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  • Kachigan. - Karl Kachigan.  American Engineer. Chief Engineer and Director, Atlas Launch Vehicle, at General Dynamics in the 1970's and 1980's
  • Kachur. - Ivan Kachur.  Phantom cosmonaut.
  • Kadenyuk. - Leonid Konstantinovich Kadenyuk.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1951 January 28.  Longest wait for a spaceflight after becoming an astronaut (21 years) Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.69 days.
  • Kalashnikov. - Aleksei Sergeyevich Kalashnikov.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1921.  Lieutenant-General, from 1981 deputy chief of NPO Geofizika.
  • Kaleri. - Aleksandr Yuryevich Kaleri.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1956 May 13.  609 cumulative days in space. Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 609.91 days.
  • Kalmykov. - Valeriy Dmitriyevich Kalmykov.  Russian Government Official. (1908 August 28 - 1974 March 22).  Minister of Radio-Technical Industry 1954-1974.
  • Kamanin. - Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin.  Russian Military Officer. (1908 October 18 - 1982 March 13). 
  • Kamm. - Robert W Kamm.  American Engineer. (1917 July 10 - 2001 June 13). 
  • Kantrowitz. - Arthur Kantrowitz.  American Engineer. Born 1913. 
  • Kaplan. - Joseph Kaplan.  American Scientist. (1902 September 8 - 1991 October 3). 
  • Karas. - Andrei Grigoryevich Karas.  Russian Military Officer. (1918 September 27 - 1979 January 2).  Commander of TsUKOS / GUKOS 1965-1979.
  • Karashtin. - Dr Vladimir Vladimirovich Karashtin.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1962 November 18. 
  • Karpov. - Yevgeni Anatolyevich Karpov.  Russian Military Officer. (1921 - 1990 May 1).  First Director of the Cosmonaut Training Centre 1960-1963.
  • Karrask. - Vladimir Konstantinovich Karrask.  Russian Chief Designer. (1928 - 2004 March 13).  From 1964-1986 Deputy Chief Designer, and from 1986-1989 Chief Designer of KB Salyut.
  • Kartashov. - Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1932 August 25 - 2005 December 11). 
  • Kartukov. - Ivan Ivanovich Kartukov.  Russian Chief Designer. Chief Designer of KB-2 of Factory 81.
  • Kaschig. - Erich Kaschig.  Rocket engineer. (1906 February 11 - 1988 September 9).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Katerinich. - Mikhail Mikhailovich Katerinich.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1918.  Major-General, veteran of early rocketry activities at Kapustin Yar from 1949.
  • Katorgin. - Boris Ivanovich Katorgin.  Russian Chief Designer. From 1991 General Director and Chief Designer NPO Energomash.
  • Katys. - Georgiy Petrovich Katys.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1926 August 31. 
  • Katz. - Amron Harry Katz.  American Scientist. Born 1915. 
  • Kauba. - Kauba.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kaufmann. - Walther Kaufmann.  Professor.
  • Kavandi. - Dr Janet Lynn Kavandi.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1959 July 17.  Chemist. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 33.84 days.
  • Kayser. - Lutz T Kayser.  German Rocket engineer. Born 1939 March 31.  Low-cost rocket pioneer.
  • Keathley. - William C Keathley.  American Manager.
  • Kehlet. - Alan Bernard Kehlet.  . Born January 1929.  Inventor of lenticular manned spacecraft; managerial engineering positions on Apollo program (1962-1969); Vice President for Delta booster 1988-1993.
  • Keiner. - Keiner.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Keldysh. - Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh.  Russian Scientist. (1911 February 10 - 1978 June 24). 
  • Kellogg. - William W Kellogg.  American Scientist. Born 1917. 
  • Kelly. - James McNeal (Vegas) Kelly.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1964 May 14.  Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 26.72 days.
  • Kelly Mark. - Mark Edward Kelly.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1964 February 21.  Twin brother of astronaut Scott Kelly. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 38.35 days.
  • Kelly Mervin. - Mervin J Kelly.  American Manager. (1894 - 1971). 
  • Kelly Scott. - Scott Joseph Kelly.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1964 February 21.  Twin brother of astronaut Mark Kelly. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 20.71 days.
