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How many NASA astronauts have died?
As of 2020, there have been 15 astronaut and 4 cosmonaut fatalities during spaceflight. Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire which killed an entire crew of three. There have also been some non-astronaut fatalities during spaceflight-related activities.
Who was the only astronaut to lose spacecraft?
Grissom
Gus Grissom
| Virgil “Gus” Grissom | |
|---|---|
| Died | January 27, 1967 (aged 40) Cape Kennedy, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Purdue University, B.S. 1950 Air Force Institute of Technology, B.S. 1956 |
| Occupation | Test pilot, mechanical engineer, NASA astronaut |
What was the worst space shuttle disaster?
The Columbia disaster occurred On Feb. 1, 2003, when NASA’s space shuttle Columbia broke up as it returned to Earth, killing the seven astronauts on board. NASA suspended space shuttle flights for more than two years as it investigated the cause of the Columbia disaster.
Who is the astronaut with the most space flight time?
Astronaut with the most space flight time: Padalka – 878 days – 5 flights Single longest spaceflight: Polyakov aboard Mir LD-4 launched 8 Jan 1994 – 437.7 days Most missions: Seven – Chang-Diaz – 7 flights – 62.8 days and Ross – 7 flights – 58.0 days
How many astronauts have had an awful personality?
We’re not saying that awful personalities go with the job — more than 300 people have served as U.S. astronauts, and many of them have upheld the model-citizen image that NASA has always wanted them to have. But in every profession, there are always a few outliers, and some of them have been pretty exceptionally nasty.
Do astronauts ever do anything wrong?
Astronauts can do no wrong, at least not where the public can see them. Where the public can’t see them, they can (and sometimes do) do plenty of wrong, and even modern astronauts sometimes screw up in big ways, not just because of making poor choices but because of their exceedingly awful personalities.
Who was the first astronaut with multiple women hanging off?
Together with fellow astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon (nicknamed the “Go-Go Crew” because their indiscretions were so adorable), Shepard cruised around in a gold Corvette and pranced around with “multiple women hanging off his arm.”