GuessWhoThisIs

People, by Categories: space

Astronaut/Cosmonaut - a person who flew higher than 100 km (62.137 mi)

Buzz Aldrin

aviator, space, moon, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Nickname(s):
"Buzz"
Birth Place:
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Birth Date:
January 20, 1930
Age today:
83
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

West Point class of 1951.
Astronaut; second man on the Moon with:U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969.
New Jersey Hall of Fame 2008.
Congressional Gold Medal 2009.
International Space Hall of Fame.
New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame 1980.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at Hollywood & Vine Street for contributions to the television industry;
ceremony: 14 January 1993.

Michael P. Anderson

space, accident, Columbia
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Michael Phillip Anderson
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Date:
December 25, 1959 (Christmas Day)
Death Date:
February 1, 2003
Age at Death:
43
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

STS-89 Endeavour , 1998, the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking mission. Died in the Columbia STS-107 shuttle disaster on re-entry.

Neil Armstrong

space, educator, engineer, moon, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Neil Alden Armstrong
Birth Place:
Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
Birth Date:
August 5, 1930
Death Date:
August 25, 2012
Age at Death:
82, 20 days after his birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Leo - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Brief Facts:

Aerospace engineer. Gemini 8. Apollo 11. First astronaut on the Moon.
International Space Hall of Fame.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978.
Congressional Gold Medal 2009.
Aerospace Walk of Honor 1991.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street for contributions to the television industry.

Dan Barry

space, doctor, inventor, educator
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Daniel Thomas Barry
Also Known As:
Daniel T. Barry
Birth Place:
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Birth Date:
December 30, 1953
Age today:
59
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Astronaut and medical doctor, on crew for missions STS-72/Endeavour, STS-96/Discovery (the first mission to dock with the International Space Station), and STS-105/Discovery, with over 734 hours in space, and four spacewalks.
Contestant for TV series:

Alan Bean

space, moon, hall of fame, artist
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Alan LaVern Bean
Birth Place:
Wheeler, Texas, USA
Birth Date:
March 15, 1932
Age today:
81
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Apollo 12, Skylab 3. Fourth man on the moon.
International Space Hall of Fame.
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame 1998.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.

Roberta Bondar

space, educator, scientist, doctor, photographer
Gender:
Female
Real/Birth Name:
Roberta Lynn Bondar
Birth Place:
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date:
December 4, 1945
Age today:
67
Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Brief Facts:

First Canadian Woman into space - Shuttle mission STS-42 in the Spacelab. Neurobiologist.

Frank Borman

aviator, space, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Frank Frederick Borman II
Birth Place:
Gary, Indiana, USA
Birth Date:
March 14, 1928
Age today:
85
Zodiac Sign:
Pisces - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Test pilot and astronaut. Gemini 7. Orbited the moon on Apollo 8. Received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978.
International Space Hall of Fame.
Aerospace Walk of Honor 2000.
Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame 1990.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993.

Vance Brand

space, aviator, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Vance DeVoe Brand
Also Known As:
Vance D. Brand
Birth Place:
Longmont, Colorado, USA
Birth Date:
May 9, 1931
Age today:
82, 14 days after his birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Former test pilot. US astronaut on the Apollo-Soyuz mission. Commander of shuttle flights STS-5, STS-41-B, and STS-35.
International Space Hall of Fame 1996.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1997.
De Molay Hall of Honor 1989.

David M. Brown

space, accident, Columbia, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
David McDowell Brown
Birth Place:
Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Birth Date:
April 16, 1956
Death Date:
February 1, 2003
Age at Death:
46
Zodiac Sign:
Aries - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Brief Facts:

Died in Columbia STS-107 shuttle disaster, his first astronaut mission.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor 2004.

Scott Carpenter

space, aviator, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Birth Place:
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Birth Date:
May 1, 1925
Age today:
88, 22 days after his birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Test pilot. The second American to orbit the Earth. Mercury-Atlas 7.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1990.
1 - 10   of   88

GuessWhoThisIs.com has real names of 9582 famous people, 1573 rappers.
Copyright © 2003-2013 GuessWhoThisIs.com - All Rights Reserved