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This article lists the birthplaces of astronauts from the United States' space program and other space travelers born in the United States or holding American citizenship. Space travelers who did not work for NASA are indicated in italics.

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American astronauts born in the United States

Astronauts who were born in 46 states and the District of Columbia have flown in space. No astronauts have yet flown in space who were born in Alaska, Nevada, Vermont or Wyoming.

Alabama

  • Birmingham: Henry Hartsfield — STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A
  • Cordova: James Voss — STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102/105
  • Decatur: Mae Jemison, first African-American woman in space — STS-47
  • Mobile: Kathryn P. Hire — STS-90, STS-130
  • Mobile: Clifton Williams (1932–1967) — No spaceflights
  • Montgomery: Kathryn C. Thornton, first woman to make multiple EVAs — STS-33, STS-49, STS-61, STS-73

    • Arizona

  • Huachuca City: Timothy Creamer — Soyuz TMA-17
  • Phoenix: Steven Smith — STS-68, STS-82, STS-103, STS-110

    • Arkansas

  • Fayetteville: Richard O. Covey — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61
  • Little Rock: Scott E. Parazynski — STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120

    • California

  • Arcadia: Tracy Caldwell — STS-118, Soyuz TMA-18
  • Arcadia: Steven W. Lindsey — STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133
  • French Camp: Jose Hernández (astronaut) — STS-128
  • Fresno: Barbara Morgan — STS-118
  • Fresno: James van Hoften — STS-41-C, STS-51-I
  • Inglewood: Joseph M. Acaba — STS-119, Soyuz TMA-04M
  • La Mesa: Frederick Sturckow — STS-88, STS-105, STS-117, STS-128
  • Long Beach: Frederick Hauck — STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26
  • Los Angeles: Kevin P. Chilton — STS-49, STS-59, STS-76
  • Los Angeles: Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space — STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110
  • Los Angeles: Sally Ride (1951–2012), first American woman in space — STS-7, STS-41-G
  • North Hollywood: John D. Olivas — STS-117, STS-128
  • Orange: Bryan D. O'Connor — STS-61-B, STS-40
  • Palo Alto: Pamela Melroy — STS-92, STS-112, STS-120
  • Pasadena: Alan G. Poindexter (1961–2012) — STS-122, STS-131
  • Redwood City: Rex J. Walheim — STS-110, STS-122, STS-135
  • Sacramento: Michael Coats — STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39
  • Sacramento: Stephen Robinson — STS-85, STS-95, STS-114, STS-130
  • San Bernardino: Michael Clifford — STS-53, STS-59, STS-76
  • San Diego: Stanley G. Love — STS-122
  • San Diego: William C. McCool (1961–2003), died on the Columbia — STS-107
  • San Diego: Michael J. McCulley — STS-34
  • San Francisco: John Young — Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9

    • Colorado

  • Boulder: Scott Carpenter (1925-2013) — Mercury 7
  • Colorado Springs: Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger — STS-131
  • Del Norte: Kent Rominger — STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100
  • Denver: Gerald P. Carr — Skylab 4
  • Denver: John M. Lounge — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-35
  • Denver: John "Jack" Swigert (1931–1982) — Apollo 13
  • Durango: Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) — Apollo 14
  • Longmont: Vance D. Brand — Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35
  • Louisville: Jack D. Fischer — No spaceflights.

    • Connecticut

  • Farmington: Kathleen Rubins — Soyuz MS-01.
  • Groton: Pierre Thuot — STS-36, STS-49, STS-62
  • Hartford: Sherwood C. Spring — STS-61-B
  • Manchester: Daniel C. Burbank — STS-106, STS-115, Soyuz TMA-22
  • Norwalk: Daniel T. Barry — STS-72, STS-96, STS-105
  • Waterbury: Richard Mastracchio — STS-106, STS-118, STS-131

    • Delaware

  • Wilmington: Nancy Currie — STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109

    • District of Columbia

  • Washington: B. Alvin Drew — STS-118, STS-133
  • Washington: Frederick D. Gregory — STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44
  • Washington: Lisa Nowak — STS-121
  • Washington: Robert L. Stewart — STS-41-B, STS-51-J

