List of fictional astronauts (exploration of outer Solar System)

The following is a list of fictional astronauts exploring the outer Solar System.

Jupiter Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional dateK. "Fuj" Fuji (Japan)F. Glenn (United States)Invasion of Astro-Monster (a.k.a. Monster Zero, Battle of the Astros, Godzilla Vs Monster Zero) (1965), filmWorld Space Agency (WSA):Spaceship P-1196X [sic]Astronauts on mission to "Planet X", newly discovered satellite of Jupiter.Bramley, Capt.Weeke (F/O)Rand, Cmdr.38 unnamed astronautsPlague from Space (1965), novelPericlesNear Future?Crew of the first mission to land on Jupiter. The sole survivor returns to Earth carrying a deadly disease. Revised as The Jupiter Plague (1982).David Bowman, Dr. (Commander)Frank Poole, Dr. (Co-Pilot)Charles Hunter, Dr.Jack R. Kimball, Dr.Victor F. Kaminsky, Dr.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), film/novelNational Council of Astronautics (US):Discovery One1999 – 2001Astronauts on a mission to find an alien artifact near Jupiter (on Iapetus in the book, and Kimball was renamed Whitehead).Guy Crayford, Cmdr.Doctor WhoThe Android Invasion (1975), TV (1978 novel)XK-5 Space RaiderContemporary/Near FutureUK Senior Space Defence astronaut vanished, presumed dead, on Jupiter mission. Saved by Kraal alien race who use him in their plans for invasion of Earth.30 unnamed astronauts (15 men, 15 women)The Better Angels (1979), novelUnited States:Humanity (mother ship)Landing craftc. 1992 – 1996Astronauts who arrive on Ganymede after four-year voyage.Alexei Leonov:Tanya Kirbuk (Soviet Air Force) (Commander)Vladimir RudenkoVasili Orlov, Dr.Maxim "Max" BrailovskyIrina YakuninaHeywood R. Floyd, Dr. (US)R. Chandra, Dr. (US)Walter Curnow, Dr. (Engineer) (US)Tsien:Chang, Professor (First name not given)Lee, Dr. (First name not given)Three unnamed astronauts2010: Odyssey Two (1982), novel2010 (a.k.a. 2010: The Year We Make Contact) (1984), filmAlexei LeonovTsien (China)2010Astronauts on a follow-up mission to Jupiter to investigate the loss of Discovery One. Tsien makes disastrous first crewed landing on Europa.Amity:Mac McGuireMarjorie "Marj" Aubuchon (Surgeon)Ed IsemingerGreenswallow:Herman Selma (Mission commander)Catherine "Cathie" Perth (Journalist)Rob SawyerTolstoi:Victor LandolfiEsther CrowleyUnnamed astronautCatherine Perth:Ed IsemingerUnnamed crewPromises to Keep (1984), short storyThe Program:AmityGreenswallowTolstoi (three Athena vehicles)Catherine PerthFuture (December)Expedition to Jovian system in three linked vehicles. Catherine Perth, equipped with fusion engine, is built for rescue mission to be launched six years later. Frank Steinitz is named as commander of first Saturn expedition aboard five Athena vehicles (including Amity, Greenswallow and Tolstoi) fifteen years earlier.Jacob HolsJuliet "Julie" BurtonMartha KivelsenThe Very Pulse of The Machine (1998), short storyFirst Galilean Satellites Exploratory MissionFuture (Late 21st century?)First crewed landing on Io leads to major discoveries and tragedy. Landing site near Daedalus.Hachirota HoshinoWerner LocksmithHakim AshmeadKho Cheng-ShinGoro HoshinoPlanetes (2003), animeVon Braun2075First crewed space mission to Jupiter.Matthew David (Commander) (no last