List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 2010–2029)

The following is a list of fictional astronauts from recent times, using the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station and other spaceflight technologies, as depicted in works released between 2010 and 2029.

2010–2019 Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional date (2010–2019)Astronaut AudreyThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2019), TV seriesThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space! (2017), TV specialSpace StationContemporaryRecurring character and friend of The Cat in the Hat.Keith Palmer (Founder/CEO)Beau Lendell (Pilot)Dominic Cross (Passenger)Sam Gardner (Passenger)CSI: MiamiMiami, We Have a Problem (2010), TVPrime Mover Aerospace:OrbiterContemporaryGardner is murdered aboard commercial spacecraft in low Earth orbit and his body dumped from helicopter.International Space Station:KrashinskySpace Eagle:Oleg Olesky (Captain)Tyler Kirkpatrick (Co-Pilot)Vladimir FedorovDelia Chase (Passenger)EndgameHuxley, We Have a Problem (2011), TVInternational Space StationChase Galactic:Space EagleContemporaryISS veteran Olesky, slated to captain first commercial space carrier, is accused of murder. Kirkpatrick is a former NASA astronaut.Shenzhou 10:Chaoyang Xie, Lt. Col.Wu Changfeng, Maj.Xue Yimeng, Lt.Shenzhou 11:Zhang Tiancong, Col.Wang Guan San, Lt. Col.Zhou Xiaosu, Lt.《飞天》 (2011) (English title Flying), Chinese filmShenzhou program2008 – 2014Chinese dramatization of a series of the crewed spaceflights, following the "real" Shenzhou 7, to China's space station. Col. Zhang is a veteran taikonaut, passed over for the earlier crewed missions, while Lieutenants Xue and Zhou are female fighter pilots, competing for the honor of being the first Chinese woman to be launched into space.Eric Johnson (USN)Launch (2011), short filmNASAContemporaryPilot selected for NASA Astronaut Group 21 learns his wife has cancer.Lee James Miller, Capt.Love (2011), filmSpace ShuttleInternational Space Station2039 – 2045First astronaut in space in almost twenty years is stranded aboard ISS. Miller loses contact with Mission Control on July 7, 2039; he remains on ISS until at least 2045.Makarand "Mac" Joshi (India)Five unnamed astronautsNothingness (2011), short filmNASA:Ralford 11 (space probe)November 11, 2011Astronauts on mission to learn what happens after death.Sergei KushnirovThree unnamed astronauts/cosmonautsPhineas and FerbMommy Can You Hear Me? (2011), TVInternational Space StationContemporaryCosmonaut trying to prove existence of wormholes.SCP-1959SCP-1959 - The Lost Cosmonaut (2011), SCP Foundation, online collaborative-writingVostok1971 – PresentAn unidentified cosmonaut in an unmarked SK-1 spacesuit stuck alternating between Low and High Earth orbit. SCP-1959's invulnerability renders it unimpeded by collisions with other objects and unable to shatter its own visor, and it emits considerable amounts of gamma radiation. Implied to be either Alexei Ledowsky, Andrei Mitkow, or Sergei Shiborin.NASA:Jeff Clark, Maj.Colin "Mac" MacAffieEndeavour:Deacon "Deke" Stockard, Cmdr. (USN) (Commander)Kurt Muir, Capt. (Pilot)Janine Harmon, Dr. (Heart surgeon)Two unnamed mission specialistsInternational Space Station:Micah Petrenko (Russia)Space in His Heart (2011), novelSpace ShuttleEndeavourInternational Space StationNovember 1999 – January 2000July 8–21, 2011Stockard is promoted as a sex symbol to enhance NASA's image.James Shepard (Navigation)Yuri Hayys (Bioscientist)Jerrie Cobb (Botanist)Thomas Lovell (Commander)Joe Engle (Solar Tech)Alan Brahm (Engineer)Robert Crippen (Engineer)Vacuity (2011), short filmXOEH:Space stationIntrepid (spacecraft)Near FutureBrahm, trapped in space station airlock, must choose between his own survival and that of his crewmates.Four unnamed American astronautsTwo unnamed Russian cosmonautsThe Age of Miracles (2012), novelInternational Space StationOrionNear FutureAstronauts stranded aboard space station when Earth's rotation mysteriously