People Index - L
  • Lacklen. - Robert J Lacklen.  American Manager.
  • LaComb. - Maureen Cecil LaComb.  American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 1956 November 16.  US Air Force engineer.
  • Laebe. - Laebe.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Lagutev. - S N Lagutev.  Russian Engineer.
  • Lammerhirt. - Lammerhirt.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Lampton. - Dr Michael Logan Lampton.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1941 March 1. 
  • Land. - Edwin Land.  American Engineer.
  • Lang. - Lang.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Lange Hermann. - Hermann E Lange.  Rocket engineer. (1906 October 23 - 1997 July 3).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Lanphier. - Thomas G Lanphier, Jr.  American Manager. (1915 November 27 - 1987 November 26). 
  • Lapygin. - Vladimir Lavrentyevich Lapygin.  Russian Engineer. Born 1925 February 4.  Deputy Chief Designer, then Chief Designer of Pilyugin design bureau.
  • Latysheva. - Irina Dmitrievna Latysheva.  Russian Scientist Cosmonaut. Born 1953 July 9.  Scientist.
  • Laveykin. - Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1951 April 21.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 174.14 days.
  • Lavochkin. - Semyon Alekseyevich Lavochkin.  Russian Chief Designer. (1900 September 11 - 1960 June 9).  Chief Designer of OKB-301 1937-1960
  • Lavrov. - L I Lavrov.  Russian Engineer.
  • Lawrence. - Wendy Barrien Lawrence.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1959 July 2.  US Navy ocean engineer. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 51.16 days.
  • Lawrence Robert. - Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.  American Pilot Astronaut. (1935 October 2 - 1967 December 8). 
  • Lawyer. - Richard Earl Lawyer.  American Pilot Astronaut. (1932 November 8 - 2005 November 12). 
  • Lazarev. - Vasili Grigoryevich Lazarev.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. (1928 February 23 - 1990 December 31).  Survived first manned spaceflight abort during launch. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 1.98 days.
  • Lazutkin. - Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1957 October 30.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 184.92 days.
  • Lebedev. - Valentin Vitalyevich Lebedev.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1942 April 14.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 219.25 days.
  • Ledovskiy. - Aleksei Ledovskiy.  Phantom cosmonaut.
  • Lee. - Mark Charles Lee.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1952 August 14.  Was married to astronaut Jan Davis, part of first married couple to fly in space together. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 32.91 days.
  • Leestma. - David Cornell (Dave) Leestma.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1949 May 6.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 22.19 days.
  • Lehrer. - Tom Lehrer.  American Artist. Born 1928. 
  • Leihfeld Ludwig. - Ludwig Leihfeld.  Rocket engineer. Born 1898 January 8.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • LeMay. - Curtis E LeMay.  American Manager. (1906 November 15 - 1990 October 1). 
  • Lenoir. - Dr William Benjamin (Bill) Lenoir.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1939 March 14.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 5.09 days.
  • Lensch. - Lensch.  Engineer.
  • Leonard. - Richard Leonard.  American Engineer. Born 1925 March 1.  Tooling and plant facilities engineer for the Atlas.
  • Leonov. - Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1934 May 30.  First person to walk in space. Flew in first docking mission between American and Soviet spacecraft. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 7.02 days.
  • Leontenkov. - Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Leontenkov.  Russian Engineer. From 1988 Head and Chief Designer of TsKB TM.
  • Leshchenko. - Sergei Mikhailovich Leshchenko.  Russian Government Official. First Deputy Minister of Aviation Industries 1957-1964.
  • Leslie. - Dr Fred Weldon Leslie.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1951 December 19.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.91 days.
  • Letunov. - Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov.  Russian Journalist Cosmonaut. (1926 October 26 - 1983 July 30). 
  • Leuhrsen. - Hannes Gunther Leuhrsen.  Rocket engineer. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Leust. - Reimar Leust.  German Manager. Born 1923. 
  • Levchenko. - Anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1941 May 21 - 1988 August 6).  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.92 days.
  • Leverton. - Irene Leverton.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1924.  Pilot. One of the Mercury 13 - never entered training.