name given)Kara Elizabeth (Exobiologist) (no last name given)Jeff "Wink" WinkermannThe Constellation of Sylvie (2005), novelNASA:Heartland (CSM/LEM)Near Future (2032 – 2040?)First crewed mission to Jupiter gathers ice containing biomorphing microbes from Jovian moon, causing crew to revert to childhood. Landing near Mount Pwyll.Kim Kronotska, Cmdr.Tom BraudySamuel (no last name given)Doctor WhoMemory Lane (2006), audio playLed Zeppelin IV2010s (?)Commonwealth Space Programme mission to Jupiter that goes wrong.Yuri Lennon, Capt.Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46 (2010), short filmLittle Girl (lander)FutureAstronaut lands on moon of Jupiter to investigate mysterious signal. Mission control in Houston.Michael Forrest (Commander/Pilot)Nathaniel "Nathan" Miller (Biologist/Geologist/Oceanographer/Doctor)Astronaut: The Last Push (aka The Last Push) (2012), filmMoffitt Industries:Life One"Little Ahab" (submersible)2017 – 2022Mission to Europa with Venus gravity assist goes wrong when micrometeoroid strikes spacecraft.Dun "William" Xu (Commander)Rosa Dasque (Pilot/Archivist)Daniel Luxembourg, Dr. (Chief Science Officer)Katya Petrovna, Dr. (Science Officer)Andrei Blok (Chief Engineer)James Corrigan (Engineer)Europa Report (2013), filmEuropa Ventures:Europa OneNear FutureFirst crewed mission to Europa discovers life under the ice. Landing in Conamara Chaos, near Thera Macula and Thrace Macula.Unnamed astronautVoice Over (2013), short filmUnknownFutureAstronaut trying to reach oxygen supply after crash landing, possibly on one of Jupiter's moons.Gordon Harper, Ph.D. (Commander) (USAF)Tal (Pilot/Physicist)Nisha T. Devi (Engineer) (India)Ivanov (Astrogeologist/Physician) (Russia)"Sully" Sullivan, Ph.D. (Mission Specialist)Thebes (Engineer) (South Africa)Good Morning, Midnight (2016), novelShuttleAetherLanding modulesInternational Space StationSoyuzFuture (21st century)Astronauts returning to Earth from Jupiter after losing contact with Mission Control; made landings on Ganymede and Callisto. Harper and Sullivan are ISS veterans; Harper holds world record for greatest number of spaceflights.Quebec Space Agency:Luc Côté, (CEO)Projet-M:Vincent Köhler, (Commander)Andréa Sakedaris, (Dr.) (Scientific Officer)Jonathan "Jo" Leforest, (Mission Specialist)Justine Roberval, (Flight Specialist)German National Station:Philip Dreker (Commander)Russian National Station:Kelvin Ivanovitch Droski (Commander)Two unnamed cosmonauts1000 Days in Space (a.k.a. Project-M) (2018), filmAgence Spatiale Québécoise/Quebec Space AgencyProjet-M (Project-M):M-Station (space station)Escape capsuleGerman National StationRussian National StationSoyuzFutureAstronauts spending 1000 days on space station to prove viability of mission to Europa when nuclear war breaks out on Earth. Köhler was the second man on Mars. Côté previously flew in Earth orbit with Sky Xplorer Industries, an American company.Amy Michaels (NASA) (Commander)Francesca Rossi (ESA) (Mission Pilot)Hayato Masukoshi (JAXA) (Engineer)Martin Neumayer (ESA) (Engineer)Jiaying Lin (CNSA) (Exobiologist/Geologist)The Io Encounter (2018), novelILSELanding modules2046 – 2049Crewed mission to Jupiter's moon Io to search for life. The ILSE return to Earth from Saturn's moons Enceladus and Titan.

