FAA Commercial Human Space Flight Recognition
This table lists individuals who have received FAA human space flight recognition sorted by Qualification (Flight) Date. The 30 individuals who received FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings are identified with an asterisk (*). Others to be listed will include those exceeding 50 statute miles above the surface of the Earth on an FAA-licensed or permitted launch or reentry. Individuals who have qualified on more than one flight are identified by the plus sign (+) and only have their initial flight details listed.
| Name | Operator | Mission | Vehicle | Operation Location | Qualification (Flight) Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowe, Aisha | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| Flynn, Kerianne | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| Hudson, Katheryn (Katy Perry) | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| King, Gayle | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| Nguyen, Amanda | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| Sanchez, Lauren | Blue Origin | NS-31/HF11 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 4/14/2025 |
| Wang, Chun | SpaceX | Fram2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 4/1/2025 |
| Rogge, Rabea | SpaceX | Fram2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 4/1/2025 |
| Phillips, Eric | SpaceX | Fram2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 4/1/2025 |
| Mikkelsen, Jannicke | SpaceX | Fram2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 4/1/2025 |
| Williams, Sunita | SpaceX | Crew-9 Reentry | Dragon 2 | Gulf of America | 3/18/2025 |
| Willmore, Barry E | SpaceX | Crew-9 Reentry | Dragon 2 | Gulf of America | 3/18/2025 |
| Ayers, Nichole | SpaceX | Crew-10 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/14/2025 |
| McClain, Anne | SpaceX | Crew-10 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/14/2025 |
| Onishi, Takuya | SpaceX | Crew-10 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/14/2025 |
| Peskov, Kirill | SpaceX | Crew-10 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/14/2025 |
| Calleja, Jesus | Blue Origin | NS-30/A6 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 2/25/2025 |
| Hyde, Elaine | Blue Origin | NS-30/A6 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 2/25/2025 |
| Scott, Richard | Blue Origin | NS-30/A6 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 2/25/2025 |
| Shah, Tushar | Blue Origin | NS-30/A6 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 2/25/2025 |
| Wilson, Russell | Blue Origin | NS-30/A6 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 2/25/2025 |
| Callandrelli Franklin, Emily | Blue Origin | NS-28/A5 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 11/22/2024 |
| Litteral, Austin | Blue Origin | NS-28/A5 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 11/22/2024 |
| Russell, James | Blue Origin | NS-28/A5 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 11/22/2024 |
| Wolfond, Henry | Blue Origin | NS-28/A5 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 11/22/2024 |
| Gorbunov, Aleksandr | SpaceX | Crew-9 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL | 9/28/2024 |
| Hague, Nick | SpaceX | Crew-9 | Falcon 9 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL | 9/28/2024 |
| Gilles, Sarah | SpaceX | Polaris Dawn | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 9/10/2024 |
| Menon, Anna | SpaceX | Polaris Dawn | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 9/10/2024 |
| Poteet, Scott | SpaceX | Polaris Dawn | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 9/10/2024 |
| Elrick, Nicolina | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Stie One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Ferl, Rob | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Grin, Eugene | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Jahangir, Eiman | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Kitchen, Karsen | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Rabin, Ephraim | Blue Origin | NS-26/A4 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/29/2024 |
| Atasever, Tuva | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-07 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/8/2024 |
| Janua, Jameel | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-07 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/8/2024 |
| Maneti, Giorgio | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-07 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/8/2024 |
| Pergament, Irving | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-07 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/8/2024 |
| Sadhwani, Anand | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-07 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/8/2024 |
| Angel, Mason | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Chiron, Sylvain | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Dwight, Ed | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard System | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Hess, Kenneth L. | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Schaller, Carol | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Thotakura, Gopi | Blue Origin | NS-25/A3 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 5/19/2024 |
| Grebenkin, Alexander | SpaceX | Crew-8 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/3/2024 |
| Epps, Jennette | SpaceX | Crew-8 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/3/2024 |
| Dominick, Matthew | SpaceX | Crew-8 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/3/2024 |
| Barratt, Michael | SpaceX | Crew-8 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/3/2024 |
| Vaughn, Robert | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-06 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 1/26/2024 |
| Kornswiet, Neil | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-06 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 1/26/2024 |
| Haider, Franz | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-06 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 1/26/2024 |
| Borozdina, Lionella | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-06 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 1/26/2024 |
| Wandt, Marcus | SpaceX | Axiom-3 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 1/18/2024 |
| Gezeravci, Alper | SpaceX | Axiom-3 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 1/18/2024 |
| Gerardi, Kellie | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-05 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 11/2/2023 |
| Maisonrouge, Ketty | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-05 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 11/2/2023 |
| Stern, Alan | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-05 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 11/2/2023 |
| Beattie, Trevor | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-04 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 10/4/2023 |
| Rosano, Ron | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-04 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 10/4/2023 |
| Salim, Namira | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-04 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 10/4/2023 |
| Baxter, Ken | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-03 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 9/3/2023 |
| Nash, Tim | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-03 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 9/3/2023 |
| Reynard, Adrian | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-03 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 9/3/2023 |
| Borisov, Konstantin | SpaceX | Crew-7 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 8/26/2023 |
| Furukawa, Satoshi | SpaceX | Crew-7 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 8/26/2023 |