  • Kelly Thomas. - Thomas J Kelly.  American Engineer. (1927 - 2002 March 24). 
  • Kemper. - J Kemper.  Captain, Military.
  • Kemurdzhian. - Rleksandr Leonovich Kemurdzhian.  Russian Engineer. Chief Designer of VNII-100.
  • Kennedy. - John F Kennedy.  American Manager. (1916 - 1963 November 22). 
  • Kensche. - Heinz Kensche.  Test pilot.
  • Kepler. - Johannes Kepler.  German Scientist. (1571 December 27 - 1630 November 15).  Astronomer who derived the laws of planetary motion.
  • Kerimov. - Kerim Aliyevich Kerimov.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1919 November 14.  First Commander of TsUKOS 1964-1965. Directorate Chief of Ministry of General Machine Building 1965-1974.
  • Kershner. - Robert B Kershner.  American Engineer, mathematician. (1913 October 11 - February 1982).  Developer of the Transit navigation satellite system.
  • Kerwin. - Dr Joseph Peter Kerwin.  American Physician Astronaut. Born 1932 February 19.  Member of first successful space station mission. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 28.03 days.
  • Kety. - Seymour S Kety.  American Scientist. (1915 August 25 - 2000 May 25). 
  • Keyworth. - George A Keyworth II.  American Manager. Born 1939. 
  • KGB Dwarf. - KGB Dwarf.  Phantom cosmonaut.
  • Khaleed. - Dr Faiz bin Khaleed.  Malaysian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1980 September 15.  Backup to first Malaysian in space.
  • Khatulev. - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Khatulev.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1947 February 26. 
  • Khludeyev. - Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. (1940 September 10 - 1995 September 15). 
  • Khokhlov. - Nikolai Dmitriyevich Khokhlov.  Russian Government Official. Deputy Minister of General Machine Building 1965-1983.
  • Khomyakov. - Mikhail Stepanovich Khomyakov.  Russian Engineer. Deputy General Designer of NPO Energia.
  • Khristianovich. - Sergei Aleksandrovich Khristianovich.  Russian Scientist. Born 1908 November 9.  Specialised in ICBMs at TsAGI 1942-1953
  • Khrunichev. - Mikhail Vasilyevich Khrunichev.  Russian Government Official. (1901 April 4 - 1961 June 2).  Minister of Aviation Industries 1946-1953.
  • Khrunov. - Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1933 September 10 - 2000 May 19).  Member of first crew to transfer between spacecraft. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 1.99 days.
  • Khrushchev. - Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev.  Russian Government Official. (1894 April 5 - 1971 September 11).  Leader of the USSR from 1956 to 1964
  • Khrushchev Sergei. - Sergei Nikitich Khrushchev.  Russian Engineer. Born 1934.  Deputy Department Chief 1958-1968 of Chelomei design bureau.
  • KIar. - KIar.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kieffer. - Kieffer.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kikuchi. - Ryoko Kikuchi.  Japanese Journalist Cosmonaut. Born 1964 September 15.  Television reporter.
  • Killian. - James R Killian, Jr,.  American Manager. (1904 - 1988). 
  • Kilrain. - Susan Leigh Kilrain (nee Still).  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1961 October 24.  US Navy test pilot. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 19.66 days.
  • Kimball. - Dan Able Kimball.  American Manager. (1896 March 1 - 1970 July 30).  Head of Aerojet, 1944-1969.
  • Kimbrough. - Robert Shane Kimbrough.  American Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 1967 June 4. 
  • Kincheloe. - Iven Carl Kincheloe.  American Pilot Test Pilot. (1928 July 2 - 1958 July 26). 
  • Kindelberger. - James H 'Dutch' Kindelberger.  American Engineer. (1895 May 8 - 1962).  President of North American Aviation, 1934-1948; Chairman and CEO 1948-1960.
  • Kirillin. - Vladimir Alekseyevich Kirillin.  Russian Scientist. (1913 - 1999). 
  • Kirillov. - Anatoli Semenovich Kirillov.  Russian Military Officer. (1924 December 31 - 1987 March 30).  Chief of the First Directorate of Baikonur 1960-1967.
