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== 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. | ||
*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 Canadian person in space. | *Marc Garneau (STS-41-G): First [[Canada|Canadian]] person in space. | ||
*Yang Liwei (Shenzhou-5): First Chinese person in space | *Yang Liwei (Shenzhou-5): First [[China|Chinese]] person in space | ||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
[[Category:Science Fiction]] | [[Category:Science Fiction]] | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 16 August 2012
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.
- 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