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Being an astronaut means you learn about space travel and space science. Astronauts have the opportunity to fly into Space. Most astronauts serve as civil servants in a variety of professions and are trained for space missions. The astronaut who has served the most time in space is Russian, Sergei Krikalyov, who has spent a combined 803 days in space.HowStuffWorks: Astronauts
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- April 12, 1961: First Russian Yuri Gagarin in SpaceVideocosmos: First Russian in Space
- May 5, 1961: First American Alan Shepard in SpaceNASA: Alan Shepard
- July 20, 1969: First Man on the Moon, Neil ArmstrongStarchild: Niel Armstrong
- Oldest astronaut: John Glenn Age 77 in 1998Astronaut Bio: Biography
- Astronauts can be up to two inches taller when they return from spaceSciencesational: Astronaut Height
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Lincoln: when I grow up I'll be a baby. And you'll be a baby and mommy and daddy will be babies. And the astronauts will take care of us.
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Went to see THE FOURTH KIND with @katieasykes and really enjoyed it. You can't beat Ancient Astronauts and Alien Abductions.
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RT @Gharr_home: "NASA’s attempts to figure out how astronauts will survive the frigid, 334-hour lunar night" : http://is.gd/4Rv32
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RT @Gharr_home: "NASA’s attempts to figure out how astronauts will survive the frigid, 334-hour lunar night" : http://is.gd/4Rv32
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View All Astronauts Questions (21) | Ask a QuestionWhat is the age limit for becoming an astronaut with NASA? (1 Answer)Upper limit so far? Story Musgrave at 61, I think. (Fantastic, friendly and engaging guy, by the way. If you ever get a chance to hear him speak, do so ... read morePlease give me full list of horror/thrillers where main enemy wears an astronaut suit. (1 Answer)According to snpp.com it's actually meant to be seen as a "robot", and then it is revealed that it is a environment-suited termite exterminator, gassing the Milhouse residence. Searching the ... read moreWhere can I sign up to be an astronaut? (1 Answer)First, make sure that you meet the requirements by checking NASA's Astronaut Requirements page. Then, you read more about astronauts at HowStuffWorks.com - just because it's really cool to read ... read moreWill astronaut Steve Bowen be on the shuttle Atlantis when it launches on Monday? (1 Answer)No, he is not on the crew listing for this mission. Here are the people in orbit right now (numbers in parenthesis are how many missions the astronaut has flown): ... read more
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