  • Kiselyov Aleksandr. - Dr Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1934 January 13. 
  • Kissinger. - Henry A Kissinger.  American Manager. Born 1923. 
  • Kistiakowsky. - George B Kistiakowsky.  American Manager. (1900 November 18 - December 1982). 
  • Kisunko. - Grigoriy Vasilyevich Kisunko.  Russian Chief Designer. (1918 July 20 - 1998).  Chief Designer and General Designer 1953-1975 of KB-1 and later of OKB-30.
  • Kizim. - Leonid Denissovich Kizim.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1941 August 5.  Member of first crew to fly between two space stations during a single mission. 374 cumulative days in space. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 374.75 days.
  • Kizlitsyn. - N G Kizlitsyn.  Russian Military Officer.
  • Klaus. - Ernst E Klaus.  Rocket engineer. (1914 May 9 - 1986).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Klein Johann. - Johann Klein.  Rocket engineer. Born 1915 March 10.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Kleinwaechter. - Hans Kleinwaechter.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II; later worked in Egypt 1960-1963.
  • Kliewe. - H Kliewe.  Professor.
  • Klimuk. - Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk.  Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1942 July 10.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 78.76 days.
  • Klinger. - Walter Klinger.  Rocket engineer.
  • Klippel Alfred. - Alfred Klippel.  Rocket engineer. Born 1917 August 26.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • Klyushnikova. - Dr Olga Nikolayevna Klyushnikova.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1953 October 14.  Physician.
  • Knack Wilhelm. - Wilhelm Knack.  Rocket engineer. Born 1903 July 13.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • Knauer. - Otto Knauer.  Engineer.
  • Knight. - William Joseph (Pete) Knight.  American Pilot Astronaut. (1929 November 18 - 2004 May 7).  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 0.0070 days.
  • Knittel Heinz. - Heinz Knittel.  Mechanic. Born 1919 October 22.  Member of the German Rocket Team in the Soviet Union after World War II.
  • Knopow. - Joseph J Knopow.  American Engineer.
  • Ko San. - Ko San.  Korean Scientist Cosmonaut. Born 1976 October 19. 
  • Koelle. - Prof. Dr-Ing Heinz-Hermann Koelle.  American Rocket engineer. Born 1925.  Director of Future Projects for Von Braun 1955-1965
  • Koellner. - Eberhard Koellner.  German Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1939 September 29. 
  • Koenig. - Koenig.  Rocket technician. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Koestner. - Karl Koestner.  Rocket engineer.
  • Kohl. - Kohl.  Rocket technician. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kolesnikov. - Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1936 October 7. 
  • Kollert. - Wilhelm Kollert.  Engineer.
  • Kolodin. - Pyotr Ivanovich Kolodin.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1930 September 23. 
  • Kolomiytsev. - Ordinard Panteleymonovich Kolomitsev.  Russian Scientist Cosmonaut. Born 1933 January 29. 
  • Komarov. - Vladimir Mikhailovich Komarov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1927 March 16 - 1967 April 24).  First person to die during spaceflight. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 2.13 days.
  • Kondakova. - Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1957 March 30.  Engineer, first Russian woman to fly in space for other than propaganda reasons. Was married to astronaut Valeriy Ryumin. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 178.45 days.
  • Kondratiyev Dmitry. - Dmitry Yurievich Kondratiyev.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1969 May 25. 
  • Kononenko. - Oleg Grigoryevich Kononenko.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1938 August 16 - 1980 September 8). 
  • Kononenko O D. - Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1964 June 21.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 183.00 days.
  • Konopalev. - Boris Mikhailovich Konopalev.  Russian Engineer. (1912 - 1960 October 24).  Specialised in guidance at Nll-885, Nll-695, and OKB-692.
  • Konopatov. - Aleksandr Dmitriyevich Konopatov.  Russian Chief Designer. Born 1922 March 10.  Chief Designer 1965-1993 of the Kosberg design bureau.
  • Konrad. - John Harrison Konrad.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1949 March 12. 
  • Kontogiannis. - George Kontogiannis.  American Engineer. Born 1965 October 1.  Leading engineer for the Titan 4/Centaur and Atlas V.
