No verified entries for “Astronauts from Florida”

Define “from Florida” as someone both born in Florida and raised there before selection as an astronaut. Under that strict definition, no verified astronauts meet the criteria.

Note why this yields no results. NASA selects people from across the United States and the world. Many astronauts are born in other states or countries. Florida is home to launch sites, not a large hometown base for astronaut births. Use this strict rule and the list is empty.

Explain the context and near matches. Launches and training happen in Florida at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral. Many famous missions lift off from Florida (for example, Alan Shepard’s early Mercury launch, John Young’s Apollo and shuttle missions, and Sally Ride’s shuttle flights). Some astronauts live in Florida at times or retire there. These are close matches but not the same as being born-and-raised “from Florida.”

Offer useful alternatives to explore instead. Check lists of astronauts who launched from Florida, astronauts who later lived in Florida, or NASA bios by birthplace. These related lists will give the context most users want when they search for “Astronauts from Florida.”