Astronauts Affiliated with CU
| Name | Affiliation with CU | Space Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Carpenter [d. 2013] | BS Aero (honorary), 1962 | Mercury-Atlas 7 (Aurora 7) |
| John ‘Jack’ Swigert [d. 1982] | BS Mech, 1953 | Apollo 13 |
| Stuart Roosa [d. 1994] | BS Aero, 1960 | Apollo 14 |
| Vance Brand | BA Bus, 1953; BS Aero, 1960 | Apollo-Soyuz, STS-5, -41B, -35 |
| George ‘Pinky’ Nelson | Postdoc CU (JILA) | STS-41C, -61C, -26 |
| Ellison Onizuka [d. 1986] | BS Aero, 1969; MS Aero, 1969 | STS-51C, -51L (Challenger accident) |
| Loren Acton (Payload Specialist) | PhD AstroPhys, 1965 | STS-51F |
| John ‘Mike’ Lounge [d. 2011] | MS AstroPhys, 1970 | STS-51I, -26, -35 |
| Marsha Ivins | BS Aero, 1973 | STS-32, -46, -62, -81, -98 |
| Sam Durrance (Payload Specialist) | PhD AstroPhys, 1980 | STS-35, -67 |
| Richard Hieb | MS Aero, 1979 | STS-39, -49, -65 |
| James Voss | MS Aero, 1974 | STS-44, -53, -69, -101, ISS Exp. 2 |
| Ronald Sega | PhD EE, 1982 | STS-60, -76 |
| Joe Tanner | Sr. Instructor CU (Aero) | STS-66, -82, -97, -115 |
| Edward T. Lu | Postdoc CU (JILA) | STS-84, -106, ISS Exp. 7 |
| Takao Doi (JAXA astronaut) | Postdoc CU (Aero) | STS-87, -123 |
| Kalpana Chawla [d. 2003] | PhD Aero, 1988 | STS-87, -107 (Columbia accident) |
| John Herrington | BS Applied Math (UCCS), 1983 | STS-113 |
| Steven Swanson | BS Eng Physics, 1983 | STS-117, -119, ISS Exp. 39/40 |
| Kjell Lindgren | MD School of Medicine, 2002 | ISS Exp. 44/45, SpaceX Crew-4 |
| Sarah Gillis | BS Aero, 2017 | Polaris Dawn |