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Oldest Humans in Space
This list features the oldest humans to ever go to space.
RANK | HUMAN | AGE | SPACESHIP | COUNTRY | YEAR |
1 | John Glenn | 77 years | Discovery | United States | 1998 |
2 | Franklin Story Musgrave | 61 years | Columbia | United States | 1996 |
3 | Dennis Tito | 60 years | Soyuz | United States | 2001 |
4 | Vance D. Brand | 59 years | Columbia | United States | 1990 |
5 | Jean-Loup Chrétien | 59 years | Atlantis | France | 1997 |
6 | Valery V. Ryumin | 58 years | Discovery | Soviet Union | 1998 |
7 | Karl G. Heinze | 58 years | Challenger | United States | 1985 |
8 | Peggy Whitson | 57 years | Expedition 50-52 | United States | 2017 |
9 | Roger K. Crouch | 56 years | Columbia | United States | 1997 |
10 | William E. Thornton | 56 years | Challenger | United States | 1985 |
References
Oldest.org (n.d.) Astronauts. Available at: https://www.oldest.org/people/astronauts/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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