CATALOG

Space Exploration Pioneers

Notable astronauts and scientists who contributed to space exploration. 12 people are listed in the Dead or Alive catalog.

• Alan ShepardFirst American in space and fifth person to walk on the Moon
• Chris HadfieldFirst Canadian to perform a spacewalk and commander of the International Space Station
• Eileen CollinsFirst woman to pilot and command a Space Shuttle mission
• Gherman TitovSecond human to orbit Earth aboard Vostok 2 and youngest person to fly in Earth orbit
• Jim LovellCommanding the Apollo 13 mission and being one of the first astronauts to orbit the Moon on Apollo 8.
• John GlennFirst American to orbit Earth and U.S. senator from Ohio
• Katherine JohnsonCalculating orbital mechanics critical to the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights at NASA
• Mae JemisonFirst African-American woman to travel into space as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1…
• Sally RideFirst American woman and youngest American astronaut to fly in space
• Sunita WilliamsAmerican astronaut known for multiple long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station and exten…
• Valentina TereshkovaRussian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space
• Yuri GagarinFirst human to journey into outer space and orbit Earth aboard Vostok 1 in 1961