Lists of fictional astronauts
Appearance
These are a series of incomplete lists of fictional astronauts appearing in various media, including books, film, television shows (live or animated), radio shows, records, and comic books.
To be included in these lists, a fictional astronaut must be modeled upon actual astronauts of real-world space programs, as they have actually existed since the beginning of the Space Age, or were envisioned in the years leading up to the Space Age. Criteria include:
- A fictional astronaut must be human (not an alien, robot, or animal).
- A fictional astronaut must be on a flight originating from the Earth; space travellers engaging in casual voyages between other planets (as in Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica) are not eligible.
- A fictional astronaut must be presented as living in the period of the early exploration of space, i.e. from the beginning of the Space Age to the present, and for a few decades into the future; currently, in the period of about 1960–2060.
- A fictional astronaut is preferably part of a real space program, like NASA or the Soviet/Russian space program, or fictional knockoffs of the same (e.g. ANSA, IASA).
- A fictional astronaut preferably uses space travel technology within the realm of the possible. Preference should be given to astronauts depicted using real technology (e.g. Apollo, Soyuz, Space Shuttle) or close fictional knockoffs of the same.
Fictional astronauts
Due to the length of this list, it has been divided into the following sections:
Early period
Classic period
- List of fictional astronauts (Project Mercury era)
- List of fictional astronauts (Project Gemini era)
- List of fictional astronauts (Project Apollo era)
Modern period
- List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 1975–1989)
- List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 1990–1999)
- List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 2000–2009)
- List of fictional astronauts (modern period, works released 2010–2019)
Futuristic
- List of fictional astronauts (futuristic exploration of Moon)
- List of fictional astronauts (exploration of inner Solar System)
- List of fictional astronauts (exploration of outer Solar System)
- List of fictional astronauts (miscellaneous futuristic activities)
To infinity and beyond
TV commercials
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Name(s) | Appeared in | Program / Mission / Spacecraft | Fictional date |
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Five unnamed astronauts | Specsavers Shuttle (2011), TV commercial |
Space Shuttle | Contemporary |
Shuttle crew land at Luton Airport instead of Cape Canaveral.[1] | |||
Paul (no last name given) | One A Day Astronaut (2014), TV commercial |
Unknown | Contemporary |
Astronaut who takes One A Day vitamins.[2] | |||
Two unnamed astronauts Unnamed janitor |
Volkswagen Astronaut (2014), TV commercial |
Unknown | Contemporary/Near Future |
Astronaut is replaced by janitor while using restroom.[3] | |||
Unnamed astronauts | BMW Astronaut (2015), TV commercial |
Space Shuttle | Contemporary |
Astronaut launching aboard space shuttle is impressed by BMW 6 Series.[4] | |||
Joost (no last name given) Yuri (no last name given) Unnamed American and Japanese astronauts |
Heineken Nature's Wonder (2015), TV commercial |
International Space Station | Contemporary |
A Dutch astronaut's attempt to celebrate a comrade's birthday creates an artificial aurora.[5] | |||
The Most Interesting Man in the World Two unnamed astronauts |
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Rolls, Rotates, Rowing and Rockets (2015), TV commercial | Unknown | Contemporary |
The Man plays video game with fellow astronaut aboard spacecraft.[6] | |||
International Space Station: Two unnamed astronauts Soyuz: Two unnamed cosmonauts[a] |
Slim Jim Space Chase (2015), TV commercial |
International Space Station Soyuz (Capsule 7) |
Contemporary |
Docking of Soyuz with ISS delayed by American astronauts' enjoyment of Slim Jims.[7][8] | |||
Unnamed astronaut (Cmdr.) | Audi Commander (2016), TV commercial |
Mercury Apollo |
Contemporary |
An elderly veteran of the Mercury and Apollo programs is impressed by Audi R8.[9][10] | |||
Unnamed astronaut | Dollar Shave Club One Small Shave For Man (2016), TV commercial |
International Space Station? | Contemporary |
Astronaut praises Dollar Shave Club.[11] | |||
Three unnamed astronauts | Hyundai Extreme Boldness (2016), TV commercial |
Space Shuttle VRT-487 |
Contemporary |
Crew of crashed space shuttle is rescued by Hyundai Elantra driver.[12] | |||
Two unnamed American astronauts Unnamed Russian cosmonaut |
letgo Space Station (2016), TV commercial |
International Space Station (GEO mission) | Contemporary |
During space station emergency, astronaut sells amplifier to cosmonaut via mobile app.[13] | |||
The Most Interesting Man in the World Unnamed astronaut |
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Adios Amigo 'Mission to Mars' (2016), TV commercial | Unknown | Contemporary/Near Future |
The Man leaves Earth on one-way mission to Mars.[14][15] | |||
The Most Interesting Man in the World | The Most Interesting Man in the World: Meet the New Most Interesting Man in the World (2016), TV commercial | Unknown | Contemporary |
Among the new Most Interesting Man's exploits is landing a space capsule.[16][17] | |||
Unnamed astronaut | Snapple TEAcision (2016), TV commercial |
International Space Station | Contemporary |
Astronaut punctures his spacesuit with "I VOTED" button.[18] | |||
Six unnamed crewmembers[b] | Toyota Mars (2016), TV commercial |
Mars Simulation Facility (MSF-1T) | Contemporary |
James Marsden, driving Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, assists "enthusiast" crew of Mars analog habitat.[19] | |||
Unnamed astronaut | GEICO Astronaut: Anyone can GEICO (2017), TV commercial |
Unknown | Contemporary |
Astronaut uses GEICO app.[20] | |||
Unnamed astronaut | GEICO Lighten Up (2017), TV commercial |
International Space Station | Contemporary |
Spacewalking astronaut sees holiday light display from orbit.[21] | |||
Unnamed astronaut | Mercury Insurance Career Day (2017), TV commercial |
United States | Contemporary |
Astronaut attends school career day.[22] |
Astronauts in other media
Several toy astronaut dolls and action figures were produced in response to the popularity of astronauts in the 1960s. Most of them had no associated storylines. They included:
- Johnny and Jane Apollo, 1968 plastic toys with accessories including a "Moon Rover".