slows.Intrepid:Tony Drake (ISA) (Commander)Malory Archer (ISIS)Sterling Malory Archer (ISIS)Cyril Figgis (ISIS)Raymond Q. Gillette (ISIS)Lana Anthony Kane (ISIS)Pamela Poovey (ISIS)Cheryl Tunt (ISIS)Horizon:Kellogg, Capt. (Commander)DaveTrishUnnamed astronautsArcherSpace Race: Part I, Space Race: Part II (2012), TVInternational Space Agency (ISA):Space Station HorizonSpace Shuttle IntrepidContemporaryAgents of International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS) are hired to take back Horizon from mutineers, but are actually required for a different purpose.Nicholas Rice, Cmdr.The Astro Outlaw (2012), chapter bookNASAContemporaryMoon rock is stolen from astronaut during appearance at Houston Astros game.Dimitri RezinovHoward Joel "Froot Loops" Wolowitz (Payload Specialist)The Big Bang TheoryThe Countdown Reflection, The Date Night Variable, The Decoupling Fluctuation, The Higgs Boson Observation, The Re-Entry Minimization (2012), TVSoyuz (possibly Soyuz TMA-04M)International Space Station (Expedition 31)Summer 2012Astronauts on mission to ISS with Mike Massimino.Zach, Cmdr. (no last name given)Blast Off (2012), short filmInternational Space Station20XX [sic]NASA astronaut launches from ISS into thermospheric orbit. Story is probably, but not certainly, a daydream.Roger McMillanThe Final Breaths of Astronaut Roger McMillan on the US Glory (2012), web videoU.S. Glory (geosynchronous space station)Orion CM (shown on Glory'''s computer screens) |Near Future |- |colspan="3"|NASA astronaut monitoring orbit of meteor named "Vanessa". |- |rowspan="2"|Chuck Bradshaw, Col. (CDR)Jeremy Wren, Maj. (PLT)Ed Scanlan (CAPCOM) |The FinderLittle Green Men (2012), TV |Space Shuttle |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Wren dies in apparent car accident after sighting UFO during Shuttle reentry. |- |rowspan="2"|International Space Station:Bill Eriksson (Mission commander)Keith "Chip" Corcoran, Capt. (Ph.D.) (USAF)Tim FisherPetra GutierrezMort Stevens (MS-2)International Space Station:YoshidaEichhornJonesCollins (no first names given)Unnamed astronaut |The Infinite Tides (2012), novel |Space ShuttleInternational Space Station |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|NASA astronaut Corcoran tries to adjust to suburban life after his daughter dies while he is on ISS. |- |rowspan="2"|Spektr:Vasily Konstantin (FKA)Other unnamed cosmonauts |Juggernaut (2012), novel |Russian Federal Space Agency (FKA):Space StationSpaceplane Spektr|c. 1990s and 2005 |- |colspan="3"|Cosmonaut launched on a secret mission to a high-orbit space station covertly constructed at the same time as the Mir space station, returns to Earth years later contaminated with a bio-mechanical parasite. |- |rowspan="2"|Yuri (no last name given) (impersonating Nikolay Anatolyevich "Kolya" Tamantsev)Sergey Sanin (Commander of cosmonaut corps)GrechkoUnnamed cosmonaut trainees |Kosmonavtika (aka Cosmonautics) (2012), film |Rocketspace CorporationInternational Space Expedition |c. 2013 |- |colspan="3"|Businessman Yuri assumes identity of alcoholic military pilot to train as a cosmonaut. |- |rowspan="2"|Unnamed commanderUnnamed astronauts |Mousetronaut: Based on a (Partially) True Story (2012), picture book |Space ShuttleAtlantis|Recent Past |- |colspan="3"|Mouse named Meteor saves space shuttle mission. |- |rowspan="2"|Fiona MacLeod Starr |Once Upon a Toad (2012), novel |SoyuzInternational Space Station |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|NASA astronaut's daughter has weird experiences while her mother is in space. |- |rowspan="2"|James Ford |Pantheon (2012), short film |Pantheon (space station) (UK?) |Near Future |- |colspan="3"|Astronaut alone on space station at time of catastrophe on Earth. |- |rowspan="2"|Allegra (NASA)Gio (Italy) (no last names given) |TouchZone of Exclusion (2012), TV |International Space Station |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Italian astronaut loses communications with colleague and Houston during EVA. |- |rowspan="2"|Pete