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Also Known As | taikonaut • cosmonaut • yuhangyuan |
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Ellison Onizuka
American astronaut

Paul J. Weitz
American astronaut

Russell Louis Schweickart
American astronaut

Jonny Kim
Korean-American Navy SEAL, doctor, aviator, and astronaut

Ed Dwight
American sculptor and astronaut

Peggy Whitson
American biochemist and astronaut

Chris Hadfield
Canadian astronaut

Sunita Williams
American astronaut

Neil Armstrong
American astronaut

Stephanie Wilson
American astronaut

John Glenn
American astronaut and United States senator

Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair
Indian fighter pilot and astronaut

Susan Helms
American astronaut and Air Force officer

Tim Peake
British astronaut and military officer

Koichi Wakata
Japanese engineer and astronaut

Claude Nicollier
Swiss test pilot and astronaut

Ellen Ochoa
American astronaut and administrator

Bill Nelson
United States senator

Mark Kelly
American astronaut and United States senator

Shubhanshu Shukla
Indian astronaut
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