  • Konyukhov S P. - Stanislav Nikolayevich Konyukhov.  Ukrainian Chief Designer. General Designer and Chief of KB Yuzhnoye, developed satellites and launch vehicles.
  • Kopra. - Timothy Lennart Kopra.  American Engineer Astronaut. Born 1963 April 9. 
  • Koptev. - Yuri N Koptev.  Russian Scientist. Born 1940. 
  • Korneyev. - Ivan Ivanovich Korneyev.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1916.  Major General, Chief of 4 NII MO and 50 TsNII KS from 1970-1975.
  • Korniyenko. - Mikhail Borisovich Korniyenko.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1960 April 15. 
  • Korolev. - Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.  Russian Engineer. (1907 January 12 - 1966 January 14). 
  • Korzun. - Valeri Grigoryevich Korzun.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1953 March 5.  381 cumulative days in space. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 381.65 days.
  • Kosberg. - Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg.  Russian Chief Designer. (1903 December 14 - 1965 January 3).  Chief Designer 1941-1965 of OKB-154.
  • Kostin. - PaveI Ivanovich Kostin.  Soviet Rocket engineer.
  • Koszelak. - Stanley Norbert Koszelak Jr.  American Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1953 October 20. 
  • Kotelnikov. - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov.  Russian Engineer. Born 1908 September 6.  At OKB MEI 1947-1954 and then at the Institute of Radio Technology and Electronics.
  • Kotov. - Oleg Valeriyevich Kotov.  Russian Physician Cosmonaut. Born 1965 October 27.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 196.71 days.
  • Kovalyonok. - Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovalyonok.  Belarusian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1942 March 3.  Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 216.38 days.
  • Kovtunenko. - Vyecheslav Mikhailovich Kovtunenko.  Russian Chief Designer. (1921 August 31 - 1995 July 10).  Chief Designer and General Designer of NPO Lavochkin 1977-1995.
  • Kozelsky. - Vladimir Sergeyevich Kozelsky.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1942 January 12. 
  • Kozeyev. - Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1967 December 1.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 9.83 days.
  • Kozlov. - Dmitri Ilich Kozlov.  Russian Engineer. Born 1919 October 1. 
  • Kozlov Frol. - Frol Romanovich Kozlov.  Russian Government Official. (1908 August 18 - 1965 January 30).  Secretary of Central Committee for defence and space 1960-1963.
  • Kozlov Vladimir. - Vladimir Ivanovich Kozlov.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1945 October 20. 
  • Kraehe. - Kraehe.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kraft. - Christopher C Kraft, Jr.  American Manager. Born 1924. 
  • Kramarenko. - Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kramarenko.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1942 November 8 - 2002 April 13). 
  • Kramer. - Kramer.  Rocket engineer. Member of German Rocket Team in France after World War II.
  • Kranz. - Kranz.  American Flight controller.
  • Kravtsov. - Yuri Fedorovich Kravtsov.  Russian Military Officer. (1924 - 1994).  Lieutenant General, Chief of the Main Directorate for Space Units of the Ministry of Defence 1979-1980.
  • Kregel. - Kevin Richard Kregel.  American Pilot Astronaut. Born 1956 September 16.  Number of Flights: 4.00. Total Time: 52.76 days.
  • Kretschmer. - Willi Kretschmer.  Aerodynamicist.
  • Krichevsky. - Sergei Vladimirovich Krichevsky.  Ukrainian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1955 July 9. 
  • Krieger. - Robert L Krieger.  American Engineer. (1916 - 1990). 
  • Krikalyov. - Sergei Konstantiovich Krikalyov.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1958 August 27.  World record for total duration spent in space (803 days). First Russian to fly aboard an American spacecraft. Flew in space six times. Number of Flights: 6.00. Total Time: 803.40 days.
  • Krikun. - Yuri Yurievich Krikun.  Ukrainian Journalist Cosmonaut. Born 1963 June 3. 
  • Krivoshein. - Nikolai Afansyevich Krivoshein.  Russian Engineer. Head and Chief Designer of TsKB Heavy Machine Industry, 1954-1976.
  • Kroeger. - Hermann Kroeger.  Engineer. Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Kroll. - Gustav Kroll.  Rocket engineer. (1914 May 25 - 2005 March 1).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Krutsch. - Otto Krutsch.  Test pilot.
