Astronaut Name

Country

Accomplishments

Chris Hadfield

Canada

Lived in space for a five month period in the International Space Station. First Canadian astronaut to float freely in space. Reported frequently on social media about his experiences in space during his five month mission.

Buzz Aldrin

United States

Second man to walk on the Moon.

Neil Armstrong

United States

First man to walk on the Moon (July 20^th 1969).

Astronaut Name

Country

Accomplishments

Guion S. Bluford

United States

First African American to travel in space in 1983.

John Glenn

United States

First U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth. He completed three orbits in 1962.

Elon Musk

Born in South Africa Currently resides in the United States

Founded the company SpaceX which launched the “Falcon 9” rocket into space. It was the first commercial company to launch a rocket into space. The rocket contained 1000 pounds of supplies for astronauts stationed in the International Space Station.

Astronaut Name

Country

Accomplishments

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet Union

First man to travel into space (1961).

Dr. Mae C. Jamison

United States

First African American woman to travel into space (1992).

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Edwin Hubble

United States

Astronomer whose research helped prove that the universe is expanding. He also created a classification system for galaxies that has been used for several decades; called the Hubble sequence.

Astronaut Name

Country

Accomplishments

Valentina Tereshkova

Soviet Union

First woman to have ever flown in space.

Werner �Von Braun

Germany/United States

Responsible for creating the Saturn V rocket which powered the Apollo spacecraft that put man on the Moon.