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(Commander)Nikolai (Engineer)Nina (Engineer)Georgi (Navigator)Lena (Physician)Sergei (Astrophysicist) (no last names given for last five)“The Astronaut” (1960), short storyPolusFuture (late 20th or early 21st century)On the first expedition to Barnard’s Star, Zarubin sacrifices himself to save his crew. Zarubin and Sergei previously landed together on Saturn’s moon Dione.[1]Gresham (no first name given)Unnamed astronautThe Twilight ZoneThe Invaders (1961), TVUnited States Air ForceSpace Probe No. 1FutureUSAF astronauts discover life on alien planet.[2][3][4][5]Reed RichardsSusan StormJonathan StormBenjamin Jacob GrimmFantastic Four (1961\u2013present), comicExperimental interstellar spacecraft[a]ContemporaryPrivate space venture; astronauts bizarrely affected by cosmic rays.[6]Steve Zodiac, Col.Matthew Matic, Prof., VenusFireball XL5 (1962), TVFireball XL52062Commander of the Fireball XL5 of the World Space Patrol.Max Landin, Cmdr. (Conn watch)Edward Haverson (Watch officer)William Berger (Watch medic)Three unnamed crewmembers“The Samaritan” (1963), short storyUnknown (Interstellar vessel)FutureCrew of humanity’s first interstellar vessel encounters aliens in distress. Landin was a member of one of the first crews to orbit the Earth.[7][8]Larry Dart, Capt.Slim, HuskySpace Patrol (1963), TVSpace Patrol2100Commander of Galasphere 347 of the Space Patrol.Paul Ross, Capt.Theodore Mason, Lt.Michael Carter, Lt.“Death Ship” (1953), short storyTwilight ZoneDeath Ship (1963), TVRocket Bureau:E-891997Spacecraft crew crashes on distant planet; they have difficulty accepting their own deaths.[9][10][11][12]Unnamed cosmonaut“El cosmonauta” (aka “The Cosmonaut”) (1964), short storyUnknownFutureCosmonaut has fatal encounter with intelligent beings on alien planet.[13][14]Douglas Stansfield, Cmdr.Twilight ZoneThe Long Morrow (1964), TVUnknown1987 \u2013 2027Astronaut placed in suspended animation for forty-year mission.[15][16][17]Faith One:Unnamed astronauts       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Hope One:Hank Stevens, Col. (Commander)John Andros, Dr.Paul Martin, Dr. (Scientist)Lisa Wayne, Dr. (Scientist)       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Space Probe Taurus (a.k.a. Space Monster) (1965), filmUnited StatesSpace Agency (Earth Control):Faith OneHope One (US Rocket Ship 970)Space Platform2000Hope One astronauts on mission to planet Taurus in Triangulum Galaxy.[18]Zefram CochraneStar Trek: The Original SeriesMetamorphosis (1967), TVStar Trek: First Contact (1996), filmPhoenix2063First use of warp drive by an Earth vessel in the Star Trek timeline.George Taylor, Col.DodgeLandonStewartPlanet of the Apes (1968), filmIcarus1972ANSA astronauts on an interstellar mission, perhaps to Bellatrix.[19][20]Robert O’Bannion (pilot astronaut)Andrei VoronovCarlos PascualMay ConnearneySidney LeeDoris McNertyAaron HatfieldJerry GroteChen Shu LiAlicia MontiverdiLou D’OrazioMarlene Ettinger (scientist)Other unnamed astronautsAs on a Darkling Plain (1972), novelUnknownFutureAstronauts on missions to Jupiter and Sirius; Lee previously visited Titan.[21][22]Prometheus-1, Prometheus-3:Bud Williams, Jr.Prometheus-5:Stony Stevenson, Pvt.\/Cpl. (Hon.) (US Army)       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Between Time and Timbuktu (1972), TV movieMission Control:Prometheus-5 (Gemini-like)Near Future (March \u2013 December)Jingle contest winner Stevenson is launched into space and through time warp. Former astronaut Williams flew to Mars on one of the earlier Prometheus missions.[23]Fredric Michael KellySteen (no first name given)Unnamed astronauts“Kelly, Fredric Michael” (aka “Kelly, Fredric Michael: 1928-1987”, “Kelly, Fredric Michael (1928-1990)”) (1973), short storyUnknownc. 1987Astronauts on early mission using “warps” to reach another galaxy have their minds drained by alien force.