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- Alan B. Shepard, Jr
- Alan L. Bean
- Brian Binnie
- Charles Conrad Jr.
- David R. Scott
- Eugene A. Cernan
- Frank Borman
- Gerald P. Carr
- Gordon L. Cooper
- James A. Lovell
- James A. Lovell Jr.
- James A. Mcdivitt
- John Watts Young
- Michael Collins
- Michael W. Melvill
- Neil Armstrong
- Richard F. Gordon
- Ronald E. Evans
- Shannon Lucid
- Sts-1 Crew
- Sts-2 Crew
- Sts-3 Crew
- Sts-4 Crew
- Sts-5 Crew
- Sts-6
- Sts-7 Crew
- Sts-9 Crew
- Sts-13 Crew
- Sts-41c Crew
- Sts-43 Crew
- Sts-48 Crew
- Sts-49 Crew
- Sts-50 Crew
- Sts-67 Crew
- Sts-80 Crew
- Sts-82 Crew
- Thomas K. Mattingly
- Thomas P. Stafford
- Walter M. Schirra
| Class | Sub-Class | Type of record | Performance | Date Sort ascending | Claimant | Status | Region | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body | 31 h 31 min 12 sec | 20 Nov 1969 | Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2311 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut | 3 h 52 min 06 sec | 19 Nov 1969 | Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (19149) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 19149 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Extravehicular duration in space | 2 h 31 min 40 sec | 24 Jul 1969 | Neil A. Armstrong (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2324 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body | 21 h 36 min 21 sec | 21 Jul 1969 | Neil A. Armstrong (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2321 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut | 2 h 31 min 40 sec | 21 Jul 1969 | Neil A. Armstrong (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2322 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body | 59 h 27 min 50 sec | 21 Jul 1969 | Michael Collins (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2323 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Greatest mass landed on the celestial body | 7 326,9 kg | 20 Jul 1969 | Neil A. Armstrong (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2320 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body | 61 h 34 min 39 sec | 26 May 1969 | Thomas P. Stafford (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2304 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return | 192 h 03 min 23 sec | 26 May 1969 | Thomas P. Stafford (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2305 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 28 429 kg | 13 Mar 1969 | James A. McDivitt (USA) (9432) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9432 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Distance travelled while linked | 523 458 km | 13 Mar 1969 | James A. McDivitt (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9576 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked | 21 h 36 min 31 sec | 13 Mar 1969 | James A. McDivitt (USA) (9593) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9593 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Altitude | 377 668,9 km | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2317 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 127 980 kg | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 2318 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 127 980 kg | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2319 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft | 377 668,9 km | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) (19151) | ratified - current record | World | 19151 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Accumulated space flight time | 23 d 20 h 10 min 16 sec | 27 Dec 1968 | James A. Lovell Jr. (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2314 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body | 20 h 06 min 48 sec | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2315 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return | 147 h 00 min 42 sec | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 2316 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 14 769 kg | 22 Oct 1968 | Walter M. Schirra (USA) (9428) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9428 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Distance travelled in group flight (but not linked) | 558 072 km | 10 Apr 1967 | Frank Borman (USA) (10313) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10313 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Altitude in elliptical orbit | 1 369 km | 15 Sep 1966 | Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9537) | ratified - current record | World | 9537 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Absolute distance | Precision landing: 6,21 km | 21 Jul 1966 | John Watts Young (USA) (10285) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10285 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Altitude in elliptical orbit | 763,4 km | 21 Jul 1966 | John Watts Young (USA) (9427) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9427 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Duration | 330 hr 35 min | 18 Dec 1965 | Frank Borman (USA) (9339) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9339 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Duration in group flight (but not linked) | 20 h 02 min 39 sec | 18 Dec 1965 | Walter M. Schirra (USA) (9341) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9341 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Distance travelled | 5 331 752 km | 29 Aug 1965 | Gordon L. Cooper (USA) (9337) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9337 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Duration | 190 h 55 min 14 sec | 29 Aug 1965 | Gordon L. Cooper (USA) (9338) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9338 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-1 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 1 832,51 kg | 05 May 1961 | Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (9520) | ratified - current record | World | 9520 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-1 | Altitude | 186,307 km | 05 May 1961 | Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (9519) | ratified - current record | World | 9519 | → | ⌄ |
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