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Lucid, Shannon Wells (1943-...), a United States astronaut and biochemist, set the world record for time in space by a woman and the record for an American of either sex. In 1996, she spent 188 days in space, mostly aboard the Russian space station Mir.
Cernan, Eugene Andrew (1934-...), a United States astronaut, commanded the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. This mission was the final moon… More>>
Carpenter, M. Scott (1925-...), one of the first United States astronauts, was the second American to circle the earth in a spacecraft. John Glenn… More>>
Grissom, Virgil Ivan (1926-1967), was one of the first United States astronauts, and the first American to make more than one space flight. Grissom… More>>
Bondar, Roberta (1945-...), a doctor of medicine, became the first Canadian woman to travel in space. In January 1992, she and six other astronauts… More>>
Scott, David Randolph (1932-...), a United States astronaut, commanded the Apollo 15 mission that made the fourth manned landing on the moon. Scott… More>>
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