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17 Famous Astronauts in the World Who Defined Space Exploration

List of Famous Astronauts in the World

Name of Astronaut

Country of Origin

Space Agency

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet Union (Russia)

Soviet Space Program

Alan Shepard

United States

NASA

Neil Armstrong

United States

NASA

Valentina Tereshkova

Soviet Union (Russia)

Soviet Space Program

Sally Ride

United States

NASA

John Glenn

United States

NASA

Buzz Aldrin

United States

NASA

Sunita Williams

United States

NASA

Chris Hadfield

Canada

Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA

Kalpana Chawla

India

NASA

Peggy Whitson

United States

NASA

Fyodor Yurchikhin

Russia

Roscosmos

Koichi Wakata

Japan

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA

Jessica Watkins

United States

NASA

Liu Yang

China

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Rakesh Sharma

India

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Mae Jemison

United States

NASA

17 Famous Astronauts Who Blazed a Trail Through the Stars

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