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List of fictional astronauts (Project Apollo era)

List of fictional astronauts (Project Apollo era)

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The following is a list of fictional astronauts from the era of the Apollo program and the early history of the Soyuz spacecraft, during the "Golden Age" of space travel.

Actor Leon Ockenden as Stas Arsenievich, The Cosmonaut (2013 film)

Project Apollo era

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  1. Written by William Sambrot, the story was first published in the May 1962 issue of Playboy Magazine.
  2. Not explicitly stated to be an astronaut.
  3. Seconded from Navy to Air Force during novel.
  4. Not explicitly stated to be an astronaut.
  5. Does not appear in the film.
  6. Does not appear in the film.
  7. The Apollo mission mentioned in the novel is implied to be Apollo 17.
  8. Patronymic not given; deduced from father's name.
  9. The Soyuz depicted in the episode most closely resembles the 7K-TM used for the ASTP, rather than the 7K-L1 lunar flyby or 7K-LOK lunar landing versions.
  10. Also known as "Augie Doggie".
  11. Not explicitly stated to be an astronaut.
  12. The book contradicts itself on whether Peters or Able was Myshko's LMP; see pp. 21 and 375.
  13. Not explicitly stated to be a cosmonaut.
  14. Rats Saw God was written by Rob Thomas, the co-developer of the iZombie TV series.
  15. Incorrectly called "Captain" in author's note (p. 234).
  16. Jacket illustration depicts Gemini spacecraft, but text describes Apollo CSM.
  17. Later promoted to Colonel.

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