Lists of fictional astronauts

Actor William Lundigan as Col. Edward McCauley, Men into Space (TV series)

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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:

1. A fictional astronaut must be human (not an alien, robot, or animal).
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. 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

• List of fictional astronauts (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

• List of fictional astronauts (beyond near-future capabilities)

TV commercials

Name(s)	Appeared in	Program / Mission / Spacecraft	Fictional date
Five unnamed astronauts	Specsavers Shuttle (2011), TV commercial	Space Shuttle	Contemporary
	Shuttle crew land at Luton Airport instead of Cape Canaveral.
Paul (no last name given)	One A Day Astronaut (2014), TV commercial	Unknown	Contemporary
	Astronaut who takes One A Day vitamins.
Two unnamed astronauts Unnamed janitor	Volkswagen Astronaut (2014), TV commercial	Unknown	Contemporary/Near Future
	Astronaut is replaced by janitor while using restroom.
Unnamed astronauts	BMW Astronaut (2015), TV commercial	Space Shuttle	Contemporary
	Astronaut launching aboard space shuttle is impressed by BMW 6 Series.
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.
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.
International Space Station: Two unnamed astronauts Soyuz: Two unnamed cosmonauts	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.
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.
Unnamed astronaut	Dollar Shave Club One Small Shave For Man (2016), TV commercial	International Space Station?	Contemporary
	Astronaut praises Dollar Shave Club.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Unnamed astronaut	Snapple TEAcision (2016), TV commercial	International Space Station	Contemporary
	Astronaut punctures his spacesuit with "I VOTED" button.
Six unnamed crewmembers	Toyota Mars (2016), TV commercial	Mars Simulation Facility (MSF-1T)	Contemporary
	James Marsden, driving Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, assists "enthusiast" crew of Mars analog habitat.
Unnamed astronaut	GEICO Astronaut: Anyone can GEICO (2017), TV commercial	Unknown	Contemporary
	Astronaut uses GEICO app.
Unnamed astronaut	GEICO Lighten Up (2017), TV commercial	International Space Station	Contemporary
	Spacewalking astronaut sees holiday light display from orbit.
Unnamed astronaut	Mercury Insurance Career Day (2017), TV commercial	United States	Contemporary
	Astronaut attends school career day.

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.
• Moon McDare, a generic astronaut figure from 1965, packaged with various accessories.
• John Blackstar, Earth astronaut who crashes on planet Sagar.

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.