    • Florida

  • Cocoa Beach: Jan Davis — STS-47, STS-60, STS-85
  • Jacksonville: Wendy B. Lawrence — STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, STS-114
  • Key West: Richard N. Richards — STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64
  • Marianna: Norman Thagard — STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21/STS-71
  • Miami: Eric A. Boe — STS-126, STS-133
  • Miami: William B. Lenoir (1939-2010) — STS-5
  • Miami: Bill Nelson, second politician in space — STS-61-C
  • Miami: Winston E. Scott — STS-72, STS-87
  • Tallahassee: Samuel T. Durrance — STS-35, STS-67

    • Georgia

  • Albany: Thomas J. Hennen — STS-44
  • Atlanta: Roy D. Bridges, Jr. — STS-51-F
  • Augusta: Susan Still — STS-83, STS-94
  • Columbus: David M. Walker, (1944–2001) — STS-51-A, STS-30, STS-53, STS-69
  • Macon: Sonny Carter, (1947–1991) — STS-33
  • Savannah: L. Blaine Hammond — STS-39, STS-64

    • Hawaii

  • Honolulu: K. Megan McArthur — STS-125
  • Kealakekua: Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), died on the Challenger — STS-51-C, STS-51-L

    • Idaho

  • Mountain Home Air Force Base: James F. Reilly — STS-89, STS-104, STS-117

    • Illinois

  • Belleville: Sandra Magnus — STS-112, STS-126/119, STS-135
  • Canton: Steven R. Nagel — STS-51-G, STS-61-A, STS-37, STS-55
  • Chanute Air Force Base: Carl J. Meade — STS-38, STS-50, STS-64
  • Chicago: Gene Cernan (1934-2017) — Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17
  • Chicago: John M. Grunsfeld — STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125
  • Chicago: Joan Higginbotham — STS-116
  • Chicago: Ken Mattingly — Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C
  • Chicago: James McDivitt — Gemini 4, Apollo 9
  • Chicago: Charles Veach (1944–1995) — STS-39, STS-52
  • Danville: Joseph R. Tanner — STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115
  • Lincoln: Scott Altman — STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125
  • Oak Park: Lee Archambault — STS-117, STS-119
  • Oak Park: Joseph P. Kerwin — Skylab 2
  • Rock Island: Gary Payton — STS-51-C

    • Indiana

  • Bedford: Charles Walker — STS-41-D, STS-51-D, STS-61-B
  • Crawfordsville: Joseph P. Allen — STS-5, STS-51-A
  • Crown Point: Jerry L. Ross — STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110
  • Gary: Frank Borman, commanded the first spaceflight to orbit the Moon — Gemini 7, Apollo 8
  • Indianapolis: Serena M. Auñón — No spaceflights.
  • Indianapolis: Anthony W. England — STS-51-F
  • Indianapolis: David Wolf — STS-58, STS-86/89, STS-112, STS-127
  • Lafayette: Donald Williams (1942–2016) — STS-51-D, STS-34
  • Mitchell: Gus Grissom (1926–1967), first NASA astronaut to go into space twice. Died in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire — Gemini 3
  • Portland: Kevin A. Ford — STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M
  • South Bend: Janice E. Voss (1956–2012) — STS-57, STS-63, STS-83, STS-94, STS-99
  • Valparaiso: Mark N. Brown — STS-28, STS-48

    • Iowa

  • Ames: Laurel Clark (1961–2003), died on the Columbia — STS-107
  • Burlington: James M. Kelly — STS-102, STS-114
  • Charles City: George Nelson — STS-41-C, STS-61-C, STS-26
  • Clinton: David C. Hilmers — STS-51-J, STS-26, STS-36, STS-42
  • Creston: Walter Cunningham — Apollo 7
  • Jefferson: Loren Shriver — STS-51-C, STS-31, STS-46
  • Mount Ayr: Peggy Whitson — STS-111/113, Soyuz TMA-11

    • Kansas

  • Chapman: Joseph Henry Engle — STS-2, STS-51-I
  • Ottawa: Steven Hawley — STS-41-D, STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93
  • St. Francis: Ronald Evans (1933–1990) — Apollo 17

