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Notable Astronauts and Their Accomplishments
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Yuri Gagarin
Vostok 1, First human in space
Neil Armstrong
Gemini 8, Apollo 11, First person to walk on the Moon
Valentina Tereshkova
Vostok 6, First woman in space
Chris Hadfield
STS-74, STS-100, Soyuz TMA-07M, First Canadian to walk in space
Sally Ride
STS-7, STS-41-G, First American woman in space
John Glenn
Mercury-Atlas 6, STS-95, First American to orbit the Earth
Buzz Aldrin
Gemini 12, Apollo 11, Second person to walk on the Moon
Mae Jemison
STS-47, First African American woman in space
Guion Bluford
STS-8, STS-61-A, STS-39, STS-53, First African American in space
Peggy Whitson
Expedition 5, 16, 50/51, Most time in space by an American
Ellen Ochoa
STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110, First Latina astronaut
Eileen Collins
STS-63, STS-84, STS-93, STS-114, First female Space Shuttle commander
Scott Kelly
STS-103, STS-118, Expedition 25/26, One-Year Mission
Michael Collins
Gemini 10, Apollo 11, Command Module Pilot for first Moon landing
Sunita Williams
STS-116, Expedition 14/15, Expedition 32/33, Records for spacewalks by a woman
Kalpana Chawla
STS-87, STS-107, First Indian-born woman in space
Charles Bolden
STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-45, STS-60, Former NASA Administrator
Thomas Pesquet
Expedition 50/51, Expedition 65/66, Known for his photography from the ISS
Christina Koch
Expedition 59/60/61, Set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman
Tim Peake
Expedition 46/47, First British ESA astronaut
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