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Robert Gibson and Vladimir Dezhurov Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4 John Glenn entering Friendship 7 Yuri Gagarin Valentina Tereshkova Sally Ride Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
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astronaut training Richard R. Arnold II
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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
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Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts
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October 18, 2019. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves at the camera during a spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame). They ventured into the vacuum of space for seven hours and 17 minutes to swap a failed battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU) with a spare during the first all-woman spacewalk. The BCDU regulates the charge to the batteries that collect and distribute solar power to the orbiting lab's systems.
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Also Known As taikonaut • cosmonaut • yuhangyuan

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Robert Gibson and Vladimir Dezhurov
Pavel Popovich on Vostok 4
John Glenn entering Friendship 7
Yuri Gagarin
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
astronaut training
Richard R. Arnold II
International Space Station: transfer of supplies and equipment
What does it take to become an astronaut?
Follow the history of U.S. spaceflight from Pres. John F. Kennedy to Neil Armstrong and Apollo 11
Who is Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut?
Learn how astronauts exercise to combat the effects of microgravity on their bone and muscle masses
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Kate Rubins
Kate Rubins
American astronaut
Koichi Wakata
Koichi Wakata
Japanese engineer and astronaut
Kayla Barron
Kayla Barron
American astronaut
Jessica Meir on a space walk
Jessica Meir
American astronaut
Norishige Kanai
Norishige Kanai
Japanese astronaut
Jonny Kim
Jonny Kim
Korean-American Navy SEAL, doctor, aviator, and astronaut
Russell Louis Schweickart
American astronaut
Frank Rubio on the International Space Station
Frank Rubio
American astronaut
Chris Hadfield
Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut
Joseph Acaba
Joseph Acaba
American astronaut
International Space Station: Kjell Lindgren
Kjell Lindgren
American astronaut
Raja Chari
Raja Chari
American astronaut
Anne McClain after her first spaceflight
Anne McClain
American astronaut
Jessica Watkins
Jessica Watkins
American astronaut
Ed Dwight in his studio, 2015
Ed Dwight
American sculptor and astronaut
Stephanie Wilson
Stephanie Wilson
American astronaut
Jasmin Moghbeli
Jasmin Moghbeli
American astronaut
The first African American astronaut
Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
American astronaut
Nicole Aunapu Mann
Nicole Aunapu Mann
American astronaut
John Glenn
John Glenn
American astronaut and United States senator

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View of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, M31).
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Hindenburg zeppelin crashing, 1937
Transportation and Technology Firsts Quiz
Edwin E. Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) stands on the moon, Apollo 11
Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
All About Astronomy
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