People Index - R
  • Rachuk. - Vladimir Sergeyevich Rachuk.  Russian Engineer. From 1993 General Director and Chief Designer of KBKhA.
  • Radovskiy. - Viktor Petrovich Radovskiy.  Russian Engineer. Born 1920 May 11.  Deputy Chief Designer of OKB-456.
  • Rafikov. - Mars Zakirovich Rafikov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1933 September 29 - 2000 July 23). 
  • Raimann. - Alfred Raimann.  Engineer.
  • Ramon. - Ilan Ramon.  Israeli Pilot Astronaut. (1954 June 20 - 2003 February 1).  First Israeli astronaut. Perished in Columbia shuttle disintegration during re-entry. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.94 days.
  • Rashkov. - Semen Yuvelevich Rashkov.  Soviet Rocket engineer.
  • Raspletin. - Aleksandr Andreyevich Raspletin.  Russian Chief Designer. (1908 August 25 - 1967).  Chief Designer 1953-1967 of KB-1.
  • Rau. - Hans Rau.  Professor.
  • Raushenbakh. - Boris Viktorovich Raushenbakh.  Russian Engineer. Born 1915 January 18.  DepartmentChief 1960-1973 of Korolev design bureau.
  • Readdy. - William Francis (Bill) Readdy.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1952 January 24.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 28.03 days.
  • Reagan. - Ronald Reagan.  American Manager. (1911 February 6 - 2004 June 5). 
  • Rebrov. - Mikhail Fedorovich Rebrov.  Russian Journalist Cosmonaut. (1931 July 3 - 1998 April 24). 
  • Recknagel. - Otto Recknagel.  Rocket engineer.
  • Reeder. - J Reeder.  American Pilot Test Pilot.
  • Rees. - Eberhard Friedrich Michael Rees.  American Manager. (1908 April 28 - 1998 April 2).  Deputy Director to Von Braun for Research and Development. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Regener. - Erich Regener.  Professor. (1881 - 1955). 
  • Reichelderfer. - Francis W Reichelderfer.  American Manager. (1895 - 1983). 
  • Reid. - Henry J E Reid.  American Manager. (1895 August 20 - July 1968). 
  • Reiff. - Rolf Reiff.  Rocket engineer.
  • Reightler. - Kenneth Stanley (Ken) Reightler Jr.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1951 March 24.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 13.65 days.
  • Reilly. - Dr James Francis Reilly II.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1954 March 18.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 35.44 days.
  • Reinhard Siegfried. - Siegfried Reinhard.  Rocket engineer. Born 1919 February 11.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • Reisig. - Gerhard Herbert Richard Reisig.  Rocket engineer. (1910 March 3 - 2005 March 14).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Reisman. - Garrett Erin Reisman.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1968 February 10. 
  • Reiter. - Thomas Arthur Reiter.  German Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1958 May 23.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 350.23 days.
  • Reitsch. - Hanna Reitsch.  Test pilot. (1912 - 1979). 
  • Remek. - Vladimir Remek.  Czech Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1948 September 26.  First Czech astronaut. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.93 days.
  • Res. - Eberhard Fritz Michael Res.  Rocket engineer. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Reshetnev. - Mikhail Fedorovich Reshetnev.  Russian Engineer. (1924 November 10 - 1996 January 26). 
  • Resnik. - Dr Judith Arlene Resnik.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. (1949 April 5 - 1986 January 28).  Engineer. Died in Challenger accident. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 6.04 days.
  • Revin. - Sergey Nikolayevich Revin.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1966 January 12. 
  • Rhode. - Richard V Rhode.  American Manager. (1904 March 2 - 1994 November 13). 
  • Richards. - Richard Noel (Dick) Richards.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1946 August 24.  Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 33.90 days.
  • Richards Paul. - Paul Willam Richards.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1964 May 20.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 12.83 days.
  • Rickhey. - Georg Rickhey.  Manager.
  • Ride. - Dr Sally Kristen Ride.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1951 May 26.  Physicist, first American woman in space. Was married to astronaut Steven Alan Hawley. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 14.32 days.
  • Ridenour. - Louis N Ridenour.  American Manager. (1911 June 27 - 1984 February 1). 
  • Ridley. - Jack Ridley.  American Pilot Test Pilot. (1915 June 16 - 1957 March 12). 
  • Riedel Klaus. - Klaus Erhardt Riedel ("Riedel II").  German Engineer. (1907 - 1944 August 9).  Gifted early rocket engine pioneer.
  • Riedel Walter. - Walter J H "Papa" Riedel ("Riedel I").  German Engineer. (1902 - 1968). 
  • Riedel Walther. - Walther Johannes Riedel ("Riedel III").  Rocket engineer. (1903 January 23 - 1974 November 16).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Rij. - Jerry Jerome Rij.  American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 1950 February 23. 
  • Roberts. - Katherine Eileen Sparks Roberts.  American Manned Spaceflight Engineer Astronaut. Born 1954 June 25.  US Air Force engineer.
  • Roberts Walter. - Walter O Roberts.  American Scientist. (1915 - 1990). 
  • Robinson. - Dr Stephen Kern Robinson.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1955 October 26.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 34.65 days.
