Astronaut

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
• Yang Liwei (Shenzhou-5) First Chinese person in Space