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An '''astronaut''' (known in Russia as a '''cosmonaut''') is a person who works on a manned spacecraft. | An '''astronaut''' (known in Russia as a '''cosmonaut''') is a person who works on a manned spacecraft. | ||
== List of Astronauts == | == List of Astronauts == | ||
*Yuri Gagarin (Vostok-1): First human in space. | *Yuri Gagarin (Vostok-1): First [[human]] in space. | ||
*Alan Shepard (Freedom-7): Second human in space, first [[American]] in space. | *Alan Shepard (Freedom-7): Second human in space, first [[American]] in space. | ||
*Valentina Tereshkova (Vostok-6): First woman in space | *Valentina Tereshkova (Vostok-6): First woman in space, first civilian in space | ||
*Neil Armstrong (Apollo-11): First human to walk on the [[Moon]]. | *Neil Armstrong (Apollo-11): First human to walk on the [[Moon]]. | ||
*Marc Garneau (STS-41-G): First [[Canada|Canadian]] person in space. | *Marc Garneau (STS-41-G): First [[Canada|Canadian]] person in space. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:17, 21 March 2013
An astronaut (known in Russia as a cosmonaut) is a person who works on a manned spacecraft.
List of Astronauts
- Yuri Gagarin (Vostok-1): First human in space.
- Alan Shepard (Freedom-7): Second human in space, first American in space.
- Valentina Tereshkova (Vostok-6): First woman in space, first civilian in space
- Neil Armstrong (Apollo-11): First human to walk on the Moon.
- Marc Garneau (STS-41-G): First Canadian person in space.
- Yang Liwei (Shenzhou-5): First Chinese person in space