[24]Tom TrimbleUnidentified Flying Oddball (a.k.a. The Spaceman and King Arthur, King Arthur and the Astronaut, A Spaceman in King Arthur’s Court) (1979), filmNASA:Stardust 1Contemporary\/Near FutureNASA technician Trimble is accidentally launched aboard faster-than-light spacecraft and travels back in time to Arthurian era.[25][26]Ed Westin, Col.\/Gen.O’Keefe, Capt. (no first name given)Solo 1\/Solo 2:Mark Devore, Capt.Time Warp (1981), filmNASA:Solo 1Solo 21984 \u2013 July 13, 1985 \/ July 13, 1986While returning from a one-year mission to “the farthest reach of the galaxy”, Solo 1 passes through a time warp, sending Devore one year into the future.NASA:Donald Hotchkiss, Capt. (Prof.)Mary WashburnMoon mission:“Hoop” HooperMars mission:Amanda Jaworski (USAF) (Commander)Sue Ann O’Riley (Copilot)Soviet Union:SolipsovichZayatin ZamaytThe Eleven Million Mile High Dancer (1985), novelNASA:Moon missionMars mission1986Mars-bound astronaut Jaworski is caught up in a series of bizarre events, leading her to travel to Epsilon Erdani (sic) in search of her lost cat.[27]Bartholomew Mann (Physicist)Terry Waters, Maj.Paul St John, Dr.Philip Quincy-JonesLuciano CragnoliniUnnamed commanderThe Quiet Place (1987), novelUnknownNear FutureFirst crewed interstellar spacecraft returns to find the Earth changed beyond recognition.[28]Volopas:Miroslav Gurov (Team leader)Dennis AverianovSasha LapushkinShuttlecraft:AntonovElissa“A Birch Tree, A White Fox” (1989), short storySpace Survey Corps:VolopasGeological Institute:NevskiShuttlecraftFutureCosmonauts crash-land on distant planet where speaking aloud means death.[29]Stephen G. Richey (Col.), CommanderUnnamed crewmembersStar Trek: The Next GenerationThe Royale (1989), TVNASA:CharybdisJuly 23, 2037 \u2013 2044Third crewed expedition outside Solar System results in Richey dying in captivity on alien planet.[30][31]Floyd G. Nevish (Commander)Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts (1992), non-fiction bookJovian IndustriesFutureAstronaut on mission into Kerr-type rotating black hole.[32]CommanderScientist\/First MateSpace Twin 1Space Twin 2The Voyage (1992), operaSpace stationSpacecraft2092“Several years later”Archeologists discover “directional crystals” brought to Earth by ancient astronauts, causing instruments on a space station crewed by Space Twins 1 and 2 to pinpoint the aliens’ origin. Several years later, Space Twins 1 and 2 join crew of generational voyage to aliens’ planet.[33]Bud, Cmdr. (USN) (no last name given)Dark DreamsDreamer (1993), anthology film segmentSpace ShuttleUnknownAstronaut who experiences strange dreams on mission to habitable extrasolar planet using suspended animation.Olshavsky (Captain) (no first name given)Clio Trigorin (Historian)Sanetomo Kawamura (Astronomer)27 unnamed crewmembersEncounter with Tiber (1996), novelTenacityJuly 20, 2069 \u2013 2081Humanity’s first starship, built with alien technology, on a voyage to Alpha Centauri.[34]Adventurer:Badquor, Capt. (Sc.D.)John (Astronomer)Lissa (Atmospheric chemist)OdisTagore (Theorist)Unnamed geologistUnnamed crewmembersSecond expedition:Unnamed crew“A Dance to Strange Musics” (a.k.a. “A Pit Which Has No Bottom”) (1998), short storyAdventurerSecond expedition (unnamed starship)Future (21st century?)[b]Adventurer, the first crewed starship, makes bizarre discoveries on planet in Alpha Centauri system. A second expedition investigates some years later.[35][36]Henry ForbesUnnamed co-pilot of Congreve (UK)Unnamed Discovery crew members“The Wire Continuum” (1998), short storyMustard (Multi-Unit Space Transport and Recovery Device)CongreveEndeavourDiscovery1947 \u2013 2017 (Alternate History)RAF World War II veteran and rocket pioneer in alternate history in which teleportation was developed in the 1950s. Forbes makes first crewed landing on Moon in Oceanus Procellarum with Buzz Aldrin and Alexei Leonov in 1977, leaves solar system aboard first starship Discovery in 1997.