Astronauts
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The amazing explorers of the unknown. They travel to places no other people dare to travel to. They are brave. They are daring. They are astronauts.

From Alan Shepard becoming the first American in space, to Sally Ride becoming the first American woman in space twenty-two years later. We have it all. Check out the first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, and stop to see his partner on that famous trip, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Of course we could not leave out John Glenn who did too many great things to be counted. Also we have Christa McAuliffe who was supposed to be the first teacher to go into space. What happened to her? Find out this and more when you reed about our astronauts.

You will be amazed by the accomplishments of the astronauts you will read about. You will get the thrill that these people had. You will experience the magic of going into space. Only you won’t face the risk of running out of oxygen. You will just have to keep reading about these glorious people in the astronauts’ section of Space: Everything You Need To Know and Beyond!

Click on the astronaut you want to read more about at the top of the page.

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