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.
• Marc Garneau (STS-41-G): First Canadian person in space.
• Yang Liwei (Shenzhou-5): First Chinese person in Space