The following is a list of fictional astronauts from recent times, mostly using the Space Shuttle, as depicted in works released between 1975 and 1989.
1975–1979 Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional date (1975–1979)Spacelab Dynostar:Eddie Van Buren, Cmdr.Russ Walters (US)Bob TownsendPhillip LyallRichard Hart (UK)Rene LasalleJean Lucas (France)Theodore NeumannOtto Sigmund (Germany)Will Patterson (Australia)Mel FreemanOrbiter Four:John Hayward, Cmdr.Eric FischerDaniel Sicura, Maj.The Dynostar Menace (1975), novelSpace StationSpacelab DynostarSpace ShuttleOrbiter FourNear FutureA multinational team of astronauts working under the auspices of the United States Space Authority (USSA) to carry out the first test of a nuclear fusion reactor in Earth orbit.Ed TylerPhoenix (1975), comic book seriesSpace StationThreshold IEscape pod1977Astronaut becomes the superhero Phoenix the Protector after crashing in the Arctic.Prometheus:Patrick Winter, Maj.Ely Bron, Dr.Coretta Samuel, Dr. (Medic)(US)Nadya Kalinina, Maj.Vladimir Kuznekov, Col.Gregor Salnikov (USSR)Orbiter:Cooke, Maj. (CDR)Decosta, Capt. (PLT)Skyfall (1976), novelOrbital Power StationPrometheusUSAF Space ShuttleOrbiterNear FutureA series of malfunctions turn an attempt to launch an orbital solar power station into disaster, trapping the payload in a decaying orbit and forcing the use of a military space shuttle to rescue the crew, even as the race to prevent it crashing into a populated area continues.Olaf CarlsenTom Carlsen, Col. (Commander)Eight othersThe Space Vampires (1976), novelLifeforce (1985), filmHermesESA Space ShuttleHMS Churchill, rescue shuttleEarly 21st centuryNear FutureHermes crew finds alien craft adrift in open space;While investigating Halley's Comet an ESA/NASA crew of nine aboard the Churchill find an alien craft. Rescue shuttle returns aliens and Carlsen to Earth.Yamaguchi (personal name not given)"Agoraphobia, A.D. 2000" (1977), short storySpace Agency2000?Japanese astronaut sent into the last open space in the Tokyo Megalopolis to see how he responds.Shuttle 7:Unnamed CDRUnnamed PLTSkylab:Unnamed commanderUnnamed astronautThe All-New Super Friends HourSpace Emergency (1977), TVUSA:Space ShuttleShuttle 7SkylabContemporary/Near FutureAfter a docking malfunction cripples the shuttle and Skylab, Wonder Woman, Hawkman and Hawkgirl must save the imperiled astronauts.Three unnamed astronaut-scientistsThe All-New Super Friends HourPlanet of the Neanderthals (1977), TVSkylab 2Contemporary/Near FutureAstronauts assist Super Friends when Earth's civilization is regressed to a primitive state.Valery Adanin, Col.The Dragon (1977), novelSvobodaContemporary/Near FutureCosmonaut dispatched on a solo orbital reconnaissance mission over China. Killed when his capsule is struck by the beam from a prototype Chinese ASAT/ABM laser.Holly Goodhead, Dr. (NASA/CIA)Numerous unnamed US Marine astronautsMoonraker (1979), film/novelSpace Shuttle Moonraker 1–6Military Space ShuttleMarinesContemporaryJames Bond and Goodhead launch to Hugo Drax's space station to thwart his plans. Six shuttles carrying several dozen men and women are also mentioned.Unnamed astronautsPoseidon's Shadow (1979), novelSpace ShuttleContemporary/Near FutureAstronauts launched to upgrade a military communications satellite.Spacelab 10:Unnamed US astronauts and unnamed cosmonautsSpace Shuttle:Chuck Marshall (US)Giorgi (Last name not given) (USSR)Quatermass (TV serial) (1979), TV/novelSpace StationSpacelab 10Space ShuttleNot named, call-sign is Mother BirdNear FutureSpacelab Ten is a joint US/Soviet space project.Addison "Skip" CarmichaelMelanie SlozarSalvage 1 (1979), TVSSTOVultureEarly 1980sPrivately built rocket/spacecraft constructed by a scrapyard dealer. Used for lunar mission with the goal of salvaging Apollo hardware left on the Moon.Mike BaileyStacy MacklinWonder Woman (1979), comic booksNASA:SkylabSpace ShuttleContemporary/Near FutureAstronaut trainees working with Diana Prince. Bailey turns out to be the Ten of Spades, a member of the Royal Flush Gang; Macklin later becomes the super-villain Lady Lunar.
1980–1989