Category: Space Shuttle Commanders

Categories: Space Shuttle Astronauts

The Space Shuttle Commander is responsible for the overall mission success, safety of crew and Shuttle. He maneuvers the Shuttle with assistance from Pilot.

All Shuttle commanders have prior spaceflight experience. Requires a degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, or mathematics. Must have at least 1000 hours flying experience on a jet aircraft, and at least 750 simulated landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. Must pass a NASA Class I space physical to be certified for flight.

See: Astronaut Ranks and Positions

See the free space page Space Shuttle Pilots for a "to do" list.

A

Andrew Allen 1950s

Scott Altman 1950s

Jeffrey Ashby 1950s

B

Michael Baker 1950s

John Blaha 1940s

Karol Bobko 1930s

Charles Bolden 1940s

Kenneth Bowersox 1950s

Vance Brand 1930s

Daniel Brandenstein 1940s

C

Robert Cabana 1940s

John Casper 1940s

Kenneth Cockrell 1950s

Eileen Collins 1950s

Robert Crippen 1930s

E

Joe Engle 1930s

F

Charles Fullerton 11 Oct 1936 Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States - 21 Aug 2013

G

Robert Gibson 1940s

Fred Gregory 1940s

Sidney Gutierrez 1950s

H

James Halsell 1950s

Henry Hartsfield 21 Nov 1933 Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 17 Jul 2014

Rick Hauck 1940s

Tom Henricks 1950s

Scott Horowitz 1950s

Rick Husband 12 Jul 1957 Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States - 01 Feb 2003

K

Mark Kelly 1960s

Scott Kelly 1960s

Kevin Kregel 1950s

L

Steven Lindsey 1960s

Jack Lousma 1930s

M

Thomas Mattingly 17 Mar 1936 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 31 Oct 2023

N

Steven Ray Nagel 27 Oct 1946 Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States - 21 Aug 2014

O

Bryan O'Connor 1940s

Robert Overmyer 14 Jul 1936 Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States - 22 Mar 1996

P

Alan Poindexter 05 Nov 1961 Pasadena, California - 01 Jul 2012

Charles Precourt 1950s

R

Richard Richards 1940s

Kent Rominger 1950s

S

Francis Scobee 19 May 1939 Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington, United States of America - 28 Jan 1986

Richard Searfoss 05 Jun 1956 Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States - 29 Sep 2018

Brewster Shaw 1940s

T

Richard Truly 1930s

W

David Mathieson Walker 20 May 1944 Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, United States - 23 Apr 2001

Paul Joseph Weitz 25 Jul 1932 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Oct 2017

James Wetherbee 1950s

Donald Edward Williams 13 Feb 1942 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States - 23 Feb 2016

Y

John Young 24 Sep 1930 San Francisco, California, United States - 05 Jan 2018

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