MANNED SPACEFLIGHT REACHING EARTH ORBIT (still under some construction...)

Listed below are the 126 people that blasted from the Earth into orbit during the years 1985-1989. This includes 67 first timers, and 59 repeat visitors.

When multiple spacecraft launch on the same day, I may not have everyone listed in the correct order. When several people launch on the same spacecraft together, the order they are listed is arbitrary.

Spelling of all non-English names is arbitrary, and may not conform with other reference works. Nicknames may or may not be used here, titles are not used. The focus is on tracking the numbers of the people and not on worrying about the etiquette of addressing them. Many of these people are holders of medical degrees, military ranks and academic doctorates, but no attempt is being made to track that sort of information here.

Comments also show other space related events, so as to provide a more complete timeline.

New Rep Tot Craft        Pro  Name                       Date

156  -  245 STS-51C (Dis) A   Buchli, James              24-Jan-85
157  -  246 STS-51C (Dis) A   Onizuka, Ellison
158  -  247 STS-51C (Dis) A   Payton, Gary
159  -  248 STS-51C (Dis) A   Shriver, Loren
 -  90  249 STS-51C (Dis) A   Mattingly, Thomas (Ken)

160  -  250 STS-51D (Dis) A   Garn, E. Jake              12-Apr-85
161  -  251 STS-51D (Dis) A   Griggs, S. David
162  -  252 STS-51D (Dis) A   Hoffman, Jeffrey
163  -  253 STS-51D (Dis) A   Seddon, M. Rhea
164  -  254 STS-51D (Dis) A   Williams, Donald
 -  91  255 STS-51D (Dis) A   Bobko, Karol
 -  92  256 STS-51D (Dis) A   Walker, Charles

165  -  257 STS-51B (Cha) A   van den Berg, Lodewijk     29-Apr-85
166  -  258 STS-51B (Cha) A   Gregory, Frederick
167  -  259 STS-51B (Cha) A   Lind, Don
168  -  260 STS-51B (Cha) A   Wang, Taylor
 -  93  261 STS-51B (Cha) A   Overmyer, Robert
 -  94  262 STS-51B (Cha) A   Thagard, Norman
 -  95  263 STS-51B (Cha) A   Thornton, William

 -  96  264 Soyuz T-13    R   Dzhanibekov, Vladimir      06-Jun-85
 -  97  265 Soyuz T-13    R   Savinykh, Viktor

169  -  266 STS-51G (Dis) A   Al-Saud, Salman            17-Jun-85
170  -  267 STS-51G (Dis) A   Baudry, Patrick
171  -  268 STS-51G (Dis) A   Creighton, John
172  -  269 STS-51G (Dis) A   Lucid, Shannon
173  -  270 STS-51G (Dis) A   Nagel, Steven
 -  98  271 STS-51G (Dis) A   Brandenstein, Daniel
 -  99  272 STS-51G (Dis) A   Fabian, John

174  -  273 STS-51F (Cha) A   Acton, Loren               29-Jul-85
175  -  274 STS-51F (Cha) A   Bartoe, John-David
176  -  275 STS-51F (Cha) A   Bridges, Roy
177  -  276 STS-51F (Cha) A   England, Anthony
178  -  277 STS-51F (Cha) A   Henize, Karl
 -  100 278 STS-51F (Cha) A   Fullerton, Gordon
 -  101 279 STS-51F (Cha) A   Musgrave, F. Story

179  -  280 STS-51I (Dis) A   Covey, Richard             27-Aug-85
180  -  281 STS-51I (Dis) A   Fisher, William
181  -  282 STS-51I (Dis) A   Lounge, John
 -  102 283 STS-51I (Dis) A   Engle, Joseph
 -  103 284 STS-51I (Dis) A   van Hoften, James

182  -  285 Soyuz T-14    R   Vasyutin, Vladimir         17-Sep-85
183  -  286 Soyuz T-14    R   Volkov, Aleksandr
 -  104 287 Soyuz T-14    R   Grechko, Georgi

184  -  288 STS-51J (Atl) A   Grabe, Ronald              03-Oct-85
185  -  289 STS-51J (Atl) A   Hilmers, David
186  -  290 STS-51J (Atl) A   Pailes, William
 -  105 291 STS-51J (Atl) A   Bobko, Karol
 -  106 292 STS-51J (Atl) A   Stewart, Robert

187  -  293 STS-61A (Cha) A   Dunbar, Bonnie             30-Oct-85
188  -  294 STS-61A (Cha) A   Furrer, Reinhard
189  -  295 STS-61A (Cha) A   Messerschmid, Ernst
190  -  296 STS-61A (Cha) A   Ockeis, Wubbo
 -  107 297 STS-61A (Cha) A   Bluford, Guion
 -  108 298 STS-61A (Cha) A   Buchli, James
 -  109 299 STS-61A (Cha) A   Hartsfield, Henry
 -  110 300 STS-61A (Cha) A   Nagel, Steven
        (Note: eight person crew at takeoff is a record.)

191  -  301 STS-61B (Atl) A   Cleave, Mary               27-Nov-85
192  -  302 STS-61B (Atl) A   O'Connor, Bryan
193  -  303 STS-61B (Atl) A   Ross, Jerry
194  -  304 STS-61B (Atl) A   Spring, Sherwood
195  -  305 STS-61B (Atl) A   Vela, Rodolfo
 -  111 306 STS-61B (Atl) A   Shaw, Brewster
 -  112 307 STS-61B (Atl) A   Walker, Charles

196  -  308 STS-61C (Col) A   Bolden, Charles            12-Jan-86
197  -  309 STS-61C (Col) A   Cenker, Robert
198  -  310 STS-61C (Col) A   Chang-Diaz, Franklin
199  -  311 STS-61C (Col) A   Nelson, Bill
 -  113 312 STS-61C (Col) A   Gibson, Robert
 -  114 313 STS-61C (Col) A   Hawley, Steven
 -  115 314 STS-61C (Col) A   Nelson, George

        (Note: STS-51L, space shuttle Challenger, explodes shortly after takeoff,
         28-Jan-1986, killing the crew of seven.  They did not reach orbit.)

 -  116 315 Soyuz T-15    R   Kizim, Leonid              13-Mar-86
 -  117 316 Soyuz T-15    R   Solovyov, Vladimir
        (Note: This is the only flight to visit two different space stations - Mir and Salyut-7)

200  -  317 Soyuz TM-2    R   Laveikin, Aleksandr        05-Feb-87
 -  118 318 Soyuz TM-2    R   Romanenko, Yuri

201  -  319 Soyuz TM-3    R   al Faris, Mohammed         22-Jul-87
202  -  320 Soyuz TM-3    R   Viktorenko, Aleksandr
 -  119 321 Soyuz TM-3    R   Aleksandrov, Aleksandr

203  -  322 Soyuz TM-4    R   Levchenko, Anatoli         21-Dec-87
204  -  323 Soyuz TM-4    R   Manarov, Musa
 -  120 324 Soyuz TM-4    R   Titov, Vladimir

205  -  325 Soyuz TM-5    R   Alexandrov, Alexandr (Bulg)07-Jun-88
206  -  326 Soyuz TM-5    R   Solovyov, Anatoli
 -  121 327 Soyuz TM-5    R   Savinykh, Viktor

 -  122 328 Soyuz TM-6    R   Lyakhov, Al *******        29-Aug-88
207  -  329 Soyuz TM-6    R   Mohmand, 
208  -  330 Soyuz TM-6    R   Polyakov, Valeri

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