Seabrook, Col. (USMC) |Blue BloodsNo Regrets (2013), TV |Space Shuttle |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Retired astronaut who flew on every shuttle except Endeavour is drinking too much after divorce. He is wearing an STS-72 patch on his shirt. |- |rowspan="2"|Gordon McClintock, Cmdr. (NASA)A. Borovsky (Russia)Unnamed astronauts |DefianceI Just Wasn't Made For These Times (2013), TV |International Space Station Bravery NineSoyuz |20132046 |- |colspan="3"|In 2013, aliens kill space station crew and create double of McClintock with implanted memories. McClintock was a mission specialist on STS-124 in May 2008. |- |rowspan="2"|Unnamed astronaut |Echoes (2013), short film |Unknown |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Spacewalking astronaut catches pink balloon. |- |rowspan="2"|STS-157:Matthew Kowalsky, Lt. (Commander)Ryan Stone, Dr. (Mission Specialist)Shariff Dasari (Mission Specialist)EvansThomas |Gravity (2013), film |Space ShuttleExplorer (STS-157)International Space StationSoyuz TMA-14MTiangongShenzhou|Near Future |- |colspan="3"|Astronauts stranded in orbit after Kessler syndrome-inspired collision during spacewalk. |- |rowspan="2"|PystersCorsi, Col. (no first names given)Keith Clone (Mechanic) |Happy Talk (2013), novel |Skylab |1975 |- |colspan="3"|Novel's penultimate epilogue involves NASA mission to repair Skylab's gyroscopes. |- |rowspan="2"|Jerry Martinez |Kickin' ItSeaford, We Have a Problem (2013), TV |Seaford Aeronautics and Space Administration (SASA):Space Shuttle |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Teenager Martinez accidentally launches himself into space; returns to Earth by space diving. |- |rowspan="2"|Unnamed commander<br/ >Unnamed pilot |SKYN Condoms Presents: Naked Astronaut – The Closest Thing To Wearing Nothing (2013), web video |Space Shuttle |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Shuttle astronaut chooses not to wear clothes during lift-off. |- |rowspan="2"|Garrison Sterling |Space in the Heart (2013), novel |Space Shuttle |1999, 2010 |- |colspan="3"|STS-107 shuttle mission specialist whose wife is murdered prior to his flight. |- |rowspan="2"|NASA:Andy HawkinsRoy Manley, Capt. (USN)International Space Station:Yuri Koslov, Cmdr.MichaelMolly (no last names given)3 unnamed astronautsSoyuz rescue vehicle:Unnamed cosmonaut |Space Warriors (2013), TV movie |International Space StationSoyuzSoyuz rescue vehicle |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|United States Space Camp participants, including former astronaut Hawkins' son, compete for ride to space aboard Orion II, but must intervene when crisis strikes ISS. |- |rowspan="2"|Bairn (US)Straus (US) (no first names given) |Superman Unchained #1 (2013), comic book |US/Russia/Japan:The Lighthouse (Space station) |Contemporary/Near Future (June) |- |colspan="3"|Crew of secret space station is rescued by Superman. |- |rowspan="2"|Chet Minor, Maj. |George Brown, Class ClownHow Do You Pee in Space? (2014), chapter book |International Space Station |Contemporary |- |colspan="3"|Astronaut interviewed by fourth-grader on school TV station. |- |rowspan="2"|Unnamed janitorUnnamed night watchmanUnnamed astronauts |"The Janitor in Space" (2014), short story |Space station |Future |- |colspan="3"|Female ex-convict works as janitor on space station. |- |rowspan="2"|Cash Maddux (Mission Specialist)Herbert Swanschbaum (Mission Specialist) |Life on Mars (2014), novel |NASA |Contemporary (Summer – April) |- |colspan="3"|Rival astronauts from the Space Shuttle era. Maddux never flew in space due to high blood pressure. |- |rowspan="2"|Edmund (no last name given) |Once Upon an Alphabet (2014), picture book |Unknown |Contemporary? |- |colspan="3"|Astronaut who is afraid of heights. |- |rowspan="2"|Yergey (Maintenance Engineer) (no last name given) |Russian Roulette (2014), short film |Zvybrovnik 188 (sp?) (Deep Space Telescope) |Contemporary/Near Future |- |colspan="3"|Lone cosmonaut on space telescope encounters London woman on video chat website. |-