    • Kentucky

  • Fort Knox: Randolph Bresnik — STS-129
  • Russellville: Terrence Wilcutt — STS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106

    • Louisiana

  • Lake Charles: Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie — STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123
  • West Monroe: James D. Halsell — STS-65, STS-74, STS-83, STS-94, STS-101

    • Maine

  • Bar Harbor: Charles O. Hobaugh — STS-104, STS-108, STS-129

    • Maryland

  • Baltimore: Robert Curbeam — STS-85, STS-98, STS-116
  • Baltimore: Marsha Ivins — STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98
  • Baltimore: Thomas David Jones — STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98
  • Baltimore: Terry W. Virts — STS-130, Soyuz TMA-15M
  • Baltimore: Gregory R. Wiseman — Soyuz TMA-13M
  • Cheverly: Richard R. Arnold — STS-119
  • Patuxent River: Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. — STS-48, STS-60

    • Massachusetts

  • Attleboro: Scott D. Tingle — No spaceflights.
  • Boston: Brian Duffy — STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92
  • Boston: Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986) — No spaceflights; died on the Challenger
  • Boston: Bruce McCandless II — STS-41-B, STS-31
  • Boston: Story Musgrave — STS-6, STS-51-F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80
  • Boston: Brian O'Leary — No spaceflights
  • Boston: Albert Sacco — STS-73
  • Boston: Stephanie Wilson — STS-121, STS-120, STS-131
  • Cohasset: Stephen G. Bowen — STS-126, STS-132, STS-133
  • Lowell: Richard M. Linnehan — STS-78, STS-90, STS-109, STS-123
  • Salem: Christopher Cassidy — STS-127
  • Springfield: Jerome Apt — STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79
  • Springfield: Ed Lu — STS-84, STS-106, Soyuz TMA-2
  • Waltham: Charles J. Precourt — STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91

    • Michigan

  • Cass City: Brewster H. Shaw — STS-9, STS-61-B, STS-28
  • Detroit: Dominic A. Antonelli — STS-119, STS-132
  • Detroit: Gregory Jarvis (1944–1986) — No spaceflights; died on the Challenger
  • East Detroit: Jerry M. Linenger — STS-64, STS-81/84
  • Flint: Michael J. Bloomfield — STS-86, STS-97, STS-110
  • Flint: Donald R. McMonagle — STS-39, STS-54, STS-66
  • Grand Rapids: Roger B. Chaffee (1935–1967) — No spaceflights; died on Apollo 1
  • Grand Rapids: Jack R. Lousma — Skylab 3, STS-3
  • Jackson: Alfred Worden — Apollo 15
  • Mount Clemens: Richard A. Searfoss — STS-58, STS-76, STS-90
  • Muskegon: David Leestma — STS-41-G, STS-28, STS-45
  • Pontiac: Brent W. Jett, Jr. — STS-72, STS-81, STS-97, STS-115

    • Minnesota

  • Fairmont: Dale Gardner — STS-8, STS-51-A
  • Minneapolis: Robert D. Cabana — STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88
  • Parkers Prairie: Karen L. Nyberg — STS-124, Soyuz TMA-09M
  • St. Paul: Duane G. Carey — STS-109
  • St. Paul: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper — STS-115, STS-126
  • Coon Rapids: Brandon Pflipsen
  • Hutchinson: David Erickson

    • Mississippi

  • Biloxi: Fred Haise — Apollo 13
  • Fayette: Richard H. Truly — STS-2, STS-8
  • Winona: Donald H. Peterson — STS-6

    • Missouri

  • Cape Girardeau: Linda M. Godwin — STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108
  • Carthage: Janet L. Kavandi — STS-91, STS-99, STS-104
  • Creve Coeur: Robert L. Behnken — STS-123, STS-130
  • Lebanon: Michael S. Hopkins — Soyuz TMA-10M
  • St. Louis: Thomas Akers — STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79
  • St. Louis: Robert C. Springer — STS-29, STS-38

    • Montana

  • Lewistown: Loren Acton — STS-51-F

    • Nebraska

  • Omaha: Clayton Anderson — STS-117/120, STS-131

    • New Hampshire

  • Derry: Alan Shepard (1923–1998), first American in space — Apollo 14
  • Manchester: Lee M.E. Morin — STS-110