  • Krylov. - Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov.  Russian Military Officer. (1903 April 29 - 1972 February 9).  Commander-in-Chief Strategic Missile Forces, 1963-1972.
  • Krylov Boris. - Boris Nikolayevich Krylov.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1934.  Chief of Central Communications and Navigation Systems at GNITs KS Space Tracking Centre 1982-1992.
  • Krylov Yuri. - Yuri Nikolayevich Krylov.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1925.  Major General, Deputy for General Questions to the Chief, 50 TsNII KS military space research institute 1972-1973.
  • Kryukov. - Sergei Sergeyevich Kryukov.  Russian Chief Designer. Born 1918.  Deputy Chief Designer 1961-1965 of Korolev design bureau. Chief Designer 1971-1977 of Lavochkin design bureau.
  • Kubasov. - Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1935 January 7.  Flew in first docking mission between American and Soviet spacecraft. Number of Flights: 3.00. Total Time: 18.75 days.
  • Kuenzel. - Walter Kuenzel.  Engineer.
  • Kuers. - Werner Kuers.  Rocket engineer. (1907 April 18 - 1983 May 14).  Member of the German Rocket Team in the United States after World War II.
  • Kugno. - Eduard Pavlovich Kugno.  Ukrainian Engineer Cosmonaut. (1935 June 27 - 1994 February 24). 
  • Kuipers. - Andre Kuipers.  Dutch Engineer Astronaut. Born 1958 October 5.  Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 10.87 days.
  • Kuklin. - Anatoli Petrovich Kuklin.  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. (1932 January 3 - 2006 January 16). 
  • Kuleshova. - Natalya Dmitriyevna Kuleshova.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1956 March 14.  Engineer.
  • Kurchatov. - Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov.  Russian Scientist. (1903 January 12 - 1960 February 7).  Father of Soviet atomic bomb at KB-11.
  • Kurilo. - Kurilo.  Soviet Engineer.
  • Kursnniy. - Igor Ivanovich Kursnniy.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1938.  Lieutenant General, Head of the Political Directorate of GUKOS Space Forces, 1986-1991.
  • Kurushin. - Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kurushin.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1922 March 14.  Commander of Baikonur 1965-1973.
  • Kurzweg. - Hermann H Kurzweg.  American Engineer. (1908 January 1 - 2000 June 29). 
  • Kutakhov. - Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov.  Russian Military Officer. Born 1914 August 6.  Commander-in-Chief of Air Force 1969-1984.
  • Kutzscher. - E Kutzscher.  Rocket engineer.
  • Kuznetsov. - Nikolai Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov.  Russian Chief Designer. (1911 June 23 - 1995 July 30).  Chief Designer and General Designer 1949-1994 of OKB-276.
  • Kuznetsov M F. - Mikhail Fedorovich Kuznetsov.  Russian Military Officer. (1920 - 1979).  Colonel, chief of third directorate of GUKOS 1970-1977. F
  • Kuznetsov Nikolai Fedorovich. - Nikolai Fedorovich Kuznetsov.  Russian Military Officer. (1916 December 26 - 2000 March 5).  Commander of the Cosmonaut Training Centre 1963-1972.
  • Kuznetsov Nikolai Nikolayevich. - Nikolai Nikolayevich Kuznetsov.  Russian Military Officer. (1903 - 1983).  First Chief of the Interdepartmental Technical Commission in Germany 1945.
  • Kuznetsov Viktor. - Viktor Ivanovich Kuznetsov.  Russian Engineer. (1913 April 27 - 1991 March 22).  Chief Designer 1946-1989 of Nll-10 and NII-44.
  • Kuznetsova. - Tatyana Dmitryevna Pitskhelauri (nee Kuznetsova).  Russian Pilot Cosmonaut. Born 1941 July 14.  Pilot, engineer.
  • Kvasova. - Vera Kvasova.  Soviet Engineer Cosmonaut. Engineer.
  • Kyzhelnaya. - Nadezda Vasilyevna Kyzhelnaya.  Russian Engineer Cosmonaut. Born 1962 November 6.  Engineer.
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