Who's Who in Space

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Throughout the ages, that which is beyond our planet has fascinated people. Some have been so drawn to the study of space that they have devoted their lives to advancing their and our knowledge of the subject. On this page, you will find a list of some of the dedicated people who have made major contributions to our knowledge and interest in space science. You may read a biography on each of these trailblazers by selecting their name.

John Couch Adams	Neil Armstrong	Tycho Brahe	Jocelyn Bell Burnell
S. Chandrasekhar	Franklin Chang-Díaz	Eileen Collins	Nicolaus Copernicus
Albert Einstein	Galileo Galilei	Yuri Gagarin	John Glenn
Stephen Hawking	Caroline Herschel	Mae Jemison	Sergei Korolev
Urbain Le Verrier	Isaac Newton	Sally Ride	Carl Sagan
Alan Shepard	Valentina Tereshkova	Clyde Tombaugh