Celebrating 100 Golden Kubestronauts

What is a Golden Kubestronaut? Once a Golden, Always a Golden Growing Together as a Community Thank You! Posted on August 21, 2025 by Christophe Sauthier, Cloud Native Training and Certification Lead The Kubestronauts program has been growing at an incredible pace. We recently celebrated over 2000 kubestronauts across the globe, and today we’re excited to celebrate another milestone: over 100 Golden Kubestronauts have achieved Golden status in less than five months, thanks to their dedication and hard work. One of the most inspiring aspects of the Golden Kubestronauts community is its global reach. With more than 100 Golden badges earned so far, we see representation from every corner of the world—spanning North and South America, Europe, Asia, and beyond. From Austria, Brazil, and Canada to India, Japan, and Singapore , and from Germany, the Netherlands, France and the United States to places like Bangladesh, Mongolia, and Vietnam , Golden Kubestronauts truly embody the global spirit of CNCF. This diversity highlights not only the worldwide adoption of cloud native technologies, but also the strength of a community that learns, grows, and achieves together—regardless of geography. Becoming a Golden Kubestronaut is the highest level of recognition in the program. It requires completing all CNCF certifications as well as the Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin (LFCS). Starting October 15th, the Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA) will also be added as part of this journey—just as all future CNCF certifications will be included as the program continues to evolve. Golden Kubestronauts are proof of what’s possible when passion, knowledge, persistence, and a love of cloud native come together. They embody the breadth of skills across the ecosystem, from Kubernetes administration to observability, security, platform engineering, and more. It’s important to highlight that once you’ve earned Golden Kubestronaut status, it’s yours for life.