  • Levin. - Grigoriy Isaakovich Levin.  Russian Military Officer. (1920 - 1985).  Colonel, Deputy Chief of Control for Filial 4 of 4 NII MO 1968-1972.
  • Levine. - Dave Levine.  . Born 1926. 
  • Lewis. - Fred Parker Lewis Jr.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1949 March 2. 
  • Ley. - Willy Ley.  American Writer. (1906 October 2 - 1969 May 24). 
  • Li Qinglong. - Li Qinglong.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born August 1962. 
  • Li Shichang. - Li Shichang.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born 1935. 
  • Li Xun. - Li Xun.  Chinese Engineer. (1913 November 20 - 1983 March 20). 
  • Lichtenberg. - Dr Byron Kurt Lichtenberg.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1948 February 19.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 19.25 days.
  • Lidorenko. - Nikolai Stepanovich Lidorenko.  Russian Engineer. Born 1916 April 15.  Chief Designer of NII IT.
  • Liem. - Bui Thanh Liem.  Vietnamese Pilot Cosmonaut. (1949 June 30 - 1981 September 1). 
  • Liesegang. - Liesegang.  Rocket technician. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Likhushin. - Valentin Yakovlevich Likhushin.  Russian Engineer. (1918 May 29 - 1982 December 4).  Director of NII-1 1955-1988.
  • Lilly. - Howard Clifton "Tick" Lilly.  American Pilot Test Pilot. (1916 August 27 - 1948 May 3). 
  • Lilly William. - William E Lilly.  American Manager. Born 1921. 
  • Lind. - Dr Don Leslie Lind.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1930 May 18.  Longest wait for an American for a spaceflight after becoming an astronaut (19 years). Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.01 days.
  • Lindbergh. - Charles A Lindbergh.  American Manager. (1902 February 4 - August 1974). 
  • Lindenberg. - Hans Lindenberg.  Rocket technician. (1904 February 1 - Februa). 
  • Lindenmayer. - Hans Josef Lindenmayer.  Rocket engineer. Born 1912 October 19.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Lindner. - Kurt A Lindner.  Rocket engineer. (1914 October 20 - 1960 July 5).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Lindsey. - Steven Wayne Lindsey.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1960 August 24.  Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 50.15 days.
  • Linenger. - Dr Jerry Michael Linenger.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1955 January 16.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 143.12 days.
  • Ling. - Donald P Ling.  American Engineer.
  • Linnehan. - Dr Richard Michael Linnehan.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1957 September 19.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 43.74 days.
  • Linteris. - Dr Gregory Thomas Linteris.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1957 October 4.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 19.66 days.
  • Lipp. - James E Lipp.  American Engineer. Born 1910. 
  • Lippisch. - Alexander Martin Lippisch.  Professor. (1894 - 1976). 
  • Lisun. - Mikhail Ivanovich Lisun.  Ukrainian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1935 September 5. 
  • Litvinov. - Valentin Yakovlevich Litvinov.  Russian Government Official. (1910 - 1983).  Director of Progress Plant 1944-1962. Deputy Minister of General Machine Building 1965-1973.
  • Liu Buoming. - Liu Buoming.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born September 1966. 
  • Liu Chongfu. - Liu Chongfu.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born 1941. 
  • Liu Wang. - Liu Wang.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born 1970. 
  • Liu Zhongyi. - Liu Zhongyi.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan.
  • Llewellyn. - Dr John Anthony (Tony) Llewellyn.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1932 April 22. 
  • Lobanov. - Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lobanov.  Russian Engineer. (1909 - 1978).  Chief Designer 1968-1977 of NIEI PDS.
  • Lobedinskiy. - Andrei Vladimirovich Lobedinskiy.  Russian Scientist. (1902 - 1965 January 3).  First Director of IMBP 1963-1965
  • Lockhart. - Paul Scott Lockhart.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1956 April 28.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 27.64 days.
  • Loertsch. - Lurtsch.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Logachev. - Anatoli Grigoryevich Logachev.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1922.  Lieutenant General, Deputy Chief GUKOS Space Forces for political units 1974-1980.