    • New Jersey

  • Englewood: Gregory Linteris — STS-83, STS-94
  • Glen Ridge: Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon — Gemini 12, Apollo 11
  • Hackensack: William Pailes — STS-51-J
  • Hackensack: Wally Schirra (1923—2007) — Mercury 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7
  • Jersey City: George D. Zamka — STS-120, STS-130
  • Morristown: Garrett Reisman — STS-123/124, STS-132
  • Neptune: Rusty Schweickart — Apollo 9
  • Orange: Mark E. Kelly — STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134
  • Orange: Scott J. Kelly — STS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-01M, Soyuz TMA-17M
  • Paterson: Mark L. Polansky — STS-98, STS-116, STS-127
  • Paterson: Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan, first American woman to walk in space — STS-41-G, STS-31, STS-45
  • Plainfield: Kenneth Ham — STS-124, STS-132

    • New Mexico

  • Albuquerque: Sidney M. Gutierrez — STS-40, STS-59
  • Carlsbad: F. Drew Gaffney — STS-40
  • Santa Rita: Harrison Schmitt — Apollo 17

    • New York

  • Albany: Nicole P. Stott — STS-128, STS-133
  • Amityville: Kevin R. Kregel — STS-70, STS-78, STS-87, STS-99
  • Binghamton: Douglas H. Wheelock — STS-120, Soyuz TMA-19
  • Buffalo: Edward Gibson — Skylab 4
  • Buffalo: James Pawelczyk — STS-90
  • Cooperstown: Robert L. Gibson — STS-41-B, STS-61-C, STS-27, STS-47, STS-71
  • Elmira: Eileen Collins — STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114
  • Endicott: Douglas G. Hurley — STS-127, STS-135
  • Lockport: William G. Gregory — STS-67
  • New York: Karol J. Bobko, first graduate of the United States Air Force Academy to become an astronaut — STS-6, STS-51-D, STS-51-J
  • New York: Jay C. Buckey — STS-90
  • New York (Queens): Charles Camarda — STS-114
  • New York (Brooklyn): Martin J. Fettman — STS-58
  • New York: Anna Lee Fisher — STS-51-A
  • New York: Ronald J. Grabe — STS-51-J, STS-30, STS-42, STS-57
  • New York (Brooklyn): Jeffrey A. Hoffman — STS-51-D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75
  • New York: Bruce E. Melnick — STS-41, STS-49
  • New York (Brooklyn): Gregory Olsen, third space tourist — Soyuz TMA-7/6
  • New York: Robert A. Parker — STS-9, STS-35
  • New York (Bronx): Mario Runco, Jr. — STS-44, STS-54, STS-77
  • New York (Queens): Dennis Tito, first space tourist — Soyuz TM-32/31
  • New York (Queens): Jim Wetherbee — STS-32, STS-52, STS-63, STS-86, STS-102, STS-113
  • Oceanside: Michael Massimino — STS-109, STS-125
  • Plattsburgh: Michael P. Anderson, (1959–2003), died on the Columbia — STS-89, STS-107
  • Rochester: C. Gordon Fullerton (1936-2013) — STS-3, STS-51-F
  • Southampton: Mary L. Cleave — STS-61-B, STS-30
  • Syracuse: Lawrence J. DeLucas — STS-50
  • Syracuse: Jeanette J. Epps — No spaceflights.
  • Syracuse: Steven Swanson — STS-117, STS-119
  • Warsaw: James C. Adamson — STS-28, STS-43
  • Yonkers: Ronald J. Garan, Jr. — STS-124

    • North Carolina

  • Beaufort: Michael J. Smith (1945–1986) — No spaceflights; died on the Challenger
  • Charlotte: Charles Moss Duke, Jr. — Apollo 16
  • Charlotte: Susan J. Helms — STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, STS-102/105
  • Elizabethtown: Curtis Brown — STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103
  • Faison: William E. Thornton — STS-8, STS-51-B
  • Fayetteville: Ellen S. Baker — STS-34, STS-50, STS-71
  • Laurinburg: William S. McArthur — STS-58, STS-74, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-7
  • Pinehurst: Charles E. Brady, Jr. (1951–2006) — STS-78
  • Statesville: Thomas Marshburn — STS-127, Soyuz TMA-07M

