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Carlos Noriega Biography
Carlos NoriegaAstronautBorn: 10/8/1959Birthplace: Lima, Peru Astronaut Carlos Noriega had a distinguished career as a Marine Corps pilot before venturing millions of miles beyond planet Earth…Moon walkers
The Question: How many people have walked on the Moon? The Answer: Twelve astronauts have walked on the Moon, the last in 1972. Here…Hispanic American Scientists
// Cite Ellen Ochoa Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Franklin Chang-Dìaz, astronaut Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Carlos Noriega, astronaut Ellen…Alan Shepard
Alan Shepard was the first American ever to fly in space. A former Navy test pilot, Shepard was one of the original seven astronauts chosen by NASA for its Mercury program. He became the first…Mae C. Jemison
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first American woman of color to travel into space on September 12, 1992. That was the day she rocketed into Earth orbit on an 8-day mission aboard the space shuttle…Guion S. Bluford, Jr.
Astronaut Guion Bluford became the first Black American in space when he flew on the space shuttle Challenger in 1983. Guion Bluford was a Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, flying 144…Timeline: Famous Firsts in Space Exploration
Image of Pluto sent back by New Horizons. Source: NASA Here are dates of important firsts in space exploration 1958 1963 1975 1981 1985 1990…Donald K. “Deke” Slayton
Name at birth: Donald Kent SlaytonDonald K. "Deke" Slayton was one of the original seven astronauts chosen for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, the first…Eileen Collins Biography
Eileen CollinsastronautBorn: Nov. 19, 1956Birthplace: Elmira, New York Eileen Collins earned her pilot’s license while in college.Her grades and flight experience helped her to become one of…Barbie
The Barbie doll was created by Ruth Handler for her Mattel company in 1959. Ruth Handler and her husband, Elliot, founded Mattel with partner Harold "Matt" Matson in 1942. Ruth Handler created…Trending
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