Fifth Flights
Rank (Country) Name Age Mission Days since last mission
1. (USA 1) John Young 50 Columbia 1 3,272
2.(RUS 1) Vladimir Dzhanibekov 43 Soyuz-T 13 312
3.(RUS 2) Gennadi Strekalov 49 Soyuz-TM 10 2,312
4.(USA 2) F. Story Musgrave 58 Endeavour 5 732
5.(USA 3) Norman Thagard 51 Soyuz-TM 21 1,139
6.(USA 4) Robert Gibson 48 Atlantis 14 1,018
7.(USA 5) Jerry Ross 47 Atlantis 15 931
8.(USA 6) Franklin Chang-Diaz 45 Columbia 19 749
8.(USA 6) Jeffrey Hoffman 51 Columbia 19 812
10.(USA 8) Shannon Lucid 53 Atlantis 16 886
11.(USA 9) John Blaha 54 Atlantis 17 1,064
12.(RUS 3) Anatoli Solovyov 49 Soyuz-TM 26 770
13.(RUS 4) Vladimir Titov 50 Atlantis 20 966
14.(USA 10) Bonnie Dunbar 48 Endeavour 12 941
15.(USA 11) Curtis Brown 42 Discovery 25 448
16.(USA 12) Tamara Jernigan 40 Discovery 26 919
17.(USA 13) Steven A. Hawley 47 Columbia 26 892
18.(USA 14) C. Michael Foale 42 Discovery 27 948
19.(USA 15) Janice Voss-Ford 43 Endeavour 14 955
20.(USA 16) James Halsell 43 Atlantis 21 1,053
21. (RUS 5) Sergei Krikalyov 42 Soyuz-TM 31 697



Records
Country Shortest Longest Average
USA (17) 448 3,272 1,014.471 (2.778)
RUS (5) 312 2,312 1,011.400 (2.769)
ROW (0) 0 0 0.000
Total (22) 312 3,272 1,013.773 (2.776)



Oldest
Male
F. Story Musgrave - USA 58 Endeavour 5
Female
Shannon Lucid - USA 53 Atlantis 16

Russia
Male
Vladinir Titov 50 Atlantis 20
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable

Rest of Wolrd
Male
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable



Youngest
Male
Curtis Brown - USA 42 Discovery 25
Female
Tamara Jernigan - USA 40 Discovery 26

Russia
Male
Vladimir Dzhanibekov 43 Soyuz-T 13

Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable

Rest of Wolrd
Male
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable

Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable



Longest Wait
Male
John Young - USA 3,272 days (8.958 years) Apollo 17
Female
Shannon Lucid - USA 886 days (2.426 years) Atlantis 16

Russia
Male
Gennadi Strekalov 2,312 days (6.330 years)
Soyuz-TM 10
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable

Rest of Wolrd
Male
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable



Shortest Wait
Male
Vladimir Dzhanibekov - Russia 312 days Soyuz-T 13
Female
Shannon Lucid - USA 886 days (2.426 years) Atlantis 16

USA
Male
Curtis Brown 448 days (1.227 years) Discovery 25
Russia
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable

Rest of Wolrd
Male
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable
Female
None Yet Not Applicable Not Applicable