  • Loktionov. - Yuri Alekseyevich Loktionov.  Russian Scientist Cosmonaut. Born 1950 December 12. 
  • Lonchakov. - Yuri Valentinivich Lonchakov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1965 March 4.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 22.77 days.
  • Longhurst. - Peter Hervey Longhurst.  British Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1943 March 8. 
  • Lopez-Alegria. - Michael Eladio 'LA' Lopez-Alegria.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1958 May 30.  Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 257.95 days.
  • Lopez-Falcon. - Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon.  Cuban Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1950 February 8. 
  • Lopota. - Vitali Aleksandrovich Lopota.  Chechen Engineer. Born 1950 September 28.  General Designer of TsNII-RTK from 1991 to 2007. General Designer of RKK Energia from 2007
  • Lorenzoni. - Andrea Lorenzoni.  Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1946 August 8. 
  • Loria. - Christopher Joseph (Gus) Loria.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1960 July 9. 
  • Lothaller. - Clemens Lothaller.  Austrian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1963 May 8. 
  • Lounge. - John Michael (Mike) Lounge.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1946 June 28.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 20.10 days.
  • Lousma. - Jack Robert Lousma.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1936 February 29.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 67.47 days.
  • Louzada. - Mozart Marques Louzada.  Brazilian Mission Specialist Astronaut.
  • Love. - Michael V Love.  American Pilot Test Pilot. (1938 September 26 - 1976 March 1). 
  • Love Stanley. - Stanley Glen Love.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1965 June 8. 
  • Lovelace. - Alan M Lovelace.  American Manager. Born 1929.  Father of the commercial Atlas. Without his vision, leadership, and prestige the commercial Atlas would never have happened.
  • Lovell. - James Arthur (Jim) Lovell Jr.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1928 March 25.  Member of first crew to rendezvous in space, and first to orbit the moon. Altitude (401,056 km) record. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 29.80 days.
  • Lovell Bernard. - A C Bernard Lovell.  British Scientist. Born 1913. 
  • Low. - George David Low.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1956 February 19.  Son of former NASA administrator George M Low. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 29.75 days.
  • Low George. - George M Low.  American Manager. (1926 - 1984). 
  • Lowell. - Percival Lowell.  American Scientist. (1855 - 1916). 
  • Lozino-Lozinskiy. - Gleb Yevgenyevich Lozino-Lozinskiy.  Russian Engineer. (1909 December 25 - 2001 November 28). 
  • Lu. - Dr Edward Tsang Lu.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1963 July 1.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 205.97 days.
  • Lu Xiangxiao. - Lu Xiangxiao.  Chinese Pilot Yuhangyuan. Born 1936. 
  • Lucid. - Dr Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1943 January 14.  Biochemist, female record-holder for total time spent in space and number of space missions. Number of Flights: 5.00. Total Time: 223.12 days.
  • Ludmila. - Ludmila.  Phantom cosmonaut.
  • Luedecke. - Alvin R Luedecke.  American Manager. (1910 October 1 - 1998 August 9). 
  • Luehrsen. - Hannes Luehrsen.  Architect. (1907 March 13 - January 1986). 
  • Lukyanyuk. - Dr Vasili Yuryevich Lukyanyuk.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1958 September 22. 
  • Lundin. - Bruce T Lundin.  American Engineer. (1919 December 28 - 2006 January 24). 
  • Lundquist. - Gustav E Lundquist.  American Pilot Test Pilot.
  • Lunney. - Glynn S Lunney.  American Manager. Born 1936. 
  • Lusser. - Robert Lusser.  Rocket engineer. (1899 - 1969). 
  • Lutz. - Otto Lutz.  Professor.
  • Lyakhov. - Vladimir Afanassyevich Lyakhov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1941 July 20.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 333.33 days.
  • Lydon. - Malcolm Webb Lydon.  American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 1946 June 3. 
  • Lysenko. - Aleksandr Ivanovich Lysenko.  Soviet Pilot Cosmonaut. (1945 - 1977 June 3). 
  • Lyulka. - Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka.  Russian Chief Designer. (1908 March 23 - 1984 June 2).  Chief Designer and General Designer 1946-1981 of OKB-165.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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