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6 days ago · Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space. As of 2022, 587 individuals from 41 countries had gone into orbit; 518 of these space fliers were men and 69 were women.
3 days ago · Learn about NASA's first class of astronauts announced in 1959, and their pioneering missions to space.
Jun 6, 2024 · Astronauts. The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond.
2 days ago · Assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) began with the launches of the Russian control module Zarya on November 20, 1998, and the U.S.-built Unity connecting node the following month, which were linked in orbit by U.S. space shuttle astronauts.
May 30, 2024 · Dwight was an aeronautical engineer, a captain in the US Air Force and at test pilot school in 1961 when he received a letter from the Pentagon, authorised by President John F Kennedy, asking him...
Jun 7, 2024 · In total, 24 astronauts traveled from the Earth to the moon between 1968 and 1972 in a series of Apollo space expeditions. Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11) Buzz Aldrin (Apollo 11) Charles “Pete ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo program and a massive national commitment by the United States to beat the Soviet Union in putting people on the Moon.