Saturn Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional dateRenaissance:Shaun Geoffrey Christopher (a.k.a. Sean Geoffrey, Sean Jeffrey, Sean Jeoffrey), Col. (Commander)Shirin Ludden, Cmdr. (Pilot)Lewis & Clark:Shaun Geoffrey Christopher (Commander)Alice Fontana, Capt. (Canada) (Co-Pilot)Marcus O'Herlihy, Dr.Star TrekTomorrow Is Yesterday (1967), TVStar TrekThe Rings of Time (2012), novelSpace ShuttleRenaissanceU.S.S. Lewis & ClarkJune 2020 – January 2021The first "probe" to travel from Earth to Saturn.Stan Brandon, Maj. (New Zealand) (Pilot)Nissim Ben-Haim, Dr. (Israel) (Physicist)Aldo Gabrielli, Dr. (US) (Electronic Engineer)"Pressure" (1969), short storyC. Huygens (aka "the Ball")FutureFirst crewed attempt to reach surface of Saturn. C. Huygens is a ball-shaped craft assembled at Saturn One satellite station.Steve West, Col.Two other astronautsThe Incredible Melting Man (1977), filmScorpio VScorpio VIIFutureAstronaut whose physiology is horribly altered due to radiation exposure during the first mission to Saturn.Cirocco "Rocky" Jones, Capt. (Mission Commander)Bill (Chief Engineer) (no last name given)Calvin Greene, Dr. (Surgeon/Biologist/Ecologist)Gaby Plauget (Astronomer)April 15/02 Polo (Physicist)August 3/02 Polo (Physicist)Eugene Springfield (Satellite Excursion Module Pilot)Titan (1979), novelNASADSV Ringmaster2025NASA astronauts who discover alien artifact in orbit around Saturn. The Polo sisters are clones.Jean Broberg (Physicist)Mark Danzig (Chemist)Luis Garcilaso (Pilot)Colin Scobie (Geologist)The Saturn Game (1981), novellaMoon landerc. 2057Expedition from colony-size ship Chronos makes first crewed landing on Iapetus, but is endangered by expedition members' absorption in a fantasy role-playing game.NTI geological research team:Ted LonerganHoward DunnConcorde:Unnamed mission coordinatorUnnamed techniciansShenandoah:David Perkins (Mission Commander)Mike Davidson, Cmdr. (Captain)Melanie Bryce (Security Officer)Susan Delambre (Scientist)Beth Sladen (Engineer)Jon Fennel (Researcher)Wendy H. Oliver, Dr. (Biophysicist/Medic)Richter Dynamics spacecraft:Hans Rudy Hofner21 unnamed personnelCreature (a.k.a. The Titan Find) (1985), filmNTI Corporation (United States):Concorde (space station orbiting Earth's Moon)ShenandoahRichter Dynamics (West Germany)Future (from April 5)Personnel from rival companies searching for alien artifacts on Titan.Alan Greene (Expedition overseer)Consuelo Hong (Organic chemist)Elizabeth O'Brien"Slow Life" (2002), noveletteNAFTASA:ClementHarry Stubbs (lander)FutureAstronauts on expedition to Titan.Unnamed cosmonautGlory to the Conquerors of Space (2008), short filmSoviet Union (Soyuz?)UnknownFemale cosmonaut meets purple-skinned humanoids on Titan.Unnamed astronautThe Forgotten Astronaut (2013), short filmSpace ShuttleVoyager 62012Astronaut returns from secret mission to Saturn, but no one on Earth remembers him. Mission launched c. early 1980s.Jack Harper (USA) (Mission Commander)Victoria "Vika" Olsen (UK)Yulia Rusakova (Russia)K. Ishioka (Japan)Five unnamed astronautsOblivion (2013), filmNASA:Odysseyc. 2017Crewed mission to Saturn's moon Titan is diverted to investigate a strange extraterrestrial tetrahedral object. Harper and Olsen are abducted and cloned, while the other hibernating crew members automatically return to Earth. The Odyssey was launched in 2015 and encounters the object in 2017.Amy Michaels (NASA) (Mission Commander)Francesca Rossi (ESA) (Mission Pilot)Hayato Masukoshi (JAXA) (Engineer)Martin Neumayer (ESA) (Engineer)Jiaying Lin (CNSA) (Exobiologist/Geologist)Dmitri "Mytia" Marchenko (FKA) (Physician/Biochemist)The Enceladus Mission (2017), novelThe Titan Probe (2018), novelILSELanding modules2046 – 2049International mission travels to Saturn's moons Enceladus and Titan to search for life.Unnamed astronautsWhat If You Fell Into Saturn? (2018), short filmNASAFutureEducational cartoon about what would happen if spacewalking astronaut fell into Saturn.Ashley Maverick, Dr.Chaser I:Tom (no last name given)Titan (2019), short filmNASA:Chaser Ic. 2068NASA astronaut on solo mission to colonize Titan. Chaser spacecraft has FTL engines. Dr. Maverick pioneered commercial interplanetary exploration with flight to Karman Line.Franks, Capt.JohnNashSlingshot (2024), filmOdyssey 1FutureMission to Titan (with gravity assist at Jupiter) which may or may not be what it seems.Walt Gribiel (USA): Mission commander/EngineerKelly Baldwing (USA): Mission Pilot/MedicStuart Fraser (USA): Flight EngineerOleg Vyshnisky (USSR): Propulsion SpecialistElena Beaufort (Germany): GeologistFor All Mankind (TV Series) (Season 5)Sojouner TAlternative 2012First crewed mission to Titan, the largest Saturn Moon

Uranus Name(s)Appeared inProgram / Mission / SpacecraftFictional dateEric Nilsson, Cmdr. (Denmark)Donald Graham, Capt.Karl Heinrich, Lt. Cmdr. (Astrogator)Barry O'Sullivan (Ireland) (Communications Officer)Svend Viltoft (Chief Engineer)Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962), filmUnited Nations:Explorer 122001Astronauts on Uranus encounter dangers drawn from their own minds.Unnamed astronautThe Old Astronaut (2014), short filmNASAFutureElderly veteran of missions to Mercury, Venus and Mars plots to crash spacecraft into Uranus.

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