- Barbie, the world's most popular doll, was released with a variant space suit costume in the 1960s.
- Billy Blastoff, an apparently juvenile astronaut of the 1960s.
- The Major Matt Mason line of toys from 1968, including Major Mason himself, Lt. Jeff Long, Sgt. Storm, and Doug Davis.[23]
- Moon McDare, a generic astronaut figure from 1965, packaged with various accessories.
- John Blackstar, Earth astronaut who crashes on planet Sagar.[24]
Notes
References
- ^ Specsavers (May 4, 2011). "Specsavers TV Commercial, 'Shuttle'". YouTube. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ One A Day (May 17, 2014). "One A Day TV Commercial, 'Astronaut'". YouTube. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Volkswagen (November 2, 2014). "Volkswagen Astronaut TV Ad". YouTube. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ BMW (2015). "BMW 6 Series TV Spot, 'Astronaut'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Heineken: Nature's Wonder". YouTube. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "The World's Most Interesting Man". Cervezas Mexicanas. 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ Slim Jim (2015). "Slim Jim TV Commercial, 'Astronauts'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ DDB Blog (September 15, 2015). "DDB California Launches New Campaign for Slim Jim". DDB Worldwide. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ Audi (February 4, 2016). "Audi Super Bowl Commercial - Commander - Audi R8 2016 Commercial David Bowie". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Audi rockets to Super Bowl 50 with Apollo astronaut-themed ad". collectSPACE. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Weiner, Clay (2016). "Clay Weiner – Dollar Shave Club "One Small Shave For Man"". Biscuit Filmworks. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ Hyundai (February 28, 2016). "Hyundai Elantra 2016 Commercial Extreme Boldness". YouTube. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ letgo (2016). "LetGo TV Spot, 'Space Station'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "The World's Most Interesting Man". Cervezas Mexicanas. 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Wang, Yanan (March 10, 2016). "The 'Most Interesting Man in the World' just lost his job". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ "Meet the New Most Interesting Man in the World". Cervezas Mexicanas. 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Malcolm, Hadley (September 7, 2016). "Dos Equis introduces its new 'Most Interesting Man'". USA Today. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Snapple (2016). "Snapple Red & Blue Teas TV Spot, 'TEAcision'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Toyota (2016). "2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid TV Spot, 'Mars' Featuring James Marsden". iSpot.tv. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ GEICO Insurance (July 24, 2017). "Astronaut: Anyone can GEICO". YouTube. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ GEICO (2017). "GEICO TV Commercial, 'Lighten Up'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Mercury Insurance (2017). "Mercury Insurance TV Commercial, 'Career Day'". iSpot.tv. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Pyle, Rod (2017). "Major Matt Mason: A Man for the New Space Age". Amazing Stories of the Space Age. Prometheus Books. pp. 291–297. ISBN 978-1-63388-221-8.
- ^ Blackstar, TV.com
External links
- Altner, Patricia (March 2009). "The Moon in Science Fiction". Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- Murphy, Ken (January 8, 2008). "The Bicentilune (or 200 tales of Lunar Adventure)". Out of the Cradle. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- Murphy, Ken (July 18, 2016). "Stories of cislunar suspense: Literary adventure on the near frontier (part 1)". The Space Review. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- Murphy, Ken (July 25, 2016). "Stories of cislunar suspense: Literary adventure on the near frontier (part 2)". The Space Review. Retrieved 2017-10-30.