| Mogensen, Andreas | SpaceX | Crew-7 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 8/26/2023 |
| Moghbeli, Jasmin | SpaceX | Crew-7 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 8/26/2023 |
| Goodwin, Jon | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-02 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 8/10/2023 |
| Latimer, Kelly+ | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-02 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 8/10/2023 |
| Mayers, Anastatia | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-02 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 8/10/2023 |
| Schahaff, Kiesha | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-02 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 8/10/2023 |
| Carlucci, Pantaleone | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-01 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/29/2023 |
| Landolfi, Angelo | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-01 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/29/2023 |
| Pecile, Nicola+ | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-01 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/29/2023 |
| Villadei, Walter | Virgin Galactic | Galactic-01 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 6/29/2023 |
| Gilbert, Jamila | Virgin Galactic | Unity 25 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 5/25/2023 |
| Huie-Spence, Christopher | Virgin Galactic | Unity 25 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 5/25/2023 |
| Mays, Luke | Virgin Galactic | Unity 25 | SpaceShipTwo | Spaceport America, NM | 5/25/2023 |
| Alqarni, Ali | SpaceX | Axiom-2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 5/21/2023 |
| Rayyanah, Barnawi | SpaceX | Axiom-2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 5/21/2023 |
| Shoffner, John | SpaceX | Axiom-2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 5/21/2023 |
| Whitson, Peggy | SpaceX | Axiom-2 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 5/21/2023 |
| Al Neyadi, Sultan | SpaceX | Crew-6 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/2/2023 |
| Fedyaev, Andrey | SpaceX | Crew-6 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/2/2023 |
| Hoburg, Warren | SpaceX | Crew-6 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/2/2023 |
| Rayyanah, Barnawi | SpaceX | Crew-6 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 3/2/2023 |
| Cassada, Josh | SpaceX | Crew-5 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 10/5/2022 |
| Kikina, Anna | SpaceX | Crew-5 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 10/5/2022 |
| Mann, Nicole | SpaceX | Crew-5 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 10/5/2022 |
| Wakata, Koichi | SpaceX | Crew-5 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL | 10/5/2022 |
| Cotton, Coby | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| Ferreira, Mario | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| Kelly, Clint | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| O'Brien, Vanessa | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| Sabry, Sara | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| Young, Steve | Blue Origin | NS-22/A2 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 8/4/2022 |
| Correa Hespanha, Victor | Blue Origin | NS-21 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 6/4/2022 |
| Echazarreta, Katya | Blue Origin | NS-21 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 6/4/2022 |
| Harding, Hamish | Blue Origin | NS-21 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 6/4/2022 |
| Robinson, Jaison | Blue Origin | NS-21 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 6/4/2022 |
| Vescovo, Victor | Blue Origin | NS-21 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 6/4/2022 |
| Connor, Larry | SpaceX | Ax-1 | Dragon | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
4/8/2022 |
| López-Alegría, Michael | SpaceX | Ax-1 | Dragon | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
4/8/2022 |
| Pathy, Mark | SpaceX | Ax-1 | Dragon | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
4/8/2022 |
| Stibbe, Eytan | SpaceX | Ax-1 | Dragon | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
4/8/2022 |
| Allen, Marty | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Hagle, Marc+ | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Hagle, Sharon+ | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Kitchen, Jim | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Lai, Gary | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Nield, Dr. George | Blue Origin | NS-20 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 3/31/2022 |
| Bess, Cameron* | Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Bess, Lane* | Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Churchley, Laura Shepard* |
Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Dick, Evan*+ | Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Strahan, Michael* | Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Taylor, Dylan* | Blue Origin | NS-19 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 12/11/2021 |
| Boshuizen, Dr. Chris* |
Blue Origin | NS-18 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 10/13/2021 |
| de Vries, Glen* | Blue Origin | NS-18 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 10/13/2021 |
| Powers, Audrey* | Blue Origin | NS-18 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 10/13/2021 |
| Shatner, William* |
Blue Origin | NS-18 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 10/13/2021 |
| Arceneaux, Hayley* |
SpaceX | Inspiration4 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
9/16/2021 |
| Isaacman, Jared* | SpaceX | Inspiration4 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
9/16/2021 |
| Proctor, Dr. Sian* |
SpaceX | Inspiration4 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
9/16/2021 |
| Sembroski, Christopher* |
SpaceX | Inspiration4 | Falcon 9 | Kennedy Space Center, FL |
9/16/2021 |
| Bezos, Jeffrey P.* | Blue Origin | NS-16 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 7/20/2021 |
| Bezos, Mark S.* | Blue Origin | NS-16 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 7/20/2021 |
| Daemen, Oliver* | Blue Origin | NS-16 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 7/20/2021 |
| Funk, Wally* | Blue Origin | NS-16 | New Shepard | Launch Site One, TX | 7/20/2021 |
| Bandla, Sirisha* | Virgin Galactic | VH-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Spaceport America, NM | 7/11/2021 |
| Bennett, Colin* | Virgin Galactic | VH-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Spaceport America, NM | 7/11/2021 |
| Branson, Sir Richard* | Virgin Galactic | VH-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Spaceport America, NM | 7/11/2021 |
| Mackay, David*+ | Virgin Galactic | VF-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
2/22/2019 |
| Masucci, Michael*+ | Virgin Galactic | VF-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
2/22/2019 |
| Moses, Beth*+ | Virgin Galactic | VF-01 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
2/22/2019 |
| Stucky, Mark* | Virgin Galactic | VP-03 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
12/13/2018 |
| Sturckow, CJ* | Virgin Galactic | VP-03 | SpaceShipTwo Unity |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
12/13/2018 |
| Alsbury, Michael* | Scaled Composites | PF04 | SpaceShipTwo Enterprise |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
10/31/2014 |
| Siebold, Peter* | Scaled Composites | PF04 | SpaceShipTwo Enterprise |
Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
10/31/2014 |
| Binnie, Brian* | Scaled Composites | Flight 17P | SpaceShipOne | Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
10/04/2004 |
| Melvill, Mike*+ | Scaled Composites | Flight 15P | SpaceShipOne | Mojave Air and Space Port, CA |
6/21/2004 |
Last updated: Friday, May 2, 2025