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{{Short description|Untrained participant in a spaceflight.}}
[[file:Inspiration4 Crew Photo.jpg|thumb|{{nowrap|[[Inspiration4]] crew <small>(16 September 2021)</small>}}]]
An '''amateur astronaut''' is an untrained person participating in a [[spaceflight]].<ref name=BBC /> The term is widely used by [[SpaceX]] and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of [[Inspiration4]], manned by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight round the [[Earth]].
An '''amateur astronaut''' is an untrained person participating in a [[spaceflight]].<ref name=BBC /> The term is widely used by [[SpaceX]] and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of [[Inspiration4]], crewed by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight around the [[Earth]].


==List of Amateur astronauts==
==List of Amateur astronauts==
{{see also|Spaceflight participant|Spaceflight_participant#Private_employers|Space tourism}}
* [[Christopher Sembroski]] <small>([[Inspiration4]], 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Christopher Sembroski]] <small>([[Inspiration4]], 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Sian Proctor]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Sian Proctor]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Jared Isaacman]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Jared Isaacman]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>, <small>([[Polaris Dawn]], 10 September 2024 –)</small>
* [[Hayley Arceneaux]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Hayley Arceneaux]] <small>(Inspiration4, 16 September 2021 – 18 September 2021)</small>
* [[Klim Shipenko]] <small>([[Soyuz MS-19|Soyuz MS 19]]/[[Soyuz MS-18|18]] - [[Expedition 66]], 5 October 2021 12 October 2021)</small>
* [[Scott Poteet]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small>
* [[Yulia Peresild]] <small>([[Soyuz MS-19|Soyuz MS 19]]/[[Soyuz MS-18|18]] - [[Expedition 66]], 5 October 2021 12 October 2021)</small>
* [[Sarah Gillis]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small>
* [[Yusaku Maezawa]] <small>([[Soyuz MS-20|Soyuz MS 20]], 5 October 2021 12 October 2021)</small>
* [[Anna Menon]] <small>(Polaris Dawn, 10 September 2024 –)</small>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:09, 10 September 2024

An amateur astronaut is an untrained person participating in a spaceflight.[1] The term is widely used by SpaceX and others, and by widespread media, especially after the launch of Inspiration4, crewed by 4 untrained humans, on a 3-day flight around the Earth.

List of Amateur astronauts

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References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Amos (16 September 2021). "SpaceX: Amateur astronauts launch on Inspiration4 mission". BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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