  • Rodimov. - Petr Vadilyevich Rodimov.  Russian Military Officer. (1902 - 1996).  Colonel-General, professor, Chief of Mozhaiskiy Academy in Leningrad 1947-1969.
  • Rogers. - Russell Lee Rogers.  American Pilot Astronaut. (1928 April 12 - 1967 September 13). 
  • Romanenko. - Yuri Viktorovich Romanenko.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1944 August 1.  Father of cosmonaut Roman Romanenko. 430 cumulative days in space. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 430.76 days.
  • Romanenko Roman. - Roman Yuriyevich Romanenko.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1971 August 9.  Son of cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko.
  • Romanov. - Valeri Aleksandrovich Romanov.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1946 August 18. 
  • Rominger. - Kent Vernon Rominger.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1956 August 7.  Number of Flights: 5.00. Total Time: 67.12 days.
  • Ronney. - Paul David Ronney.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1957 May 1. 
  • Roosa. - Stuart Allen (Stu) Roosa.  American Pilot Astronaut. (1933 August 16 - 1994 December 12).  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 9.00 days.
  • Rosen Harold. - Harold A Rosen.  American Manager. Born 1926. 
  • Rosen Milton. - Milton W Rosen.  American Manager. Born 1915. 
  • Rosenbaum. - Mortimer Rosenbaum.  American Engineer. Born 1914 April 1.  Vice President of Engineering for the Atlas program.
  • Rosinski. - Werner Kurt-Otto Rosinski.  Rocket engineer. (1914 September 23 - 2000 May 14).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Ross. - Jerry Lynn Ross.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1948 January 20.  Held world record of seven spaceflights. US record of nine spacewalks. Number of Flights: 7.00. Total Time: 58.04 days.
  • Ross Chan. - Chandler "Chan" Cole Ross.  American Engineer. (1913 April 29 - 1991 September 7).  Director of numerous advanced projects at Aerojet (including Aerotojet, Aerorocket, NERVA).
  • Ross H E. - H E Ross.  British Engineer.
  • Rosselevich. - Igor Aleksandrovich Rosselevich.  Russian Engineer. (1918 - 1991).  Chief Designer 1954-1983 of Nll-380.
  • Rossitto. - Franco Rossitto.  Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1940 February 1. 
  • Rossmann. - Theodor Rossmann.  Professor.
  • Rostow. - Walt W Rostow.  American Manager. (1916 October 7 - 2003 February 13). 
  • Roth. - Ludwig Roth.  Engineer. (1909 June 10 - Novemb).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Rothe. - Heinrich Rothe.  Engineer. (1907 February 2 - Deceas).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Rozhdestvensky. - Valeri Illyich Rozhdestvensky.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1939 February 13.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 2.00 days.
  • Rude. - Arthur Harry Rude.  American Manager. (1890 March 29 - 1982 August 20).  Vice-President of Aerojet, 1944-1966.
  • Ruden. - Paul Ruden.  Professor.
  • Rudenko. - Sergei Ignatyevich Rudenko.  Russian Military Officer. (1904 October 7 - 1990).  First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Air Force 1958-1968.
  • Rudnev. - Konstantin Nikolayevich Rudnev.  Russian Government Official. (1911 June 22 - 1980 August 13).  Director of NII-88 1950-1952. Chaired GKOT 1958-1961.
  • Rudolph. - Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph.  Rocket engineer. (1906 November 9 - 1996 January 1).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Ruediger. - Walter Ruediger.  Rocket technician. Born 1901.  Member of German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • Ruehlemann. - Erich Ruehlemann.  Rocket engineer.
  • Rukavishnikov. - Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. (1932 September 18 - 2002 October 18).  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 9.88 days.
  • Runco. - Mario Runco Jr.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1952 January 26.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 22.96 days.
  • Runge. - Ernst Runge.  Rocket technician. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Ruppe. - Kurt Oskar Harry Ruppe.  Professor. Born 1929. 
  • Rushworth. - Robert Aitken Rushworth.  American Pilot Test Pilot. (1924 October 9 - 1993 March 17).  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 0.0073 days.
  • Ryabikov. - Vasili Mikhailovich Ryabikov.  Russian Government Official. (1907 January 14 - 1974 July 19).  Chief of Third Chief Directorate of Council of Ministers 1951-1953. Chaired Military-Industrial Commission 1955-1957and Sputnik State Commission.
  • Ryazanskiy. - Mikhail Sergeyevich Ryazanskiy.  Russian Chief Designer. (1909 April 5 - 1987 August 7).  Chief Designer 1946-1951 and 1955-1987 of Nll-885.
  • Ryazansky. - Sergei Nikolayevich Ryazansky.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1974 November 13. 
  • Ryker. - Norman Ryker Jr.  American. (1926 December 25 - 2006 May 7). 
  • Ryumin. - Valeri Viktorovich Ryumin.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1939 August 16.  Was married to astronaut Yelena Kondakova. 371 cumulative days in space. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 371.73 days.
  • Ryzhikov. - Sergei Nikolaevich Ryzhikov.  Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1974 August 19. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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