37.6% of matchups won
255 matchups
Elo 1481
tracked 2025/08/14 → 2026/06/25
mission: Explore space, serve public · Aerospace and politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing36%
picked as helping wellbeing
222 matchups
45%
picked as hurting wellbeing
33 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
Similar people
01
John Glenn
→
38.4% wins · American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
02
Harrison Schmitt
→
40.4% wins · Astronaut, geologist, politician, 12th man to walk on the moon (Apollo 17)
03
Mark Kelly
→
19.3% wins · American politician, astronaut, and naval officer (born 1964)
04
Yuri Gagarin
→
29.6% wins · Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)
05
Charles Simonyi
→
41.2% wins · Hungarian-American computer software executive
Known for
- Apollo 13 mission
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- NASA Distinguished Service Medal
- U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Founding of Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
Based on 255 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/06/25. Full rankings ·
Want the full story?
Tracking over time, custom demographic cuts, benchmarking and message testing.
Commission a study →