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An astronaut is a person who is training to travel in space. NASA is the agency that trains United States men and women to serve as commanders, pilots, and mission specialists aboard spacecraft. Politicians, educators, scientists, and private citizens have flown in space, also. The Soviet Union call their space travelers cosmonauts.

As of October 4, 2007, a total of 463 people from 34 countries have traveled into space. These numbers include 415 men and 48 women.

Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut from the Soviet Union, was the first person to travel into space. His flight took place on April 12, 1961, aboard Vostok 1. John Glenn, astronaut from the United States, was the first American to orbit the earth. His flight occurred on February 20, 1962, aboard Friendship 7.

Alan Shepard was the second person and the first American to go into space. He did so May 5, 1961, aboard Freedom 7. He flew into space again in 1971, commanding the Apollo 14 mission to the moon (January 31-February 9, 1971).
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