Astronauts

An astronaut is a person who is a crew member on a spacecraft. In Russia, they are called cosmonauts. The first human in space was Russian Yuri Gagarin, on April 12th, 1961. The first human to land and walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong, on July 20th, 1969.

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Astronaut © Photo courtesy of NASA Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, participates in her second spacewalk this week and the second one of her career as extravehicular work wraps up for the Atlantis crew members and their colleagues aboard the International Space Station. The STS-115 and Expedition 13 crew members shared various tasks for three space walks this week, marking the resumption of construction on the orbital outpost.

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