Profiles astronauts and cosmonauts who accomplished "firsts" for their nations, including Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space; Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon; and Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space.
| Introduction |
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7 | (14) |
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Yuri Gagarin: ``Here we go!'' |
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21 | (16) |
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Valentina Tereshkova: Citizen Cosmonaut |
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37 | (16) |
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Alexei Leonov: Meeting the Void |
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53 | (18) |
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Wally Schirra: Rendezvous with Destiny |
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71 | (18) |
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Neil Armstrong: Magnificent Desolation |
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89 | (18) |
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John Young: The Reusable Astronaut |
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107 | (20) |
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Eileen Collins: No News is Good News |
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127 | (15) |
| Glossary |
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142 | (4) |
| Internet Resources |
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146 | (3) |
| Bibliography |
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149 | (4) |
| Index |
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153 | |
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