    • North Dakota

  • Jamestown: Richard Hieb — STS-39, STS-49, STS-65
  • New Rockford: James Buchli — STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, STS-48

    • Ohio

  • Akron: Judith Resnik (1949–1986), died on the Challenger — STS-41-D
  • Bryan: Terence T. Henricks — STS-44, STS-55, STS-70, STS-78
  • Cambridge: John Glenn (1921–2016), first American in Earth orbit, U.S. Senator, and oldest person to make a spaceflight — Mercury 6, STS-95
  • Cincinnati: Karl Gordon Henize (1926–1993) — STS-51-F
  • Cleveland: Kenneth D. Cameron — STS-37, STS-56, STS-74
  • Cleveland: Gregory J. Harbaugh — STS-39, STS-54, STS-71, STS-82
  • Cleveland: Jim Lovell — Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13
  • Cleveland: G. David Low (1956–2008) — STS-32, STS-43, STS-57
  • Cleveland: Donald A. Thomas — STS-65, STS-70, STS-83, STS-94
  • Cleveland: Carl Walz — STS-51, STS-65, STS-79, STS-108/111
  • Cleveland: Mary E. Weber — STS-70, STS-101
  • Columbus: Donn F. Eisele (1930–1987) — Apollo 7
  • Columbus: Michael Foreman — STS-123, STS-129
  • Dayton: Charles Bassett (1931–1966) — No spaceflights
  • Euclid: Sunita Williams — STS-116/117, Soyuz TMA-05M
  • Lorain: Robert F. Overmyer (1936–1996) — STS-5, STS-51-B
  • Macedonia: Ronald Sega — STS-60, STS-76
  • Mansfield: Michael L. Gernhardt — STS-69, STS-83, STS-94, STS-104
  • Parma: Michael T. Good — STS-125, STS-132
  • Wapakoneta: Neil Armstrong (1930–2012), first person to fly a spacecraft onto the surface of the Moon, first person to walk on the Moon — Gemini 8, Apollo 11
  • Warren: Ronald A. Parise (1951–2008) — STS-35, STS-67

    • Oklahoma

  • Enid: Owen K. Garriott — Skylab 3, STS-9
  • Okemah: William R. Pogue — Skylab 4
  • Shawnee: Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), the first American to fly in space for a day — Mercury 9, Gemini 5
  • Weatherford: Thomas Patten Stafford — Gemini 6A, Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
  • Wetumka: John Herrington, first Native American in space — STS-113

    • Oregon

  • Eugene: James Dutton — STS-131
  • Portland: S. David Griggs (1939–1989) — STS-51-D
  • Silverton: Donald Pettit — STS-113/Soyuz TMA-1, STS-126, Soyuz TMA-03M

    • Pennsylvania

  • Abington: John-David F. Bartoe — STS-51-F
  • Bristol: Daniel W. Bursch — STS-51, STS-68, STS-77, STS-108, STS-111
  • Erie: Paul J. Weitz — Skylab 2, STS-6
  • Haverford: Theodore Freeman (1930–1964) — No spaceflights
  • Indiana: Patricia Robertson (1963—2001) — No spaceflights
  • Lancaster: Andrew J. Feustel — STS-125, STS-134
  • Philadelphia: Andrew M. Allen — STS-46, STS-62, STS-75
  • Philadelphia: James P. Bagian — STS-29, STS-40
  • Philadelphia: Guion Bluford, first African-American in space — STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53
  • Philadelphia: Pete Conrad (1930–1999) — Gemini 5, Gemini 11, Apollo 12, Skylab 2
  • Philadelphia: Christopher Ferguson — STS-115, STS-126, STS-135
  • Philadelphia: Scott J. Horowitz — STS-75, STS-82, STS-101, STS-105
  • Pittsburgh: Michael Fincke — Soyuz TMA-4, Soyuz TMA-13, STS-134
  • Pittsburgh: Stephen Frick — STS-110, STS-122
  • Pittsburgh: Terry Jonathan Hart — STS-41-C
  • Pittsburgh: James Irwin (1930–1991) — Apollo 15
  • Ridley Park: Daniel Tani — STS-108, STS-120/122
  • Scranton: Paul W. Richards — STS-102
  • Stroudsburg: Byron Lichtenberg, first NASA Payload Specialist. — STS-9, STS-45
  • Uniontown: Robert J. Cenker — STS-61-C

