World Space Week: Which countries have sent people to space?
By Alia Chughtai · Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM CDT
At least 746 people from 52 countries have been to space, from career astronauts to paying tourists.
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The article does not explain the criteria used to define "space" (e.g., Kármán line vs. other definitions), the date up to which the count is taken, nor how the numbers were compiled (e.g., inclusion of suborbital flights, private missions, or dual‑citizenship astronauts).
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