[37][38]John CopeFive unnamed astronautsCold Fusion (1999), novelArgos ProgramArgos 2Near FutureFirst crewed expedition to another solar system.[39]Clark Kent, Lt.JLA: Earth 2 (2000), graphic novelUnknownContemporary (Antimatter universe)Alternate universe equivalent of Superman was originally astronaut injured in hyperspace accident.[40]James Dreeden, Maj. (Commander)Callie Whitehorse Landau (Mission Specialist\/Astrophysicist)Alec Landau, MD (Mission Specialist\/Physician)Louisa Kennedy, Dr. (Astrogation expert)The Outer LimitsIn the Blood (2001), TVUSAS:CopernicusFuture[c]Crew travels into alternate universe through newly discovered rip in space-time.Franz Daxenberger, Dr.Dirk Mandelbrot, Dr. Dr. [sic]Space Zoo (2001), short filmESA (Bavaria):Stoiber (Research station)2030Astronauts on space station in Earth orbit travel to Aldebaran 5 due to use of hyperspace module.[41]Sam YeagerJonathan YeagerKaren YeagerGlen JohnsonFrank CoffeyHomeward Bound (2004), novelUnited States Air and Space ForceMission to Home (alien planet)Admiral Peary1997 (leaves Earth)2031 (arrives at Home)Slower-than-light sleeper ship sent as a diplomatic mission to Home, the homeworld of an alien species that partially colonized Earth.[42]Charles Burkes,[d] Capt. (USAF) (Commander)Kelly Lanahan, Lt.[e] (Second in command)Ivan Hood, 2nd Lt. (D.O.) (USAF)Aida Munoz, 2nd Lt.Alien Apocalypse (2005), TV movieNASA:Probe MissionFutureAstronauts return from 40-year mission using cryogenic technology to place probe in deep space; they find Earth overrun by giant alien mites.[43]Astronaut OneAstronaut TwoAstronauts (2005), short filmUnknownFutureComic misadventures of two astronauts on distant space mission.[44]Charles T. “Chuck” Baker, Capt.Planet 51 (2009), filmOdyssey (command module)Landerc. 2026 (April)NASA astronaut captured by aliens on distant planet.[45]Finalists:WhiteSmithHawkinsMorpheus Eleven:Rock, Ph.D.Keyhole Factory (2010), novelMorpheus: Biblionaut (2010), electronic fictionNASA:Morpheus Eleven[f]2003 \u2013 2018Astronaut\/poet Rock (known as the “Biblionaut”) on mission to Alpha Centauri to test planet-destroying weapon. All four finalists for mission are poets; Smith is a spaceflight veteran who staged first performance of Hamlet in weightlessness.[46][47]Tully, Capt. (Commander) (no first name given)Unnamed copilotUnnamed crewmembersSuperman: Deep Space Hijack (2010), chapter bookS.T.A.R. Labs:Long Range Space ExplorerRescue shipUnknownAstronauts returning from mission outside solar system crash-land on Pluto.[48]Sam (no last name given) (England)Unnamed crewmembersCapsule (2011), short filmUnknownFutureYoung man floats in escape pod after spacecraft explodes in deep space. Spacecraft was launched from Houston.[49][50]Mike Scudderman“Transcript of Interaction Between Astronaut Mike Scudderman and the OnStar Hands-Free A.I. Crash Advisor” (2011), short short storyUnknownFutureAstronaut aboard interstellar spacecraft speaks to unhelpful A.I. after crash landing on alien planet.[51]Lino Martinez (later known as “Otim”)IlenUnnamed astronautsG\u00f3ry Parnasu (a.k.a. The Mountains of Parnassus) (2012), novelAstronauts’ UnionLate 21st centuryMarried couple on journey to planet Sardion aboard spacecraft traveling at 99.5% of lightspeed.[52]Traveler (unnamed)Grounded (2012), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut has bizarre experiences after crashing on extrasolar planet.[53]Joseph WoodHibernation (2012), short filmSomnus I20th-21st centuries?Wood is placed into hibernation for 50-year mission.[54]Francisco DelagurezBon Accord:Etienne Larochelle (RCAF), CmdrMoire Cameron (USAF), pilotMichikoOther unnamed astronautsThe Long Way Home (2012), novelBon Accord (XS-312)Future[g]Crew of an experimental interstellar mission to Beta Centauri and beyond whose spacecraft suffers a major malfunction on the return journey. Delagurez took part in a later exploratory mission.