Astronauts

Astronauts By: J. Miller

- He was born on March 9, 1934 in Gzhatsk, Russia. - Gagarin graduated from the Soviet Air Force cadet school in 1957. - Gagarin's spacecraft was launched on April 12, 1961and it orbited the earth. - This event made Yuri Gagarin very famous. - Monuments were made in honor of him, and streets were named after this Soviet cosmonaut. - He was recognized as the Hero of the Soviet Union and Pilot Cosmonaut of Soviet Union. - Gagarin died on March 27, 1968 as a result from a plane crash. - Since Gagarin was so famous, his hometown of Gzhatsk was renamed Gagarin in memory of him.
 * Yuri Gagarin:**

- He attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and after he graduated he helped serve our country in World War II. - He enrolled in the U.S. Navy Test Pilot School in Patuxent, Maryland, in 1950. - Shepard was 1 of 7 people appointed to the new NASA program in the year 1959. - Shepard was the first American to reach space, and this event was very historic and was known about around the world. - Shepard died on July 21, 1998.
 * Alan B. Shepard:**
 * -** Alan Shepard was born on November 18, 1923 in East Derry, New Hampshire.

- John Glenn was born on July 18, 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio. - John Glenn was a U.S. astronaut that orbited the earth 3 times. - This event happened just 1 year after Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space. - Glenn served in the U.S. Marines during World War II and the Korean War. - Glenn retired from being an astronaut in 1964 to pursue politics. - John Glenn is currently alive and lives with his wife, Annie.
 * John Glenn:**

- He was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. - After being a naval aviator, Neil joined NACA in 1955. - Armstrong officially became an astronaut in the year of 1962. - Armstrong held the position of Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati between the years 1971-1979. - Armstrong is famous for being the astronaut to take the first steps on the moon.
 * Neil Armstrong:**

- Edwin Aldrin was born on January 20, 1930 in Montclair, New Jersey. - Aldrin graduated third in his class from United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. - Aldrin was named to the NASA program in 1963. - He is famous for being one of the first men to set foot on the moon along with Neil Armstrong.
 * Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin:**

http://www.biography.com/articles/Yuri-Gagarin-9304838 http://dudesweat.sweatparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/yuri-gagarin-news11.jpg http://www.supermiix.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1302569535-70.jpg http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/she0bio-1 http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Glenn-9313269 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/JohnGlenn.jpg/250px-JohnGlenn.jpg http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/aldrin-b.html
 * Sources:**