Talk:Timeline of astronauts by nationality
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Qertis just pointed out that Remek flew March 2, before Jähn on August 26. Should we add month and day to all of these years in the list?
I don't know who flew first in each year. I didn't look for that when I made the list. There might be other mistakes like this. Rmhermen 13:22, Oct 20, 2003 (UTC)
Pavel Popovich was Ukrainian. He flew Vostok 4 in 1962 for the Soviet Union. Should he be listed as the first Ukrainian in space rather than Leonid Kadenjuk in 1997? Although, at the time of his flight, the Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. Rusty 20:30, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- I think it should be the nationality at time of launch. Which means leaving it the way it is. Except the first Russian should be listed, too. Jwolfe 20:40, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)
- You are probably correct. But does that also mean that Germany should get another listing separate from East and West Germany? Also, now that Czechoslovakia has become the Czech Republic and Slovakia, two more space travelers can be listed. This could get confusing. Rusty 21:58, 25 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Paul D. Scully-Power of Australia made his flight in 1984, after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1982. At that time, Australian law was such that actively applying for citizenship of another country automatically voided your Australian citizenship (this is no longer the case). So, technically speaking, he was not an Australian citizen when he lanuched. This is reflected by his patch on his spacesuit, showing a US rather than an Australian flag. This has not stopped the Australian media referring to him as an "Aussie". Commking June 2005
