Astronaut

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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