Astronauts

USA is the only Western country for manned launches, China and Russia also.

Famous NASA Astronauts

Alan Shepard 1st American in space 5 May 1961 Freedom 7 

John Glenn oldest man in space, US senator,  the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962.

Neil Armstrong 1st man on the Moon July 20, 1969 Apollo 11 

Buzz Aldrin 2nd man on the Moon

Sally Ride STS-7, STS-41-G wrote the "Ride report" the first American woman in space in 1983.

Chris Hadfield Canadian Commander of the ISS  19 December 2012 - 13 May 2013, also STS-74 and STS-100

Michael Collins 3rd member of Apollo 11 command module pilot

Bruce  McCandless II first un-tethered astronaut in space. Manned Manoeuvring Unit(MMU)

MMU history