    • Rhode Island

  • Quonset Point: William F. Readdy — STS-42, STS-51, STS-79

    • South Carolina

  • Charleston: Catherine Coleman — STS-73, STS-93, Soyuz TMA-20
  • Charleston: Frank L. Culbertson, Jr. — STS-38, STS-51, STS-105/108
  • Columbia: Charles Bolden — STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60
  • Greenville: John Casper — STS-36, STS-54, STS-62, STS-77
  • Lake City: Ronald McNair (1950–1986), died on the Challenger — STS-41-B

    • South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls: Michael E. Fossum — STS-121, STS-124, Soyuz TMA-02M
  • Yankton: Charles D. Gemar — STS-38, STS-48, STS-62

    • Tennessee

  • Chattanooga: Tamara E. Jernigan — STS-40, STS-52, STS-67, STS-80, STS-96
  • Jamestown: Roger K. Crouch — STS-83, STS-94
  • Memphis: Michael A. Baker — STS-43, STS-52, STS-68, STS-81
  • Memphis: John S. Bull (1934–2008) — No spaceflights
  • Murfreesboro: Margaret Rhea Seddon — STS-51-D, STS-40, STS-58
  • Murfreesboro: Barry E. Wilmore — STS-129
  • Oak Ridge: William Shepherd — STS-27, STS-41, STS-52, Soyuz TM-31/STS-102

    • Texas

  • Amarillo: Rick Husband (1957–2003), died on the Columbia — STS-96, STS-107
  • Amarillo: Paul Lockhart — STS-111, STS-113
  • Austin: Kenneth Cockrell — STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111
  • Austin: Timothy L. Kopra — STS-127/128
  • Beaumont: Robert Crippen, flew on first Space Shuttle mission — STS-1, STS-7, STS-41-C, STS-41-G
  • Dallas: Jeffrey Ashby — STS-93, STS-100, STS-112
  • Dallas: William Frederick Fisher — STS-51-I
  • Dallas: Donald Holmquest — No spaceflights
  • Dallas: Elliot See (1927–1966) — No spaceflights
  • El Paso: Patrick G. Forrester — STS-105, STS-117, STS-128
  • Goose Creek: John M. Fabian — STS-7, STS-51-G
  • Hereford: Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016) — Apollo 14
  • Houston: Shannon Walker — Soyuz TMA-19
  • Killeen: Robert S. Kimbrough — STS-126
  • Mineral Wells: Millie Hughes-Fulford, first female Payload Specialist — STS-40
  • Orange: John Oliver Creighton — STS-51-G, STS-36, STS-48
  • Quanah: Edward Givens (1930–1967) — No spaceflights
  • Randolph Air Force Base: David Scott — Gemini 8, Apollo 9, Apollo 15
  • San Antonio: John E. Blaha — STS-29, STS-33, STS-43, STS-58, STS-79/81
  • San Antonio: Edward Higgins White (1930–1967), first American to perform an EVA. Died in the Apollo 1 disaster — Gemini 4
  • Temple: Bernard A. Harris, Jr., first African-American to walk in space. — STS-55, STS-63
  • Wheeler: Alan Bean — Apollo 12, Skylab 3
  • Wichita Falls: Richard Mullane — STS-41-D, STS-27, STS-36

    • Utah

  • Midvale: Don L. Lind — STS-51-B
  • Richfield: Jake Garn, ex-U. S. Senator, first politician in space — STS-51-D

    • Vermont

  • Newport: Duane Graveline — No spaceflights

    • Virginia

  • Altavista: Guy Gardner — STS-27, STS-35
  • Arlington: David McDowell Brown (1956–2003), died on the Columbia — STS-107
  • Falls Church: Mark T. Vande Hei — No spaceflights.
  • Fort Belvoir: William Oefelein — STS-116
  • Fort Belvoir: John L. Phillips — STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6, STS-119
  • Hampton: Robert Satcher — STS-129
  • Lynchburg: Leland D. Melvin — STS-122, STS-129
  • Norfolk: Peter Wisoff — STS-57, STS-68, STS-81, STS-92
  • Portsmouth: Ken Bowersox — STS-50, STS-61, STS-73, STS-82, STS-113/Soyuz TMA-1
  • Richmond: Joe F. Edwards, Jr. — STS-89

