On the pioneer 10 spacecraft shot up in the 70s NASA included a gold disk so if aliens found it they see what we are like.Also on spacecraft was a Greetings drawing showing where to find us,what we look like etc.
(1942-2005)Was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This mission was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but failed to do so after the docking system malfunctioned
Born August 8, 1948. Former Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7) in 1982; second woman in space, first woman to spacewalk.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetlana_Savitskaya
Apollo engineer; worked on Portable Life Support System; helped develop, troubleshoot and verify procedures used by astronauts use of space suits. Stowed Armstrong and Aldrin lunar suits in LM night before launch
Was a United States Navy officer and a NASA astronaut. He is credited with conducting the first unscheduled extra-vehicular activity of the space program during Space Shuttle mission STS-51-D.
British born rocket scientist who worked on the construction of The Black Knight Rocket, the United Kingdom's first rocketry project after WW2. Lives on the Isle of Wight or in the UK
Actress including: 'I Dream of Jeannie' (1966) in the episode of: 'Richest Astronaut in the World' as Helga; and as Linda in the 1970 movie: 'Horror of the Blood Monsters' aka 'Creatures of the Prehistoric Planet'; plus as Anna in 'Run for Your Life.'1965
(1935-2010) Was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions. He worked in ground control for the Salyut 6 station before returning to spacecraft design in the 1980s to work on the Buran project
Space Exploration: Developer working at Kodak: Lunar Close - Up Camera. He tested the film to be used in the Apollo Lunar Surface Close - up Camera to be taken to the moon. His job was to ensure the film didn't fog and could advance properly
(1935-1997) Was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission on October 11,1969. Shonin died of a heart attack in 1997 at the young age of 61
Planetary Scientist, born 1957. Has so far discovered 3 new rings and six new moons of the solar system, among the outer planets of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and (now dwarf planet) Pluto
Jennifer Anne MacKinnon Sidey-Gibbons is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and lecturer. She was selected by the Canadian Space Agency as one of the two members of the 2017 CSA group
Flown to Space on Missions Soyuz TMA-10 / TMA-9 & Soyuz TMA-14 / TMA-13. Built the organization and applications for Microsoft Word, Excel, & Multiplan. Holds 11 Patents. Active Philanthropist
NASA; Chief of the Crew Systems Division at NASA during the Apollo years. Ed Smylie is the man who concocted a plan using plastic bags, cardboard and duct tape to save Apollo 13's astronauts
Retired rocket engineer, born 1937, hired to work with Von Braun's team in 1958. Worked on the recently launched Explorer I satellite project, and then a career at NASA, with contributions to the Apollo and Skylab missions
Born 11 November 1946) is a former Soviet cosmonaut. He was selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978 and flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-10 and Soyuz T-15, spending a total of 361 days, 22 hours, 49 minutes in space
American author and inventor most notable for being the U.S. prosecution team's chief interpreter during the Nuremberg Trials. Fought at Battle of the Bulge. Part of the RCA team that invented color tv. Worked for NASA on the moon landings
US Navy vet, born 1940. Served on the USS Lake Champlain during recovery of Alan Shepard and Freedom 7 in 1962. Hearing Shepard call to the ship on headphones, got permission to call back 'You're almost home!'
Dr. Wernher von Braun rocket scientist team. Marshal Space Flight Center. Among other functions, he was chairman of Marshall's Saturn System Evaluation Working Group
Head launch vehicle division project Was senior scientist NASA Administrator. In the mid 1960s, In 1971 he became a senior aerospace and technology advisor on undersea technology at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NASA Recovery Team leader for missions from John Glenn through Apollo 12. Briefed Nixon during his welcome home meeting with the Apollo 11 crew on the USS Hornet