[55]Unnamed astronautsThe Pod (2012), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut crashes on planet and must make dangerous journey back to spacecraft.[56]House of Secrets:Aune (Finland)Gwenda (US?)MeiPortiaSisi (South Africa\/US)Sullivan (US) (no last names given)Five unnamed astronauts (not in revision)House of Mystery:Twelve unnamed astronauts (number not specified in revision)“Two Houses” (2012, revised 2015), short storyOriginal:Light House (nicknamed The House of Secrets)Leap Year (nicknamed The House of Mystery)Revision:Seeker (nicknamed House of Secrets)Messenger (nicknamed House of Mystery)March 12, 2073 (original)After 2059 (revision)Astronauts in intermittent hibernation on voyage to Proxima Centauri, launched in summer 2059. House of Mystery disappears in flight.[57][58]Unnamed astronautXY (2012), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut encounters apparition of woman on distant planet.[59]Unnamed astronautAzarkant (2013), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut on deep space mission explores mysterious spacecraft.[60]Lila Suvlu, Dr. (Commander)Unnamed astronautFuturestatesChildren of the Northern Lights (2013), TVExoterra Energy:S. V. Kluguya (Exploration Vessel 0032-A)FutureHusband-and-wife astronauts crash on distant planet while searching for new energy sources.[61]Adam Fossy, Maj.Infinite (2013), short filmUnknownFutureFossy hibernates aboard spacecraft for infinite length of time while waiting for discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence.[62]Three unnamed astronautsMission Control (2013), short filmNASA\/Russian Space Agency:IcarusNear FutureInternational mission to explore Kepler-22b faces prospect of fatal explosion after liftoff.[63]Eugene (no last name given)The Pod (2013), short filmCosmonaut DivisionAmerican UnitFutureCosmonaut in hibernation pod is forced to admit to adultery.[64]Space Shuttle:Unnamed astronautsProject Kronos:Unnamed brain donorHuman 2.0 Project:Unnamed Human 2.0 astronautsProject Kronos (2013), short filmSpace Agency Inc.:Space ShuttleProject KronosDefence Department:Human 2.0 Projectc. 2019 \u2013 2035Project Kronos sends live human brain on interstellar journey. Human 2.0 Project creates astronauts with human brains in artificial bodies. Expanded into 2018 feature film The Beyond (q.v.).[65]Unnamed astronautsEntity (2014), short filmSEV Omega T26FutureAstronaut ejected from destroyed spacecraft travels through dimensional portal.[66]Sally Pascal, Capt.I Am Here (aka The Journey of Sally Pascal) (2014), short filmUSS Vision Quest (Anthro-Robotic spaceship):Solo JourneyFutureTrainee pilot attempting to reach wormhole for return to Earth.[67]Lazarus missions:Hugh Mann, Dr.Wolf EdmundsLaura MillerWong, Dr.Hale, Dr.Morin, Dr.Yashin, Dr.Lee, Dr.Oita, Dr.Ostro, Dr.Pila, Dr.Somov, Dr.Endurance:Joseph “Coop” Cooper (Pilot)Amelia Brand, Dr.DoyleNikolai “Rom” Romilly (Astrophysicist)Interstellar (2014), film\/novelNASA:Lazarus missions (12 Ranger spaceplanes)Endurance (incorporates 2 Rangers)Future (21st century)Astronauts travel through wormhole near Saturn to distant galaxy in search of new home for humanity, which is in danger of extinction.[68][69][70][71]Shannon Wendell (Mission Specialist)Odessa (2014), short filmNational Aeronautics and Space Organization (NASO)Near FutureAstronaut about to depart on mission to extrasolar planet using hibernation.Astronaut 35Astronaut 41Astronaut 42Project Skyborn (2014), short filmUnknownUnknownMysterious events on moon of ringed planet.[72]ISRA 88:Harold S. Richards, Lt. Col. (Pilot)Abraham Anderson, Ph.D. (Marine Biologist) (Science Officer)ISRA 88:Lynch (Pilot)Decker (Epidemiologist) (Science Officer) (no first names given)Beyond the Edge (aka ISRA 88) (2015), filmUnited States:ISRA 88Future?Astronauts on mission to the edge of the universe.