    • Washington

  • Cle Elum: Dick Scobee (1939–1986), died on the Challenger — STS-41-C
  • Seattle: Richard F. Gordon, Jr. — Gemini 11, Apollo 12
  • Seattle: Gregory C. Johnson — STS-125
  • Seattle: Stephen S. Oswald — STS-42, STS-56, STS-67
  • Sunnyside: Bonnie J. Dunbar — STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89
  • Vancouver: Michael R. Barratt — Soyuz TMA-14, STS-133

    • West Virginia

  • Charleston: Jon McBride — STS-41-G

    • Wisconsin

  • La Crosse: Curt Michel — No spaceflights
  • Milwaukee: Leroy Chiao — STS-65, STS-72, STS-92, Soyuz TMA-5
  • Sparta: Deke Slayton (1924–1993) — Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
  • Superior: Jeffrey Williams — STS-101, Soyuz TMA-8, Soyuz TMA-16
  • Viroqua: Mark C. Lee — STS-30, STS-47, STS-64, STS-82
  • Watertown: Daniel Brandenstein — STS-8, STS-51-G, STS-32, STS-49

    • Australia

  • Adelaide: Andy Thomas — STS-77, STS-89, STS-91, STS-102, STS-114
  • Melbourne: Philip K. Chapman — No spaceflights
  • Sydney: Paul D. Scully-Power — STS-41-G

    • Canada

  • Montreal: Gregory Chamitoff — STS-124/126, STS-134

    • China

  • Hong Kong: William Anders, born in Hong Kong to American parents — Apollo 8
  • Shanghai: Shannon Lucid, born in Shanghai (then under Japanese rule) to American parents — STS-51-G, STS-34, STS-43, STS-58, STS-76/79
  • Shanghai: Taylor Wang. First Chinese American in space — STS-51-B
  • Taipei: Kjell N. Lindgren — Soyuz TMA-17M.

    • Costa Rica

  • San José: Franklin Chang-Diaz. First Costa Rican-American in space — STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111

    • Germany

  • Frankfurt: Stephen Thorne (1953—1986) — No spaceflights

    • Hungary

  • Budapest: Charles Simonyi. Fifth space tourist — Soyuz TMA-10/9, Soyuz TMA-14/13

    • India

  • Karnal: Kalpana Chawla (1961–2003). Died on the Columbia. First Indian-American in space — STS-87, STS-107

    • Iran

  • Mashhad: Anousheh Ansari, first Iranian-American in space. Fourth space tourist and first female space tourist — Soyuz TMA-9/8

    • Italy

  • Rome: Michael Collins, born to American parents — Gemini 10, Apollo 11

    • United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

  • James H. Newman, born in the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands — STS-51, STS-69, STS-88, STS-109

    • The Netherlands

  • Sluiskil: Lodewijk van den Berg — STS-51-B

    • Panamá

  • Ancón (then in the Panama Canal Zone): Frederick W. Leslie — STS-73

    • Peru

  • Lima: Carlos I. Noriega, first Peruvian-born person in space — STS-84, STS-97

    • Spain

  • Madrid: Michael López-Alegría — STS-73, STS-92, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-9

    • United Kingdom

  • Cambridge, England: Richard Garriott — Soyuz TMA-13/12
  • Cardiff, Wales: Anthony Llewellyn — No spaceflights
  • Crowborough, England: Piers Sellers — STS-112, STS-121, STS-132
  • Louth, England: Michael Foale, dual British and American citizen — STS-45, STS-56, STS-63, STS-84/86, STS-103, Soyuz TMA-3
  • Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England: Nicholas Patrick — STS-116, STS-130
  • South Ruislip, England: Gregory H. Johnson — STS-123, STS-134

    • Vietnam

  • Saigon: Eugene Trinh, first Vietnamese-American in space — STS-50

    • References

    Astronaut birthplaces by US state Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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