Ellen Ochoa

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Ellen Ochoa and Donald R. McMonagle in space.

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Timeline of the 1980s

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Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

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Timeline of the 2000s

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

New space race infographic between China, India, and Japan. Asian space race, space exploration

The New Space Race

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Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)

Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?

Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.

6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

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Born	May 10, 1958 (age 66) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2024)

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Claude Nicollier

Swiss test pilot and astronaut

Stephanie Wilson

American astronaut

Scott Kelly

American astronaut

Charles Bolden

American astronaut

Kathryn Sullivan

American oceanographer and astronaut

Joseph Kerwin

American astronaut and physician

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish physicist and astronaut

Rodolfo Neri Vela

Mexican scientist and engineer

Mark Kelly

American astronaut and United States senator

Eileen Collins

United States pilot and astronaut

Barbara Morgan

American teacher and astronaut

Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Skylab 3 science pilot, reconstituting a prepackaged container of food at the crew quarters' ward-room table of the Orbital Workshop (OWS) of the space station, 1973.

Owen Garriott

American astronaut

Sally Ride

American astronaut

Franklin Chang-Díaz

Costa Rican-born American physicist and astronaut

Tim Peake

British astronaut and military officer

Sultan ibn Salman Al Saud

Saudi royal and astronaut

Pedro Duque

Spanish aeronautical engineer and astronaut

Robert Thirsk

Canadian astronaut

Dirk Frimout

Belgian astrophysicist and astronaut

Franco Malerba

Italian biophysicist and astronaut

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Edwin E. Aldrin (Buzz Aldrin) stands on the moon, Apollo 11

Famous Astronauts and Cosmonauts

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