Astronaut Graves & Memorials

Gus Grissom

1926–1967 (age 41)

Arlington National Cemetery

Gus Grissom was a NASA astronaut and Mercury Seven pilot who died in the Apollo 1 cabin fire in 1967.

Roger Bruce Chaffee

1935–1967 (age 32)

Arlington National Cemetery

Roger Bruce Chaffee was a NASA astronaut and pilot who died in the Apollo 1 cabin fire in 1967.

Elliot See

1927–1966 (age 39)

Arlington National Cemetery

Elliot See was a NASA astronaut and test pilot who was selected for the Gemini program.

Theodore Freeman

1930–1964 (age 34)

Arlington National Cemetery

Theodore Freeman was a NASA astronaut and test pilot selected for the Gemini program.

Charles Bassett

1931–1966 (age 35)

Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Bassett was a NASA astronaut and test pilot selected for the Gemini program.

Ed White

1930–1967 (age 37)

West Point Cemetery

Ed White (1930-1967) was a San Antonio native and astronaut who died at 37 and was buried at West Point Cemetery.

Donn F. Eisele

1930–1987 (age 57)

Arlington National Cemetery

Donn F. Eisele was an American astronaut who flew on the Apollo 7 mission.

Michael J. Smith

1945–1986 (age 41)

Arlington National Cemetery

Michael J. Smith was a NASA astronaut and pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger who died in the 1986 launch disaster.

Judith Resnik

1949–1986 (age 37)

Arlington National Cemetery

Judith Resnik was a NASA astronaut and mission specialist who perished in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986.

Dick Scobee

1939–1986 (age 47)

Arlington National Cemetery

Dick Scobee was a NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle Challenger commander who perished in the 1986 shuttle disaster.

Ellison Onizuka

1946–1986 (age 40)

Arlington National Cemetery

Ellison Onizuka was a Japanese American astronaut and mission specialist who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disast...

Gregory Jarvis

1944–1986 (age 42)

Arlington National Cemetery

Gregory Jarvis was a NASA astronaut and mission specialist who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Barbara Allen Rainey

1948–1982 (age 34)

Arlington National Cemetery

Barbara Allen Rainey was a NASA astronaut and mission specialist on Space Shuttle missions.

Jack Swigert

1931–1982 (age 51)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Jack Swigert was an American astronaut from Denver who flew on Apollo 13 and lived from 1931 to 1982.

Stuart Roosa

1933–1994 (age 61)

Arlington National Cemetery

Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) was an American astronaut and Air Force colonel who piloted the Apollo 14 command module.

Robert F. Overmyer

1936–1996 (age 60)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert F. Overmyer (1936–1996) was an aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut who flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challeng...

Alan Shepard

1923–1998 (age 75)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Alan Shepard (1923–1998) of Derry was the first American in space and a renowned NASA astronaut laid to rest at Forest...

Sonny Carter

1947–1991 (age 44)

Alta Vista Cemetery

Sonny Carter (1947–1991) was an American physician, U.S. Navy captain, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33.

William C. McCool

1961–2003 (age 42)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

William C. McCool (1961-2003) was a United States Navy commander and NASA astronaut who served as pilot on the ill-fated...

Rick Husband

1957–2003 (age 46)

Llano Cemetery

Rick Husband (1957-2003), the Amarillo-born astronaut who commanded the Space Shuttle Columbia, is buried at Llano Cemet...

Henry Hartsfield

1933–2014 (age 81)

Arlington National Cemetery

Henry Hartsfield was an American astronaut and United States Air Force officer who piloted three Space Shuttle missions ...

Richard F. Gordon

1929–2017 (age 88)

Arlington National Cemetery

Richard F. Gordon was a U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut who flew on Gemini and Apollo missions before his burial at...

C. Gordon Fullerton

1936–2013 (age 77)

Arlington National Cemetery

C. Gordon Fullerton was an aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut who logged hours on the Space Shuttle and was interred ...

Alfred Worden

1932–2020 (age 88)

Arlington National Cemetery

Alfred Worden was the Apollo 15 command module pilot who orbited the Moon while his crewmates walked on its surface.

Michael Collins

1930–2021 (age 91)

Arlington National Cemetery

Michael Collins was an American astronaut who piloted the command module for Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Ald...

John Young

1930–2018 (age 88)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Young was a NASA astronaut who flew on the Gemini, Apollo, and Space Shuttle programs and commanded the Apollo 16 l...

John Glenn

1921–2016 (age 95)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Glenn was a U.S. Marine Corps aviator, Mercury astronaut, and later a longtime U.S. senator from Ohio.

Edgar Mitchell

1930–2016 (age 86)

Arlington National Cemetery

Edgar Mitchell was a NASA astronaut who walked on the Moon during the Apollo 14 mission and later founded the Institute ...

Eugene Cernan

1934–2017 (age 83)

Texas State Cemetery

Eugene Cernan (1934–2017) was an American astronaut who became the last person to walk on the Moon.

Walter Cunningham

1932–2023 (age 91)

Texas State Cemetery

Walter Cunningham (1932–2023) was an American astronaut who flew on Apollo 7.

Bill Anders

1933–2024 (age 91)

United States Naval Academy Cemetery

Bill Anders (1933-2024) was a NASA astronaut who flew on Apollo 8 and later served as a U.S. ambassador.