethered Satellite System	STS-46	31/07/92 - 08/08/92
Claude Nicollier	CH	EURECA-1, Tethered Satellite System	STS-46	31/07/92 - 08/08/92
Hans Schlegel	DE	Spacelab D-2	STS-55	26/04/93 - 06/05/93
Ulrich Walter	DE	Spacelab D-2	STS-55	26/04/93 - 06/05/93
Jean-Pierre Haigneré	FR	Altaïr	Soyuz TM-17 / Soyuz TM-16	01/07/93 - 22/07/93
Claude Nicollier	CH	Hubble Space Telescope 1^st Servicing Mission	STS-61	02/12/93 - 13/12/93
Ulf Merbold	DE	EUROMIR 94	Soyuz TM-20 / Soyuz TM-19	03/10/94 - 04/11/94
Jean-François Clervoy	FR	ATLAS-3, CRISTA SPAS 1	STS-66	03/11/94 - 14/11/94
Thomas Reiter	DE	EUROMIR 95	Soyuz TM-22	03/09/95 - 29/02/96
Claude Nicollier	CH	Tethered Satellite System-1 Reflight USMP-3	STS-75	22/02/96 - 09/03/96
Maurizio Cheli	IT	Tethered Satellite System-1 Reflight USMP-3	STS-75	22/02/96 - 09/03/96
Umberto Guidoni	IT	Tethered Satellite System-1 Reflight USMP-3	STS-75	22/02/96 - 09/03/96
Jean-Jacques Favier	FR	Spacelab LMS-1	STS-78	20/06/96 - 07/07/96
Claudie Haigneré	FR	Cassiopée	Soyuz TM-24 / Soyuz TM-23	17/08/96 - 02/09/96
Reinhold Ewald	DE	MIR'97	Soyuz TM-25 / Soyuz TM-24	10/02/97 - 02/03/97
Jean-François Clervoy	FR	6^th Shuttle flight to MIR	STS-84	15/05/97 - 24/05/97
Jean-Loup Chrétien	FR	7^th Shuttle flight to MIR	STS-86	25/09/97 - 06/10/97
Léopold Eyharts	FR	Pégase	Soyuz TM-27 / Soyuz TM-26	29/01/98 - 19/02/98
Pedro Duque	ES	SpaceHab	STS-95	29/10/98 - 07/11/98
Jean-Pierre Haigneré	FR	Perseus	Soyuz TM-29	20/02/99 - 28/08/99
Ivan Bella	SK	Interkosmos	Soyuz TM-29	20/02/99 - 28/08/99
Michel Tognini	FR	Chandra X-Ray Observatory	STS-93	22/07/99 - 27/07/99
Claude Nicollier	CH	Hubble Space Telescope 3^rd Servicing Mission	STS-103	19/12/99 - 27/12/99
Jean-François Clervoy	FR	Hubble Space Telescope 3^rd Servicing Mission	STS-103	19/12/99 - 27/12/99
Gerhard Thiele	DE	Shuttle Radar Topography Mission	STS-99	11/02/00 - 22/02/00
Umberto Guidoni	IT	9^th ISS flight (6A) Raffaello MPLM	STS-100	19/04/01 - 01/05/01
Claudie Haigneré	FR	Andromède	Soyuz TM-33 / Soyuz TM-32	21/10/01 - 31/10/01
Roberto Vittori	IT	Marco Polo	Soyuz TM-34 / Soyuz TM-33	25/04/02 - 05/05/02
Philippe Perrin	FR	ISS assembly flight UF-2	STS-111	05/06/02 - 19/06/02
Frank De Winne	BE	Odissea	Soyuz TMA-1 / Soyuz TM-34	30/10/02 - 10/11/02
Pedro Duque	ES	Cervantes	Soyuz TMA-3 / Soyuz TMA-2	18/10/03 - 28/10/03
André Kuipers	NL	DELTA	Soyuz TMA-4	19/04/04 - 30/04/04
Roberto Vittori	IT	Eneide	Soyuz TMA-5	15/04/05 - 25/04/05
Thomas Reiter	DE	Astrolab	STS-121 / STS-116	04/07/06 - 22/12/06
Christer Fuglesang	SE	Celsius	STS-116	09/12/06 - 22/12/06
Paolo Nespoli	IT	Esperia	STS-120	23/10/07 - 07/11/07
Hans Schlegel	DE	Columbus	STS-122	07/02/08 - 20/02/08
Léopold Eyharts	FR	Columbus	STS-122 / STS-123	07/02/08 - 27/03/08
Frank De Winne	BE	OasISS	Soyuz TMA-15	27/05/09 - 01/12/09
Christer Fuglesang	SE	Alissé	STS-128	29/08/09 - 12/09/09
Paolo Nespoli	IT	MagISStra	Soyuz TMA-20	15/12/10 - 24/05/11
Roberto Vittori	IT	DAMA	STS-134	16/05/11 - 01/06/11
André Kuipers	NL	PromISSe	Soyuz TMA-03M	21/12/11 - 01/07/12
Luca Parmitano	IT	Volare	Soyuz TMA-09M	28/05/13 - 11/11/13
Alexander Gerst	DE	Blue Dot	Soyuz TMA-12M	29/05/14 - 10/11/14
Samantha Cristoforetti	IT	Futura	Soyuz TMA-15M	23/11/14 - 11/05/15
Andreas Mogensen	DK	iriss	Soyuz TMA-18M / Soyuz TMA-16M	02/09/15 - 12/10/15
Tim Peake	UK	Principia	Soyuz TMA-19M	15/12/15 - 18/06/16
Thomas Pesquet	FR	Proxima	Soyuz MS-03	17/11/16 - 01/06/17
Paolo Nespoli	IT	Vita	Soyuz MS-05	28/07/17 - 14/12/17
Alexander Gerst	DE	Horizons	Soyuz MS-09	06/06/18 - 20/12/18
Luca Parmitano	IT	Beyond	Soyuz MS-13	20/07/19 - 06/02/20
Thomas Pesquet	FR	Alpha	Crew-2 Dragon Endeavour	23/04/21 - 09/11/21
Matthias Maurer	DE	Cosmic Kiss	Crew-3 Dragon Endurance	11/11/21 - 06/05/22
Samantha Cristoforetti	IT	Minerva	Crew-4 Dragon Freedom	27/04/22 - 14/10/22
Andreas Mogensen	DK	Huginn	Crew-7 Dragon Endurance	26/08/23 - 12/03/24
Marcus Wandt	SE	Muninn	Ax-3 Dragon	18/01/24 - 09/02/24

Mission assignments

ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland has been assigned to Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station, called Ignis, scheduled for no earlier than May 2025.

Note: This overview includes missions of astronauts/cosmonauts who are nationals of countries which are, or have since become, ESA Member States.