[73][74]Unnamed astronautLone (2015), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut aboard faster-than-light ship searching for life on planet 1200 light years from Earth.[75]James Morrison, Cmdr. (UK)Superluminal (2015), short filmUnknownFutureYoung astronaut discovers life on alien moon.[76]MarcusNoeAsteria (2016), short filmEarth:Hermes 777FutureHuman astronauts and aliens arrive on distant planet at same time.[77]Silvie (no last name given)“The Astronaut, Her Lover, the Queen of Faerie, and Their Child” (2016), short storyUnknown (United States)UnknownSilvie may be astronaut on secret interstellar mission, the Faerie Queen’s lover, both or neither.[78]Longshot:Ethan Kane, Cmdr.FTL (aka Faster Than Light) (2016), short filmNASA:LongshotInternational Space StationMars Colony OneFutureAstronaut attempting first faster-than-light mission to Mars loses control of spacecraft and makes first contact with alien intelligence.[79]Two unnamed astronautsIn the Universe (2016), short filmV (spacecraft similar to Apollo command and service module)FutureAstronaut on deep-space mission; his girlfriend follows him into space.[80]Unnamed astronautOff (2016), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut has surreal adventure.[81]Unnamed astronautRunCatRun (2016), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut traveling through wormhole switches bodies with cat.[82]Unnamed astronaut“The Astronaut” (2017), short storyUnknownFutureAstronaut stranded on distant planet seeks bat-like creature in order to make antidote for poisoned bite.[83]Abel (no last name given)Athena (2017), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut stranded on moon of ringed planet after exposure to unknown pathogen.[84]C. MarlowUnnamed astronautsExplorers (2017), short filmNASA et al:ColbertSpace stationVarious unnamed spacecraftFutureVignettes of future space exploration.[85]Unnamed pilotHyper Jump (2017), short filmNASAFutureAstronaut prepares to make history’s first hyperdrive launch.[86]Nina (no last name given)The Jump (2017), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut traveling through wormhole remains young while her lover on Earth grows old.[87]Lilian (United States) (no last name given)Nine Minutes (2017), short filmUnited Earth Space Administration (UESA):Bravo 2Near FutureAstronaut searching for solutions to energy crisis whose spacecraft crashes on takeoff from distant planet.[88]Space Agency Inc.:Charles Higgins (Chief Mission Controller)Human 2.0 candidates:Cassandra Knowles (Astrophysicist)Vladimir Kominski (Virologist)AJ Robinson (Air Force Pilot)Jane Lovett (Cosmologist)Grant Obole (Geologist)Linda Marcell (Trainee Astronaut)Carl Roberts (Recon Drone Pilot)Human 2.0 mission:Jessica Johnson (Cosmologist)Unnamed military Human 2.0International Space Station:Jim Marcell (US)Francois (no last name given)James GoodUnnamed astronautThe Beyond (2018), filmSpace Agency Inc.:Human 2.0 mission[h]International Space StationSoyuzc. 2015?When a wormhole appears in Earth orbit, Space Agency recruits volunteers to have their brains implanted in robotic bodies to travel through the wormhole. Higgins is a former astronaut. Roberts is the initial choice for the Human 2.0 mission.[89]A. NythemVoid (2018), short filmUnited StatesEVSP:SPS 11Contemporary?Astronaut travels into parallel universes through mysterious holes in deep space.[90]Four unnamed astronautsContact (2019), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut stranded on white planet contacts astronaut stranded on red planet. Two other astronauts appear in crew photo with astronaut on white planet.[91]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/list-of-fictional-astronauts-beyond-near-future-capabilities\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"List of fictional astronauts (beyond near-future capabilities)"}}]}]